^B{^#!16!15 October^N! Feast day of St Teresa of Avila, St Leonard of Vandoeuvre, St Thecla of Kitzingen, and St Euthymius the Younger.
^B{1581^B} The first major ballet was staged at the request of Catherine de' Medici at the palace in Paris. ^B{1582^B} The Gregorian calendar was adopted in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France; 5 Oct became 15 Oct. ^B{1915^B} In World War I, Bulgaria allied itself with the Central European Powers. ^B{1917^B} Mata Hari, Dutch spy, was shot in Paris, having been found guilty of espionage for the Germans. ^B{1928^B} The German airship ^I{Graf Zeppelin^I}, captained by Hugo Eckener, completed its first transatlantic flight. ^B{1961^B} The human-rights organization Amnesty International was established in London, UK. ^B{1969^B} The 'Vietnam Moratorium' - the biggest anti-war demonstration organized in the US - was held across America. ^B{1993^B} US warships enforced UN sanctions imposed on Haiti, after international efforts to reinstate President Aristide collapsed.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Virgil, Roman poet, ^B{70 BC^B}; Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist, ^B{1608^B}; Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, German philosopher, ^B{1844^B}; P G Wodehouse, English novelist, ^B{1881^B}; C P Snow, English scientist and novelist, ^B{1905^B}; Mario Puzo, US novelist, ^B{1920^B}; HRH the Duchess of York, ^B{1959^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, French explorer, ^B{1730^B}; Tadeusz Ko'sciuszko, Polish patriot, ^B{1817^B}; Raymond Nicolas Landry PoincarΘ, French statesman, ^B{1934^B}; Hermann Goering, Nazi leader, ^B{1946^B}; Cole Porter, US composer and lyricist, ^B{1964^B}.
