Historical Events In October - 15

1996  On this day in history bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69   

1997  On this day in history near Coast of Central Chile a 7.3 quake resulted in five people killed at Pueblo Nuevo, one person killed at Coquimbo, one person killed at La Chimba and another died of a heart attack at Punitaqui. More than 300 people injured, 5,000 houses destroyed, 5,700 houses severely damaged, another 10,000 slightly damaged   

1997  The Cyprus-registered Evoikos and an empty Thai supertanker Orapin Global collide in the Singapore strait, causing the worst oil spill in the country's history on October - 15.   

2005  Birth of Prince Christian of Denmark, son of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and his wife Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark on October - 15.   

2005  Qinghai-Tibet Railway completed on October - 15.   

2005  Riot in Toledo, Ohio during a Neo-Nazi rally surrounding racial issues; 114 arrested on this day in history.   

2005  The referendum on the new Proposed Iraqi constitution is held on October - 15.   

2006  Chief Justice of Japan Akira Machida retires upon reaching the age of 70 on October - 15.   

2006  Declaration of the etablishment of the Islamic State of Iraq on October - 15.   

2006  On October - 15 the UN agrees to sanction North Korea over nuclear testing issue.   

2007  On October - 15 sir Menzies Campbell resigns as leader of the British Liberal Democrats.   

2007  On this day in history the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China takes place.   

2011  Global protests break out in 951 cities in 82 countries on October - 15.   

2012  On this day in history hilary Mantel wins the 2012 Man Booker Prize for her novel Bring Up the Bodies   

2014  Kansas City Royals win the MLB 2014 American League Championship Series on this day in history.   

2017  500 wildfires occur in Portugal and Northern Spain fanned by winds from Hurricane Ophelia, killing at least 35 on October - 15.   

2017  Actress Alyssa Milano tweeting “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’" prompts flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history 60 Minutes and The Washington Post publish story detailing how US Congress passed bill sponsered by Tom Marino hindering fight against opioid crisis   

2017  Austrian legislative elections: Austrian People's Party (Ã-VP) win most seats (62), led by Sebastian Kurz (31) on this day in history.   

2018  On October - 15 caravan of up to 4,000 Central American migrants that started in Honduras reaches Guatemala, heading for Mexico and the US   

2018  On this day in history american retailer Sears files for bankruptcy   

2018  On this day in history at least 180,000 migrants driven out of Anglo and back into the Democratic Republic of Congo   

2018  On this day in history indian minister and editor MJ Akbar files a defamation case after being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women in #MeToo case   

2020  Thai protests: The Government of Thailand declares a "severe" state of emergency banning gatherings of five or more people, initiating a crackdown on demonstrations and imposing media censorship on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history president of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigns from office after weeks of massive protests in the wake of the October 2020 parliamentary election; opposition leader Sadyr Japarov assumes office as both the acting President and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan.   

2023  On this day in history in the second round of the Ecuadorian general election, Daniel Noboa of the National Democratic Action is elected as the youngest-ever President of Ecuador.   

2023  On this day in history polish parliamentary election: The Law and Justice party wins the most seats, but loses its majority, with its incumbent president Mateusz Morawiecki being succeeded by the Civic Platform party's Donald Tusk on 13 December.October 17 - An explosion occurs at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, where displaced Palestinians are taking refuge. Many fatalities are reported, but estimates vary significantly, from 100 to as many as 471, depending on the source.   

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1471  Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on October - 15.   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 15.   

1550  On October - 15 birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on October - 15.   

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  On October - 15 birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)   

0412  On this day in history death of theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

0898  On this day in history death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

0912  On October - 15 death of abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba   

1002  On this day in history death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  On this day in history rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies   

1268  On this day in history dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on October - 15.