SEPTEMBER 15 | Birthdays and Events
Famous Birthdays
People born on September 15
James Fenimore Cooper
Died: September 14, 1851 (age 62 years)
Author of novel The Last of the Mohicans.
George Franklin Grant
Died: August 21, 1910 (age 63 years)
The first Black professor at Harvard who also invented an early version of the golf tee.
Edward Bouchet
Died: October 28, 1918 (age 66 years)
The first African American to earn a Ph.D. from from any American university in America. He graduated from Yale University in 1876 with a Ph.D. in physics.
William Howard Taft
Died: March 8, 1930 (age 72 years)
The 27th President of the U.S., serving from 1909 to 1913. He was also the 10th Chief Justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930.
Walter E. Rollins
Died: January 1, 1973 (age 66 years)
Songwriter who wrote Here Comes Peter Cottontail and Frosty the Snowman.
Penny Singleton
Died: November 12, 2003 (age 95 years)
Voice actress of Jane on the cartoon the Jetsons and was the voice of Blondie Bumstead on the radio program Blondie.
Jim Kimsey
Died: March 1, 2016 (age 76 years)
Co-founder of AOL.
Signe Toly Anderson
Died: January 28, 2016 (age 74 years)
Singer and founding member of the rock band Jefferson Airplane.
Tommy Lee Jones
Critically-acclaimed actor with lead roles in The Fugitive, Men in Black franchise, Coal Miner's Daughter, and Jason Bourne.
Fred Seibert
Co-founder of MTV.
Historical Events on September 15
Events that occurred on September 15 throughout history
The Department of Foreign Affairs is renamed the Department of State.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is renamed the Department of State after domestic duties were assigned to the agency.
Forbes Magazine is founded.
B.C. Forbes and Walter Drey found Forbes Magazine. Originally called Forbes: Devoted to Doers and Doings, the magazine provides articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing.
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
Nuremberg Race Laws are announced in Nazi Germany.
Nazi Germany announces two new laws related to race and the rights of Jews. Known as the Nuremberg Race Laws, the laws stripped Jewish people of their political rights and made them state subjects instead of citizens. The laws also stated only people with "German or related blood" could be citizens.
Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot.
Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot during filming for The Seven Year Itch.
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