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October 15, 1945

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Notable Births

1945Steve Camacho, Guyanese cricketer (died 2015)[†]

George Stephen Camacho was a West Indian international cricketer who played in eleven Test matches from 1968 to 1971 as an opening batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler.

Antonio Cañizares Llovera

1945Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Spanish cardinal[†]

Antonio Cañizares Llovera is a Spanish Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Valencia from 2014 to 2022. He was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2008 to 2014, Archbishop of Toledo and Primate of Spain from 2002 to 2008, and Archbishop of Granada from 1996 to 2002. He was made a cardinal in 2006.

Neophyte of Bulgaria

1945Neophyte of Bulgaria, Bulgarian patriarch (died 2024)[†]

Patriarch Neophyte was the Patriarch of All Bulgaria, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013 until his death on 13 March 2024. Prior to his election, he was the Metropolitan Bishop of Ruse (2001–2013) and Bishop of Dorostol and Cherven (1994–2001).

Jim Palmer

1945Jim Palmer, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

James Alvin Palmer is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles. Palmer was the winningest MLB pitcher in the 1970s, totaling 186 wins. He also won at least 20 games in eight different seasons and won three Cy Young Awards and four Gold Gloves during the decade. His 268 Orioles victories are the most in team history. A six-time American League (AL) All-Star, he was also one of the rare pitchers who never allowed a grand slam in any major league contest.

Notable Deaths

Pierre Laval

1945Pierre Laval, French lawyer and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (born 1883)[†]

Pierre Jean Marie Laval was a French politician and convicted Nazi collaborator. He served as Prime Minister of France three times: 1931–1932 and 1935–1936 during the Third Republic, and 1942–1944 during Vichy France. After the war, Laval was tried as a Nazi collaborator and executed for treason.