Wednesday October 15, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

is the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are until the end of the year. The day of the week is .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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by the Numbers

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  • year, months, and days ago
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  • is in the nd week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

1529
The Siege of Vienna ends as the Austrians rout the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of unchecked conquest throughout eastern and central Europe by the Ottoman Empire.
The Montgolfier brothers’ hot air balloon marks the first human ascent, by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, (tethered balloon).
American Civil War: The Battle of Glasgow is fought, resulting in the surrender of Glasgow, Missouri, and its Union garrison, to the Confederacy.
The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
Airship America launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for the German Empire.
The President of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, is executed by the Spanish dictatorship of Francisco Franco, making him the only European president to have been executed.
Vietnam War: The Catholic Worker Movement stages an anti-war rally in Manhattan including a public burning of a draft card; the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow’s history based on a percentage drop.
Legoland Florida in Winter Haven, Florida Opens. This is the world’s largest Legoland theme park

Who were born on ?

Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, (d. 1899)
Henri Verneuil, French film director (d. 2002)
Italo Calvino. Italian writer (d. 1985)
Francis “Frank” X. McDermott, American Republican Party politician (d. 2011)
Mark Lenard, American actor (d. 1996)
Michel Foucault, French philosopher (d. 1984)
Haim Saban, Egyptian-born American media proprietor
Peter Bakowski, Australian poet
Matt Keeslar, American actor
Ji Yoon, South Korean singer (4minute)

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