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October 15: Day of the Week
October 15, 2024 is the 289th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 77 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 15 Historical Event(s)
1529
The Siege of Vienna ends as the Austrians rout the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of unchecked conquest throughout eastern and central Europe by the Ottoman Empire.
1783
The Montgolfier brothers’ hot air balloon marks the first human ascent, by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, (tethered balloon).
1863
American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley.
1888
The “From Hell” letter sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
1910
Airship America launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
1940
The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, is executed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco, making him the only European president to have been executed.
1951
Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes conducts the very last step of the first synthesis of norethisterone, the progestin that would later be used in one of the first two oral contraceptives.
1953
British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia.
1966
Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
1979
Black Monday in Malta. The Building of the Times of Malta, the residence of the opposition leader Eddie Fenech Adami and several Nationalist Party clubs are ransacked and destroyed by supporters of the Malta Labour Party.
Who were born on October 15?
1471
Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)
1905
C. P. Snow, British writer (d. 1980)
1926
Karl Richter, German conductor (d. 1981)
1931
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Eleventh President of India
1957
Mira Nair, Indian director
1959
Sarah, Duchess of York
1959
Todd Solondz, American film director
1969
Vítor Baía, Portuguese footballer
1974
Bianca Rinaldi, Brazilian actress
1982
Paulini Curuenavuli, Fijian/Australian singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters UWLAARFOCDI? Check your answers here: Word scramble UWLAARFOCDI. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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