Died on
Who died on October 15
98 figures who shaped history died on October 15.
- 98deaths
- 42events
Best known
Best known
Lucretius
1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher
Al-Mu'tamid
15th Abbasid caliph (r. 870–892)
Lambert of Italy
Emperor in Italy from 891 to 898
Abu Bakr al-Razi
10th-century Iranian physician and polymath
Abd al-Rahman III
Final Emir of Córdoba (r. 912–929); founder and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (r. 929–961)
Rudolf of Rheinfelden
Duke of Swabia from 1057 to 1079
Lucretius — 1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher, who died on October 15 55 BC.
Al-Mu'tamid — 15th Abbasid caliph (r. 870–892), who died on October 15 892.
Lambert of Italy — Emperor in Italy from 891 to 898, who died on October 15 898.
Abu Bakr al-Razi — 10th-century Iranian physician and polymath, who died on October 15 925.
Abd al-Rahman III — Final Emir of Córdoba (r. 912–929); founder and 1st Caliph of Córdoba (r. 929–961), who died on October 15 961.
Rudolf of Rheinfelden — Duke of Swabia from 1057 to 1079, who died on October 15 1080.
All entries
- 412TTheophilus I of AlexandriaHead of the Coptic Church from 384 to 412
- 912
Abdullah of CórdobaEmir of Córdoba from 888 to 912 - 1002HHenry I of BurgundyDuke of Burgundy from 965 to 1002
- 1173
Petronilla of AragonQueen of Aragon from 1137 to 1164 - 1240
Razia SultanSultan of Delhi from 1236 to 1240 - 1243
Hedwig of SilesiaHigh Duchess consort of Poland - 1326
Walter StapledonEnglish bishop and Treasurer of England (died 1326)
- 1385
Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev - 1389
Pope Urban VIHead of the Catholic Church from 1378 to 1389 - 1404
Marie of France, Duchess of BarFrench noblewoman - 1496
Gilbert, Count of MontpensierFrench aristocrat - 1564
Andreas VesaliusAnatomist, physician and author - 1674
Robert Herrick (poet)English poet and cleric - 1684
Géraud de CordemoyFrench philosopher - 1690
Juan de Valdés LealSpanish painter - 1715HHumphry DittonEnglish mathematician
- 1788
Samuel GreigBritish-born Russian naval officer - 1810
Alfred MooreUS Supreme Court justice from 1800 to 1804 - 1811
Nathaniel Dance-HollandBritish painter and politician - 1817
Tadeusz KościuszkoPolish military leader - 1819
Sergey VyazmitinovRussian general and statesman - 1820
Karl Philipp, Prince of SchwarzenbergAustrian nobleman and field marshal - 1837
Ivan DmitrievRussian statesman and poet - 1838
Letitia Elizabeth LandonBritish poet and novelist - 1891
Gilbert Arthur à BeckettEnglish writer - 1900
Zdeněk FibichCzech composer - 1910
Stanley KetchelAmerican boxer - 1917
Mata HariDutch exotic dancer - 1918
Sai Baba of ShirdiHindu and Muslim saint (c. 1838–1918) - 1925
Dolores Jiménez y MuroMexican teacher and revolutionary
- 1930
Herbert Henry DowAmerican chemical industrialist - 1934
Raymond PoincaréPresident of France from 1913 to 1920 - 1940
Lluís CompanysSpanish lawyer and politician - 1945
Pierre LavalFrench politician - 1946
Hermann GöringGerman Nazi politician and military leader - 1948
Edythe ChapmanAmerican actress - 1955
Fumio HayasakaJapanese composer - 1958AAsaf Halet ÇelebiTurkish poet
- 1958
Elizabeth Alexander (scientist)British-born radio astronomer - 1959
Stepan BanderaUkrainian nationalist leader - 1959
Lipót FejérHungarian mathematician - 1960
Clara Kimball YoungAmerican actress - 1961
Suryakant TripathiIndian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer - 1963
Horton SmithAmerican professional golfer - 1964
Cole PorterAmerican composer and songwriter - 1965
Abraham FraenkelGerman-Israeli mathematician and Zionist - 1966
Fred Montague, 1st Baron AmwellBritish politician - 1968
Virginia Lee BurtonAmerican illustrator and children's book author - 1976
Carlo GambinoAmerican mobster - 1978
W. Eugene SmithAmerican photojournalist - 1978
Rolf StenersenNorwegian sprinter, businessman and art collector - 1980
Mikhail LavrentyevSoviet mathematician and hydrodynamicist - 1980
Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete)Greek athlete, football manager and businessman - 1983
Pat O'Brien (actor)American actor - 1987
Thomas SankaraPresident of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987 - 1987
Donald WandreiAmerican writer, poet and editor - 1988
Kaikhosru Shapurji SorabjiEnglish composer and pianist - 1989
Danilo KišSerbian and Yugoslav novelist - 1990
Delphine SeyrigFrench actress and director - 1993AAydın SayılıTurkish historian of science
- 1994
Sarah KofmanFrench philosopher - 1995BBengt ÅkerblomSwedish ice hockey player
- 1995MMarco CamposBrazilian racing driver
- 1999
Josef LockeIrish singer - 2000
Konrad Emil BlochGerman biochemist
- 2000VVincent CanbyAmerican film and theatre critic
- 2001
Zhang XueliangChinese general and warlord - 2003BBen MetcalfeCanadian journalist & Greenpeace chairman
- 2004PPer HøjholtDanish poet
- 2005JJason CollierAmerican basketball player
- 2005
Matti WuoriFinnish lawyer, writer and politician - 2007PPiet BoukemaDutch politician and jurist
- 2008
Edie AdamsAmerican actress
- 2008
Fazıl Hüsnü DağlarcaTurkish poet
- 2008
Jack NarzAmerican radio personality, television host, and singer - 2009HHeinz VersteegGerman-born Dutch footballer
- 2010RRichard C. Miller
- 2010
Mildred Fay JeffersonAmerican physician - 2010
Johnny SheffieldAmerican child actor - 2011
Betty DriverBritish actress and singer - 2012
Claude CheyssonFrench politician - 2012
Erol GünaydınTurkish actor
- 2012MMaria PetrouGreek-born British AI researcher
- 2012
Norodom SihanoukKing of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2004) - 2013DDonald Bailey (musician)American drummer
- 2014
Giovanni RealeItalian historian of philosophy - 2017CChinggoy AlonzoFilipino actor (born 1950)
- 2017
Deng KenChinese politician - 2018
Paul AllenAmerican businessman - 2021
David AmessBritish politician - 2024
Mike Jackson (British Army officer)British Army general - 2025
Jim BolgerPrime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997
Frequently asked questions
Who died on October 15?
98 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 15, including Lucretius, Al-Mu'tamid, Lambert of Italy. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on October 15?
42 documented historical events happened on October 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The siege of Vienna ended with Austrian forces repelling the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of conquest in Europe by the Ottoman Empire. On the same day, in another year: Napoleon began his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, which would encompass his final six years. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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