Elmer Drew Merrill

U.s. botanist (1876–1956).

Born October 15th, 1876 in Auburn.

Died February 25th, 1956 at 79 years old in Forest Hills.

Nikolay Dimitrov

Bulgarian footballer (born 1987).

Born October 15th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Ruse.

Ingeborg

Belgian singer.

Born October 15th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Menen.

Carolina Costagrande

Italian volleyball player.

Born October 15th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Santa Fe.

Duško Pavasovič

Slovenian chess grandmaster.

Born October 15th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Split.

Abdoulaye Sané

Senegalese and french footballer.

Born October 15th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Diouloulou.

Angelica Rozeanu

Romanian table tennis player (1921–2006).

Born October 15th, 1921 in Bucharest. ^[ref]

Died February 21st, 2006 at 84 years old in Haifa (liver cirrhosis). ^[ref]

Wang Meng

Chinese writer.

Born October 15th, 1934 (age 91 years) in Beijing.

Christian Wiyghan Tumi

Catholic cardinal (1930–2021).

Born October 15th, 1930 in Kikaikelaki.

Died April 3rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Douala (COVID-19). ^[ref]

George Turner

Australian writer (1916–1997).

Born October 15th, 1916 in Melbourne.

Died June 8th, 1997 at 80 years old in Ballarat.