Fujishima Takeji

Japanese painter (1867-1943).

Born October 15th, 1867 in Ikenoue-chō. ^[ref]

Died March 19th, 1943 at 75 years old in Tokyo (intracranial hemorrhage).

Roman Ghirshman

French archaeologist (1895-1979).

Born October 15th, 1895 in Kharkiv.

Died September 5th, 1979 at 83 years old in Budapest.

László Fazekas

Hungarian footballer.

Born October 15th, 1947 in Budapest.

Died May 6th, 2026 at 78 years old (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Kosta Khetagurov

Ossetian poet (1859-1906).

Born October 15th, 1859 in Nar.

Died April 1st, 1906 at 46 years old in Selo imeni Kosta Khetagurova.

Henri Dupuy de Lôme

French naval architect (1816-1885).

Born October 15th, 1816 in Ploemeur.

Died February 1st, 1885 at 68 years old

Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Spanish dramatist (1901–1952).

Born October 15th, 1901 in Madrid.

Died February 18th, 1952 at 50 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Agustín García Calvo

Spanish writer (1926–2012).

Born October 15th, 1926 in Granja de Moreruela.

Died November 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Zamora. ^[ref]

Vladimir Ćorović

Serbian historian (1885–1941).

Born October 15th, 1885 in Mostar.

Died April 16th, 1941 at 55 years old in Greece (aircraft crash).

Ram Chandra Poudel

President of nepal since 2023.

Born October 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Tanahun District.

Marie Sebag

French chess player.

Born October 15th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Paris.

Álex Fernández

Spanish footballer who plays for real madrid castilla as a midfielder.

Born October 15th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Alcalá de Henares.

Chen Mingshu

Chinese general and politician (1889-1965).

Born October 15th, 1889 in Guangdong.

Died May 15th, 1965 at 75 years old in Beijing.

Rifa'a at-Tahtawi

Egyptian scholar (1801–1873).

Born October 15th, 1801 in Tahta. ^[ref]

Died May 27th, 1873 at 71 years old in Cairo. ^[ref]

Bernhard Neumann

German-born british mathematician.

Born October 15th, 1909 in Berlin.

Died October 21st, 2002 at 93 years old in Canberra.

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Portuguese writer (1922–2019).

Born October 15th, 1922 in Vila Meã.

Died June 3rd, 2019 at 96 years old in Porto.

Soraya Post

Former swedish mep (2014–2019).

Born October 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Gothenburg.

Jack Nelson

American actor, film director (1882-1948).

Born October 15th, 1882 in Memphis.

Died November 10th, 1948 at 66 years old in North Bay.

Colin McDonald

English footballer (1930-2026).

Born October 15th, 1930 in Bury.

Died January 1st, 2026 at 95 years old ^[ref]

Denis Popović

Slovenian association football player.

Born October 15th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Celje.

Aleksandr Filimonov

Russian footballer.

Born October 15th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Yoshkar-Ola.

Stefan Lorenz Sorgner

German philosopher.

Born October 15th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Wetzlar.

August Lösch

German economist (1906-1945).

Born October 15th, 1906 in Öhringen.

Died May 30th, 1945 at 38 years old in Ratzeburg (scarlet fever).

Pyotr Kozlov

Russian explorer (1863–1935).

Born October 15th, 1863 in Dukhovshchina.

Died September 26th, 1935 at 71 years old in Petergof.

Adam Waczyński

Polish basketball player.

Born October 15th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Toruń.

Charles-Eugène Guye

Swiss physicist (1866-1942).

Born October 15th, 1866 in Champvent.

Died July 15th, 1942 at 75 years old in Geneva.