Major Events
- 1581 The first ballet “Ballet Comique de la Reine,” commissioned by Catherine de Medici, is staged in Paris
- 1582 Gregorian calendar is introduced in Spain, Portugal, and the Papal States after skipping 10 days from October 4 to sync the calendar to the solar year and compensate for the drift that has occurred due to the Julian calendar having too many leap days
- 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on the island of Saint Helena to begin his exile
- 1969 Millions nationwide protest against the Vietnam War on Moratorium Day in the US
- 1993 Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 15 in Film & TV
- 1955 Country music radio show “Grand Ole Opry” is first broadcast on television in a live hour-long show by ABC
- 2017 Actress Alyssa Milano‘s tweet “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’” prompts a flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Oct 15 in Music
- 1977 Debby Boone’s single “You Light Up My Life” goes #1 and stays #1 for ten weeks
Oct 15 in Sport
Did You Know?
Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari is executed by a firing squad for allegedly spying for Germany during World War I in Vincennes near Paris
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