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What happened in history on this day: October 15?
On October 15 in ...
- 1988 - Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Births on October 15
- 1902 - Birth of William Edmundson in Spokane, Washington, USA; vocalist (Southernaires).
- 1924 - Birth of Colin Romoff in New York City, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show).
- 1925 - Birth of Mickey Baker; singer (Mickey and Sylvia - "Love is Strange").
- 1935 - Birth of Barry McGuire in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; singer ("Eve of Destruction").
- 1942 - Birth of Don Stevenson; rock musician (Moby Grape).
- 1946 - Birth of Richard Carpenter in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; singer-musician (Carpenters - "Close to You").
- 1953 - Birth of Tito Jackson; singer (The Jackson Five - "ABC", "Never Can Say Goodbye").
- 1962 - Birth of Mark Reznicek; rock drummer (The Toadies).
- 1986 - Birth of Lee Donghae, Korean singer (Super Junior).
Deaths on October 15
- 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").
- 1965 - Carl Hoff, orchestra leader (Music Hall), dies at age 60.
- 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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