Births on October 15

Moshe Sharett

Born on October 15, 1894

Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1965)

Moshe Sharett (Hebrew: משה שרת, born Moshe Chertok (Hebrew: משה שרתוק‎)‎ 15 October 1894 – 7 July 1965) was a Russian-born Israeli politician from the party Mapai. He was Israel's second prime minister (1954–55), serving for a little under two years between David Ben-Gurion's two terms. Sharett was also the country's first foreign minister (1948–56), holding the post for eight years.

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Events on 1894

14 Apr

Kinetoscope
The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
11 May

Pullman Palace Car Company
Pullman Strike: Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike in Illinois.
4 Jul

Sanford B. Dole
The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
25 Aug

Bubonic plague
Kitasato Shibasaburō discovers the infectious agent of the bubonic plague and publishes his findings in The Lancet.
1 Nov

Annie Oakley
Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.

Births on October 15

Moshe Sharett

Born on October 15, 1894

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Events on 1894

Kinetoscope

Pullman Palace Car Company

Sanford B. Dole

Bubonic plague

Annie Oakley