Notable Birthdays for Oct. 15
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Roman poet Virgil in 70 B.C.
- German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1844
- Boxing champion John L. Sullivan in 1858
- English writer and humorist P.G. Wodehouse in 1881
- Film producer Mervyn LeRoy, in 1900
- Picture archivist Otto Bettmann in 1903
- Writer and historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. in 1917
- Author Mario Puzo (The Godfather) in 1920
- Former Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lee Iacocca in 1924 (age 85)
- Actress Linda Lavin in 1937 (age 72)
- Actress/director Penny Marshall in 1942 (age 67)
- Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer in 1945 (age 64)
- Pop singer Richard Carpenter in 1946 (age 63)
- Pop singer Tito Jackson in 1953 (age 56)
- Sarah, Duchess of York, in 1959 (age 50)
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