October 15
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Art and culture
- 1794 - after 312 days of detention, Marquis de Sade is released from prison
- 1905 - Little Nemo makes his first appearance
- 1940 - "The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released.
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Births
- 70 BC - Virgil, Roman poet (d. 19 BC)
- 1814 - Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (d. 1841)
- 1827 - Mihály Zichy, Hungarian painter and graphic artist.(d. 1906)
- 1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (d. 1900)
- 1881 - P. G. Wodehouse, British novelist (d. 1975)
- 1921 - Charles Carrington, British publisher (b. 1867)
- 1923 - Italo Calvino. Italian writer (d. 1985)
- 1926 - Michel Foucault, French philosopher (d. 1984)
- 1938 - Fela Kuti, Nigerian musician (d. 1997)
- 1959 - Todd Solondz, American film director
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Deaths
- 1564 - Vesalius, Flemish anatomist (b. 1514)
- 1915 - Paul Scheerbart, German author and illustrator (b. 1863)
- 1917 - Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
- 1989 - Danilo Kiš, Serbian writer (b. 1935)
- 1988 - Fornasetti (b. 1913)
- 1990 - Delphine Seyrig, French actress (b. 1932)
- 2004 - Dave Godin, British music connoisseur (b. 1936)
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