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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 15
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Colin Romoff in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Lee A Iacocca; CEO (Chrysler Corp).
- 100th: 1924 - The Statue of Liberty is designated a US national monument.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Peter Haskell in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Bracken's World, Rituals).
- 80th: 1944 - Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya calls on the Hungarian Army to cease resistance to advancing Red Army. Hours later, he is forced to retract order, and transfers power as Head of State to Ferenc Szálasi.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Jere Burns; actor (Good Morning Miami, Dear John).
- 60th: 1964 - Death of Cole Porter at age 72 in Santa Monica, California, USA; songwriter-composer ("Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine", "Let's Do It", "I've Got You Under My Skin").
- 60th: 1964 - Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 kph.
- 60th: 1964 - Kosygin and Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Krushchev.
- 60th: 1964 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series.
- 50th: 1974 - National Guard mobilizes to restore order in Boston school bussing.
- 30th: 1994 - After three years of U.S. exile, Haiti's president Aristide returns to his country.
- 30th: 1994 - Following threats by the U.N. Security Council and the U.S., Iraq withdraws troops from its border with Kuwait.
- 25th: 1999 - A National Geographic Society press conference reveals the fossil of Archaeoraptor (which is later found to be a forgery).
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Terry Gilkyson at age 83 in Austin, Texas, USA; songwriter and musician (The Easy Riders - "Memories are Made of This", "Cry of the Wild Goose", "Marianne", "Greenfields", "Bear Necessities").
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