Famous Births on 15 Oct

Famous Births on 15 Oct

1471 - Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)
1542 - Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (d. 1605)
1608 - Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)
1686 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)
1701 - Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)
1711 - Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)
1784 - Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France and duke of Isly (d. 1849)
1814 - Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (d. 1841)
1825 - Queen Marie of Prussia (d. 1889)
1829 - Asaph Hall, American astronomer (d. 1907)
1836 - James Tissot, French artist (d. 1902)
1840 - Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)
1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (d. 1900)
1858 - John L. Sullivan, American boxer (d. 1918)
1872 - Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian president (d. 1956)
1874 - Prince Alfred of Edinburgh (d. 1899)
1878 - Paul Reynaud, French politician (d. 1966)
1879 - Jane Darwell, Academy Award-winning American actress (d. 1967)
1881 - P. G. Wodehouse, British novelist (d. 1975)
1882 - Charley O'Leary, American baseball player (d. 1941)
1884 - Arch Hoxsey, pioneer aviator (d. 1910)
1893 - King Carol II of Romania (d. 1953)
1894 - Moshe Sharett, second Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1965)
1898 - Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (d. 1951)
1900 - Mervyn LeRoy, American film director (d. 1987)
1905 - C. P. Snow, British writer (d. 1980)
1906 - Hiram Leong Fong, American politician (d. 2004)
1907 - Varian Fry, American journalist (d. 1967)
1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian economist (d. 2006)
1909 - Jesse Leonard Greenstein, American astronomer (d. 2002)
1909 - Robert Trout, American reporter (d. 2000)
1915 - Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli politician
1917 - Jan Miner, American actress (d. 2004)
1917 - Arthur Schlesinger Jr., American historian and political commentator (d. 2007)
1919 - Malcolm Ross, American balloonist and atmospheric physicist (d. 1985)
1920 - Henri Verneuil, French film director (d. 2002)
1920 - Mario Puzo, American novelist (d. 1999)
1922 - Agustina Bessa-Luís, Portuguese writer
1923 - Italo Calvino. Italian writer (d. 1985)
1924 - Lee Iacocca, American industrialist
1924 - Mark Lenard, American actor (d. 1996)
1924 - Marguerite Andersen, German writer
1925 - Mickey Baker, American guitarist (Mickey & Sylvia)
1926 - Karl Richter, German conductor (d. 1981)
1926 - Evan Hunter, American author (d. 2005)
1926 - Jean Peters, American actress (d. 2000)
1926 - Michel Foucault, French philosopher (d. 1984)
1930 - Fereydun M. Esfandiary, Iranian philosopher (d. 2000)
1931 - Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Eleventh President of India
1934 - N. Ramani, Indian flutist
1935 - Barry McGuire, American singer
1935 - Willie O'Ree, Canadian Hockey Player
1935 - Bobby Joe Morrow, American sprinter
1938 - Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician (d. 1997)
1938 - Marv Johnson, American singer (d. 1993)
1940 - Tommy Bishop, English rugby league player
1940 - Peter Doherty, Australian immunologist, Nobel laureate
1942 - Penny Marshall, American actress and movie director
1944 - Haim Saban, Egyptian-born American media proprietor
1944 - David Trimble, Irish politician, Nobel laureate
1944 - Sali Berisha, President of Albania
1945 - Jere Burns, American actor
1945 - Jim Palmer, American baseball player
1946 - Richard Carpenter (musician), American musician (The Carpenters)
1946 - Stewart Stevenson, Scottish politician
1948 - Chris de Burgh, Irish singer and songwriter
1953 - Tito Jackson, American musician
1953 - Larry Miller, American actor and comedian
1953 - Betsy Clifford, Canadian alpine skier
1954 - Peter Bakowski, Australian poet
1955 - Kulbir Bhaura, British field hockey player
1955 - Tanya Roberts, American actress
1957 - Stacy Peralta, American director
1957 - Mira Nair, Indian director
1959 - Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
1959 - Emeril Lagasse, American chef
1959 - Todd Solondz, American film director
1961 - John Kenny, Irish sports broadcaster and journalist
1964 - Roberto Vittori, Italian astronaut
1966 - Jorge Campos, Mexican footballer
1968 - Didier Deschamps, French footballer
1968 - Jyrki 69, Finnish musician The 69 Eyes
1969 - Vanessa Marcil, American actress
1969 - Dominic West, British actor
1969 - Vítor Baía, Portuguese footballer
1970 - Eric Benét, American singer
1971 - Andy Cole, British footballer
1971 - Jason Arhndt, American wrestler
1972 - Sandra Kim, Belgian singer
1972 - Matt Keeslar, American actor
1973 - Dax Riggs, American musician
1975 - Ginuwine, American singer
1975 - Glen Little, English footballer
1976 - Yoon Son-ha, South Korean actress and singer
1977 - David Trezeguet, French football player
1977 - Patricio Urrutia, Ecuadorian footballer
1977 - Erin McKeown, American musician
1977 - Masato Kawabata, Japanese racing driver
1978 - Devon Gummersall, American actor
1978 - Takeshi Morishima Japanese professional wrestler
1979 - Māris Verpakovskis, Latvian football player
1979 - Paul Robinson, English football player
1979 - Blue Adams, American Football Player
1980 - Siiri Nordin, Finnish singer (Killer)
1980 - Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist
1981 - Radoslav Židek, Slovak snowboarder
1981 - Keyshia Cole, African American R&B singer
1981 - Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player
1981 - Guo Jingjing, Chinese diver
1982 - Charline Labonté, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1982 - Paulini Curuenavuli, Fijian singer
1983 - Stephy Tang, Hong Kong singer and actress
1985 - Walter López, Uruguayan footballer
1985 - Marcos Martinez Ucha, Spanish racing driver
1986 - Lee Donghae, Korean singer (a member of super junior)
1987 - Jesse Levine, American tennis player
1992 - Vincent Martella, American actor
2005 - Prince Christian of Denmark
70 BC - Virgil, Roman poet (d. 19 BC)