American philanthropist and industrialist who established the Hershey Chocolate Corporation and popularized chocolate confectionery throughout most of the world. On October 13, 1945, at the age of 88, Hershey died of pneumonia in Hershey Hospital. Hershey is buried on Laudermilch Rd in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Hershey Cemetery, which he constructed.

Kishore died of a heart attack on October 13, 1987, which also happened to be his elder brother Ashok Kumar's birthday. The entire country was stunned by his sudden and unexpected demise. Kishore Kumar married four times, and his eldest son Amit Kumar also dabbled in music. When his fame began to wane in the mid-1980s, he retired and wished to return to Khandwa, his birthplace. Regrettably, it was not meant to be.

Dr. James Franklin Hyde was an American scientist best recognized for developing silicon. Dr. James Franklin Hyde was an American scientist best recognized for developing silicon. Dr. James Franklin Hyde died on October 11, 1999, at the age of 96, in Florida. He held over a hundred patents, many of which were for his achievements and novel techniques of producing silicon from glass materials. The invention of fused silica optic fibers enabled quicker communications than copper lines.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese Peace Prize Laureate, is the daughter of the renowned liberation struggle leader Aung San. She was opposed to all forms of violence and urged military commanders to give up control to a civilian government. The goal was to create a democratic society in which the country's ethnic groupings could coexist peacefully. The Nobel Peace Prize had a tremendous influence on rallying global support for Aung San Suu Kyi's cause. However, she was held under house arrest for nearly 15 of the 21 years between her arrest in July 1989 and her release on November 13, 2010, allowing her to restart her political career and leave her mark on Myanmar's gradual liberalization.

Margaretha Geertuida MacLeod, better known by her stage name Mata Hari died on October 15 in 1917. She was an exotic dancer and courtesan who was also convicted of being a spy for Gerany during the first world war. She was executed by the firing squad in France.

Catherine and Prince Arthur of England got married in 1501. It was a diplomatic alliance, binding the new Tudor regime to the much more prestigious Spanish family of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon.They got married at St Paul's and just 20 weeks later Arthur died.

The inaugural flight of Tata Air Mail took place on October 15, 1932. JRD Tata flew the mail from Karachi to Bombay, and Vincent flew it from Bombay to Madras. This little aviation service only had two pilots, three engineers, and four support personnel. JRD notably piloted the first-ever flight of Tata Air Services from Karachi's Drigh Road Aerodrome to Mumbai's Juhu Airstrip via Ahmedabad on this date in aviation history. The plane was a single-engine De Havilland Puss Moth carrying 25kg of 4-anna airmail letters.

John Denver was a folk music singer-songwriter best known for his songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High." Denver received his first guitar, a 1910 Gibson acoustic, as a present from his grandmother when he was a youngster. From 1961 to 1964, he attended Texas Technological College but dropped out before completing his studies. Denver was a long-time aviator who died on October 12, 1997, when the jet he was operating crashed over Monterey Bay, California, killing him instantly.

One of the greatest Indian saints Sai Baba of Shirdi took his last breath on October 15 in the year 1918. He was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his devotees to be a manifestation of Sri Darraguru and was identified as a saint and fakir. He is revered by people belonging to both the religions i.e. Hindu and Muslim during his lifetime and his afterlife too.

Following that, Spielberg had a relationship with actress Kate Capshaw, whom he met when casting her in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In 1991, the couple married. Irving began dating Brazilian film director Bruno Barreto in 1990, and the two were married from 1996 to 2005.

Akbar was the Mughal dynasty's third emperor. He ruled from 1556 until 1605, extending Mughal control across the majority of the Indian subcontinent. He was given the name Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad at birth. Jalal ud-din Ayatollah Jalal ud-din On October 15, 1542, Muhammad Akbar was born at the Rajput Fortress of Umerkot. He was Humayan, the son of the Mughal emperor. He spent his childhood learning to hunt, run, and battle, with little time to read or write. He was the only major Mughal king who could not read or write. He died on October 27, 1605 in Fatehpur Sikri. He was laid to rest in Sikandra, Agra. Jahangir, his son, succeeded him.

Today is a very significant day in India for millions of erstwhile untouchables. It happened precisely 65 years ago today. Dr. BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, made a life-changing choice on October 14, 1956. Ambedkar's death anniversary is known as Mahaparinirvana Diwas because of his reputation as a Buddhist leader. Ambedkar, a member of the Mahar caste, which was deemed untouchable in Hinduism, turned to Buddhism after years of study.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the great German writer, artist, and politician, married his lover Christiane Vulpius on October 19, 1806, after living together quasi-maritally since 1788, much to the chagrin of the women of Weimar and the annoyance of Bettine von Arnim. Christiane Vulpius was born into a low-income household. Johann Friedrich Vulpius, Weimar's official archivist. Christiane was the one lady who would transform the life of the most famous writer of his generation by becoming his wife and the mother of his children.

Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan, better known as Amitabh Bachchan, was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, India. Bachchan's father was Dr. Harivansh Rai, a well-known Hindi poet. Teji Bachchan, his mother, was a Sikh socialite. Ajitabh, his younger brother, is his only sibling. Amitabh Bachchan is a Bollywood actor who made his film debut in 1969 with Saat Hindustani. His appearance in the 1972 action film Zanjeer catapulted him to stardom. Bachchan was a member of the Indian Parliament in the 1980s. He founded his own production firm in the 1990s. In 1997, he returned to acting with Mrityudaata. He started hosting the Indian variant of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2000.

Former President Jimmy Carter, 74, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, 72, marked their 45th wedding anniversary with a throwback photo and romantic social media interactions. Bill and Hillary Clinton have dominated Democratic politics for two decades, and their public connection has captivated Americans of all political stripes. He sought unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1974. In 1975, he married a fellow Yale Law graduate, attorney Hillary Rodham (Hillary Clinton), who later joined him in politics.

On October 15, 1931, on the island of Dhanushkodi off the southeastern coast of India, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born into a Muslim household. After graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam joined India's military department as an aeronautical scientist. He played a key role in the development of the country's nuclear weapons and was acclaimed as a national hero following a series of successful tests in 1998. Kalam was India's president for one term, from 2002 to 2007, and died on July 27, 2015, after a heart attack. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian scientist and politician who was President of India from 2002 to 2007.