National Dictionary Day – October 16:

National Dictionary Day – October 16

Global Cat Day - October 16:

Global Cat Day - October 16

On this day in music history - Desert Suite, by Greg Maroney & Sherry Finzer (2021):

The album Desert Suite,

by Greg Maroney & Sherry Finzer,

was released on October 15, 2021.

On this day in movie history - Brave New Jersey (2016):

Brave New Jersey

directed by Jody Lambert,

written by Michael Dowling and Jody Lambert,

was released at the Austin Film Festival in the United States on October 15, 2016.
Music by Dennis Lambert, Matthew Logan Vasquez and Kelly Winrich.
Based on Orson Welles’ dramatized radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds,

in turn based on the novel by H. G. Wells,

broadcast as part of the CBS Radio series The Mercury Theatre on the Air, on October 30, 1938.

Cast:

Anna Camp, Tony Hale, Erika Alexander, Sam Jaeger, Heather Burns, Evan Jonigkeit, Raymond J. Barry, Dan Bakkedahl, Grace Kaufman, Mel Rodriguez, Matt Oberg, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Noah Lomax, Leonard Earl Howze, Adina Eady, Blaque Fowler, Helen Ingebritsen, Jack Landry, Roy Hawkins Jr., Bill Coelius, Michael Dowling, Antoinette Cancelliere, Harp Sandman, David Lundgren, Bruce Boone, Kerry D. Watson, Dean Allen Jones, Anna Claire Watson, Kerry Watson, Jennifer Cooke Turnage, Daniel Debouver, Wes McGullion, Leilani Stephens, Nancy Potts, Chelsea Summerlin, Brian Keith Huggins, Robin Wilson, Gabriel Landis, Kathy Winchell, Dustin Wilson, Brianna Stephens, Melissa Dawn Roberts, Travis Smith, Lynda Austin, Ricky Wilson Jr., Mitch Norville, Stephanie Watson, Patrick Miller.

On this day in music history - Porcelain, by Helen Jane Long (2013):

The album Porcelain,

by Helen Jane Long,

was released on October 15, 2013.

On this day in movie history - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003):

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

directed by Marcus Nispel,

written by Scott Kosar,

based on the 1974 screenplay by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper,

was released in the United States on October 15, 2003.
Music by Steve Jablonsky.

Cast:

Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, Andrew Bryniarski, R. Lee Ermey, David Dorfman, Lauren German, Terrence Evans, Marietta Marich, Heather Kafka, Kathy Lamkin, Brad Leland, Mamie Meek, John Larroquette, Scott Martin Gershin, Harry Jay Knowles.

On this day in music history - Soul Be It, by Deborah Coleman (2002):

The album Soul Be It,

by Deborah Coleman,

was released on October 15, 2002.