Births on October 15

Gail Harris (baseball)

Born on October 15, 1931

Gail Harris, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)

Boyd Gail Harris Jr. (October 15, 1931 – November 14, 2012) was an American professional baseball first baseman who played for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB) during all or part of six seasons between 1955 and 1960. In 1958, Harris hit a career high 20 home runs with the Tigers. Harris batted and threw left-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).

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Events on 1931

20 Feb

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
19 Mar

Nevada
Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
23 Mar

Indian independence movement
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.
1 Oct

Women's suffrage
Spain adopts women's suffrage.
7 Nov

October Revolution
The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

Births on October 15

Gail Harris (baseball)

Born on October 15, 1931

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Events on 1931

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Nevada

Indian independence movement

Women's suffrage

October Revolution