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October 15, 1923 — September 19, 1985
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino was an Italian journalist, short-story writer, and novelist...
September 8, 1887 — October 15, 1979
Jacob L. Devers
Jacob L. Devers was a U.S. general during World War II, whose 6th...
October 15, 1814 — July 27, 1841
Mikhail Lermontov
Mikhail Lermontov was the leading Russian Romantic poet and author...
October 15, 1608 — October 25, 1647
Evangelista Torricelli
Evangelista Torricelli was an Italian physicist and mathematician...
January 891 — October 15, 961
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III was the first caliph and greatest ruler of the...
December 20, 1918 — October 15, 1978
W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist noted for his compelling...
c.1318 — October 15, 1389
Urban VI
Urban VI was the pope from 1378 to 1389 whose election sparked the...
October 15, 1900 — September 13, 1987
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy was an American motion-picture director whose wide variety...