დიოგენე 2020

Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 15 October.

1. Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar cut 10 prior days.
2. Jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent.
3. Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln tells him to grow a beard.
4. Cliff House opens in SF (1st of many on the site).
5. Hoss Radbourne pitches his 60th win of the season
6. ASCAP founded (American Soc of Composers Authers & Publishers)
7. Mata Hari executed by firing squad outside of Paris.
8. Yanks win 1st world shampionship Beating the Giants
9. LaGuardia Airport opened in NYC
10. Nazi Hermann Goering poisons himself in prison.
11. Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in the World Series
12. I Love Lucy premiers
13. Untouchables premier
14. Kosygin & Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Krushchev
15. Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated
16. Yanks defeat A's 4-0 & win 33 pennant

These famous people were born on 15 October.

1. 0070 - Virgil, Mantua, (Publius Vergilius Maro) born BC - Italy (’neid)
2. 1542 - Akbar, Indian Mughal emperor (1556-1605)
3. 1785 - Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)
4. 1829 - Asaph Hall, discoverer of the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos
5. 1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, šbermensch
6. 1858 - John L. Sullivan, (heavyweight champ 1882-92)
7. 1900 - Mervyn Le Roy, movie producer
8. 1905 - C P Snow, British novelist & scientist
9. 1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith, economist
10. 1917 - Arthur Schlesinger Jr., historian
11. 1921 - Mario Puzo, author (Godfather)
12. 1924 - Lee Iacocca, CEO of Chrysler Corp
13. 1926 - Jean Peters, Actress
14. 1937 - Linda Lavin, in Portland Maine - Alice TV show
15. 1942 - Penny Marshall, NYC (Laverne & Shirley) former Mrs Rob Reiner
16. 1945 - Jim Palmer, baseball player
17. 1946 - Richard Carpenter, (Carpenters)
18. 1959 - Princess Sarah Ferguson, (Fergie), the Duchess of York