September 15

Events

 * -   is assassinated in his bath at.
 * - is murdered at the command of her  at.
 * - ex-  returns to.
 * - in  is finished.
 * - The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in,.
 * - and  sign a.
 * - is founded by 13 immigrant families.
 * - : land at  during the.
 * - The is established (formerly known as ).
 * - The army under  reaches  in.
 * -  revolution in, ; (see.
 * -, , , , and jointly declare independence from.
 * - The railway line opens (see also deaths, below).
 * - The  operates for the first time in  on the.
 * - The, with aboard, reaches the.
 * - is founded in,.
 * - : forces capture.
 * - : The last troops leave  upon completion of payment of indemnity.
 * - The is founded in  (now ),.
 * - : defeats  in the.
 * - : The begins between  and.
 * - : s are used for the first time in battle, at the.
 * - notices a -killing  growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as.
 * 1928  -  becomes the only bowler to take 300 wickets in an   season.
 * - In, the two-day against  pay cuts begins.
 * - deprive  of.
 * 1935  -  adopts a new  with the.
 * - : The climax of the, when the shoot down large numbers of.
 * - The rules that the  is not violated when  ships carry war materiel to  territories, opening the door for the.
 * - : The aircraft carrier  is torpedoed at.
 * - and  meet in  as part of the  to discuss strategy.
 * - A hurricane in southern and the  destroys 366 planes and 25 blimps at.
 * - The are beating the, 2-0, in the 5th inning when a swarm of gnats causes the game to be postponed.
 * - The is separated from the  to become a separate branch.
 * 1947  -  releases the.
 * - The sets the world aircraft speed record at 1080 km/h.
 * - : forces land at,.
 * - gives  to.
 * - 's  is published in by.
 * - holds its third parliamentary election.  remains.
 * - A commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the, killing 58.
 * - becomes the first  leader to visit the.
 * - strikes  with winds of 175 miles per hour.
 * - The ship  heads toward, one of the events that sets into motion the.
 * - The kills four children at an  church in,.
 * -, responding to a sniper attack at the , writes a letter to the  urging the enactment of  legislation.
 * - The  spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the  and re-enter the 's atmosphere.
 * - A magnitude 4.5 shakes Northern.
 * 1972  - An  domestic flight from  to  was hijacked and flown to.
 * - flight 727 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
 * - The  of  (the entire island of ) is divided into two:  and.
 * 1975  -  artists  release .
 * - Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks for the WBA heavywight championship becoming the first man to win the heavyweight title three times.
 * - The  unanimously approves  to become the first female justice on the.
 * 1981  - The  becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the  operates it under its own power outside.
 * 1981  -  becomes a member of the.
 * - i  resigns.
 * -   and    sign a treaty to establish centers to reduce the risk of nuclear war.
 * - The recognizes 's continued captivity in.
 * - announces it will send 4,000 troops to the
 * -   disbands.
 * - and  finish their landmark merger, forming  which would later be renamed  and become the largest  in  history.
 * - commissioner  announced  of the  and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
 * - Over 3000 s and their supporters rallied in front of in  to demonstrate the dedication that UN should accept . At the same time, over 300,000  rally in Taiwan to make the same plea.
 * - Over 3000 s and their supporters rallied in front of in  to demonstrate the dedication that UN should accept . At the same time, over 300,000  rally in Taiwan to make the same plea.

Births

 * -, mathematician (d. )
 * -, Italian explorer (d. )
 * -, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. )
 * -, French lawyer (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, English minister and plotter (d. )
 * -, French artillery specialist (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, Russian chemist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American physicist (d. )
 * -, 27th (d. )
 * -, Hungarian violinist (d. )
 * - Sir, Indian engineer (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. )
 * -, German conductor (d. )
 * 1876  -, Indian novelist (d. )
 * -, Austrian politician and zionist (d. )
 * -, 10th (d. )
 * -, Italian automobile engineer and designer (d. )
 * -, Spanish mathematician and engineer (d. )
 * -, former (d. )
 * -, Italian racing driver (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * 1890  -, Swiss composer (d. )
 * -, Italian sculptor (d. )
 * -, French film director (d. )
 * 1894  -, Swedish physicist (d. )
 * -, consort of King (d. )
 * -, Dutch poet and novelist (d. )
 * -, British engineer (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, French screenwriter and director (d. )
 * -, Swedish poet and writer (d. )
 * 1907  -, Canadian-born American actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Former Chief Minnister of Tamilnadu
 * -, Norwegian-born American golf entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, and  figure (d. )
 * -, German fighter pilot & commander (d.)
 * -, American Army general (d. )
 * 1914  -, Argentine writer (d. )
 * -, English motion picture matte artist (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, Italian racing cyclist (d. )
 * 1919  -, American screenwriter (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * -, American actor and director
 * 1922  -, English sword-master
 * -, Austrian organist (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, French mathematician
 * 1926  -, Japanese film director (d. )
 * -, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. )
 * -, the 13th General of
 * 1929  -, American physicist,  laureate
 * -, American actor
 * 1933  -, Spanish conductor
 * -, Australian politician
 * -, American economist,
 * 1937  -, 51st
 * -, baseball player
 * -, American football player and actor
 * 1940  -, American science fiction author
 * -, Hungarian footballer
 * 1941  -, American singer
 * 1941  -, Polish cosmonaut
 * 1941  -, Russian animator
 * 1941  -, Russian government official
 * -, Spanish actress
 * 1945  -, American opera singer
 * 1945  -, American film director
 * -, American actor
 * 1946  -, American film director
 * 1946  -, American science fiction author
 * -, American Sportscaster
 * -, American politician
 * -, American football coach
 * 1951  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (d. )
 * -, Croatian politician
 * 1955  -, American professional wrestling executive
 * -, Scottish folk singer
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1958  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1958  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Welsh actor
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * 1961  -, American football player
 * -, Slovak Prime minister
 * -, American actor
 * -, American writer
 * -, New Zealand cricketer
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * 1971  -, English musician and songwriter
 * -, English comedian
 * 1972  -, Singaporean singer
 * 1972  -
 * -, English actress
 * -, German singer
 * -, Scottish drummer
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * -, Japanese singer-songwriter
 * 1977  -, English model
 * 1977  -, American actress
 * 1977  -, American basketball player
 * -, Icelandic footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1979  -, American actress
 * 1979  -, Guatemalan soccer player
 * 1979  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American football player
 * 1980  -, Taiwanese pop singer
 * 1980  -, American basketball player
 * -, American reality television star
 * -, American reality television star

Deaths

 * -, Byzantine emperor (b. )
 * -, Margrave of Neustria
 * - (b. )
 * -, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (b. )
 * -, German physician and botanist (b. or )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Irish politician (b. )
 * -, English Jesuit preacher (b. )
 * -, French landscape architect (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English poet and diplomat (b. )
 * -, English politician
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. )
 * -, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. )
 * -, first rail fatality (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, French violinist and composer (b. )
 * -, British engineer (b. )
 * -, British explorer (b. )
 * -, Belgian physicist (b. )
 * -, 's circus elephant (hit by a train)
 * -, English civil engineer (b. )
 * -, Russian counter-revolutionary (b. )
 * -, German writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1945  -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1973  -, Chilean musician (b. )
 * -, German aircraft designer (b. )
 * 1978  -, French Canadian politician and judge (b. )
 * -, American jazz pianist (b. )
 * -, American jazz trumpeter (b. )
 * -, murder victim of Jeffery Dahmer (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, South African cricketer (b. )
 * -, American movie critic (b. )
 * -, English clarinetist (b. )
 * 2003  -, Czech novelist (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * 2004  -, Canadian journalist (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, British television presenter (b. )
 * 2006  -, Italian journalist and writer (b. )
 * 2006  -, Mexican actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, Freenode IRC Network Founder (b. )
 * -, Scottish rally driver (b. )
 * 2007  -, Venezuelan musician (b. )
 * 2007  -, Canadian-born American actress and  panelist (b. )
 * 2007  -, Canadian-born American actress and  panelist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * International Day of.
 * In - Holy day of the Seven sorrows of.
 * In, the second day of the , when the priests of declared the public start of the rites.
 * - Feast day of.
 * Also see.
 * The - the British commemorate the  on the day of the last massive  attack in.
 * - before ; beginning in,  is held on the third  of.
 * - The first day of each school year.
 * In  celebrated on birthday of.
 * In - Civil Defence Day
 * In - Civil Defence Day
 * In - Civil Defence Day