On This Day in History — October 15

• 2013 — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes the Philippines, resulting in more than 215 deaths.
• 2011 — The 2011 Global Protests occur.
• 2008 — The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow's history based on a percentage drop.
• 2007 — Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
• 2006 — Kiholo Bay earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.
• 2005 — A riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested.

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Notable Births on October 15

• 1999 — Bailee Madison, American actress
• 1996 — Zelo, South Korean rapper and dancer
• 1996 — Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer
• 1995 — Jakob Pöltl, Austrian basketball player
• 1994 — Stephen Arthurworrey, English footballer
• 1990 — Jeon Ji-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer

Notable Deaths on October 15

• 2017 — Chinggoy Alonzo, Filipino theater, movie & television actor (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Sergei Filippenkov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1971)
• 2015 — Nate Huffman, American basketball player (b. 1975)
• 2015 — Neill Sheridan, American baseball player (b. 1921)
• 2015 — Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian businessman and diplomat (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Tyrone Young, American football player (b. 1960)

Sports on October 15

• NBA: Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: New Orleans Pelicans @ Dallas Mavericks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Chicago Bulls @ Milwaukee Bucks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Minnesota Timberwolves — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ Sam Houston Bearkats — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Los Angeles Dodgers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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On This Day in History — October 16

• 2017 — Hurricane Ophelia makes eerie red sun and yellow sky from Sahara dust and ashes from Iberia causes 200,000 homes in Ireland without power and damage
• 2013 — Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.
• 2002 — Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, is officially inaugurated.
• 1998 — Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a warrant from Spain requesting his extradition on murder charges.
• 1996 — Eighty-four people are killed and more than 180 injured as 47,000 football fans attempt to squeeze into the 36,000-seat Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City.
• 1995 — The so-called Million Man March, which, according to the National Park Service, only about 400,000 attended,[1] takes place in Washington, D.C.

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Notable Births on October 16

• 1994 — Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 — Amelia Lily, English singer-songwriter
• 1993 — Caroline Garcia, French tennis player
• 1992 — Bryce Harper, American baseball player
• 1992 — Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer
• 1991 — Jedward, Irish twin singers

Notable Deaths on October 16

• 2017 — Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist and blogger (b. 1964)
• 2017 — Roy Dotrice, British actor (b. 1923)
• 2017 — John Dunsworth, Canadian actor (b. 1946)
• 2017 — Sean Hughes, British-born Irish stand-up comedian (b. 1965)
• 2016 — Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, Canadian professor and computer scientist (b. 1921)
• 2015 — Richard J. Cardamone, American lawyer and judge (b. 1925)

Sports on October 16

• NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ Chicago Blackhawks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: San Jose Sharks @ Nashville Predators — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: St. Louis Blues @ Minnesota Wild — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Colorado State Rams @ Texas State Bobcats — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Seattle Seahawks @ Denver Broncos — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Houston Rockets — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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