Sunday Open Thread: October 15th is Breast Health Day in Europe

World History this day

1529 -- The Austrians clobbered the Turks at Siege of Vienna 1894 -- Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully arrested for spying. 1904 -- The Russian Baltic Fleet set sail for Port Arthur 1934 -- The beginning of The Long March 1940 -- The President of Catalonia was executed by the Spanish under Franco 1990 -- Mikhail Gorbachev won the Nobel Peace Prize 2011 -- The 2011 Global Protests

US History this day

1863 -- The Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley sunk during a test, killing Horace L. Hunley. 1878 -- The Edison Electric Light Company started operations 1939 -- The New York Municipal Airport was dedicated 1951 -- The first episode of I Love Lucy aired 1966 -- The creation of the Black Panther Party

Science & Technology this day

1783 -- The Montgolfiers' hot air balloon made the first human ascent 1951 -- Luis E. Miramontes successfully synthesized norethisterone 1956 -- Fortran was shared with programmers for the first time 1991 -- The "Oh-My-God particle" was observed in Utah. 1997 -- The first supersonic land speed record was set

The Arts this day

1764 -- Edward Gibbon was inspired to start work on his magnum opus

Misc. this day

1582 -- October 15 followed October 4 in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

Birthdays of Note this day

99 BC -- Lucretius, poet and philosopher 70 BC -- Virgil, poet 1218 -- Hulagu Khan, Khan 1608 -- Evangelista Torricelli, physicist and mathematician 1814 -- Mikhail Lermontov, author, poet, and painter 1829 -- Asaph Hall, astronomer 1836 -- James Tissot, painter 1844 -- Friedrich Nietzsche, composer, poet, and philosopher 1881 -- P. G. Wodehouse, novelist and playwright 1905 -- C. P. Snow, chemist and author 1906 -- Victoria Spivey, singer, songwriter and pianist 1908 -- Herman Chittison, pianist 1908 -- John Kenneth Galbraith, economist 1912 -- Nellie Lutcher, singer and pianist 1916 -- Al Killian, trumpet player and bandleader 1917 -- Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., historian 1920 -- Mario Puzo, author 1925 -- Mickey Baker, guitarist 1931 -- Freddy Cole, singer and pianist 1935 -- Barry McGuire, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1938 -- Marv Johnson, singer, songwriter, and pianist 1938 -- Robert Ward, guitarist and songwriter 1942 -- Don Stevenson, singer, songwriter, drummer, and grape 1946 -- Richard Carpenter, one of the Carpenters 1946 -- Palle Danielsson, bassist 1948 -- Chris de Burgh, singer, songwriter and pianist 1953 -- Tito Jackson, a Jackson 1959 -- Emeril Lagasse, cook 1966 -- Bill Charlap, pianist

Deaths of Note this day

1564 -- Andreas Vesalius, physician and anatomist 1817 -- Tadeusz Kosciuszko, general and engineer: "And freedom shriek'd, as Kosciusko fell!" 1917 -- Mata Hari, dancer and spy 1958 -- Elizabeth Alexander, geologist, physicist, radio astronomer 1964 -- Cole Porter, composer and songwriter 1976 -- Carlo Gambino, businessman 2008 -- Edie Adams, actress, comedian and singer 2012 -- Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian politician deposed in US backed coup for being neutral.

So now some music

Montgolfiers

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