Today in History for 15th October 2022

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Historical Events

533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals
1955 - Buddy Holley opens for Bill Haley and His Comets in Lubbock, Texas, and impresses Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, leading to a recording contract with a misspelling that creates "Buddy Holly"
1956 - Pyotr Bolotnikov runs world record 10k (28:42.8)
1957 - Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players
1966 - Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself" as "terribly obscene"
2012 - Hilary Mantel wins the 2012 Man Booker Prize for her novel "Bring Up the Bodies"

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Famous Birthdays

1711 - Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41), born in Château de Lunéville, Lorraine (d. 1741)
1851 - George Foot Moore, American theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament), born in West Chester, Pennsylvania (d. 1931)
1878 - Paul Reynaud, Premier of France (May-June 1940), born in Barcelonette, France (d. 1966)
1900 - Mervyn LeRoy, American movie producer (Devil at 4 O'Clock), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1987)
1937 - Linda Lavin, American actress (Alice, Barney Miller), born in Portland, Maine
1957 - Mira Nair, Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding), born in Rourkela, Odisha, India

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Famous Deaths

1674 - Robert Herrick, English poet ('Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'), dies at 83
1948 - Edythe Chapman, American actress (b. 1863)
1960 - Clara Kimball Young, American actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70
1964 - Cole Porter, American composer and lyricist ("Anything Goes"; "Night And Day"; "I've Got You Under My Skin"), dies of kidney failure at 73
1990 - Delphine Seyrig, French actress (Freak Orlando, Reperages) dies of lung disease at 58
2005 - Matti Wuori, Finnish politician, dies of cancer at 60

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