Page 7: Historical Events In September - 15

1972  On September - 15 ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer, dies at 66   

1974  On September - 15 the civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, breaks out between Christians and Muslims   

1976  On September - 15 soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1978  Muhammad Ali beats WBA heavyweight champion Leon Spinks on September - 15.   

1978  Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1979  On September - 15 tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50   

1980  On September - 15 bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51   

1981  On September - 15 sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83   

1982  First issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc on September - 15.   

1982  On this day in history israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut   

1982  On September - 15 sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran's former foreign minister, executed in Iran   

1983  On this day in history leRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88   

1984  On this day in history jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies   

1986  Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1987  Bob Tadema Sporry, author, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1988  Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history harry Cave, cricketer (New Zealand captain 1955-56), dies   

1990  On September - 15 florida lottery goes over $100,000,000   

1990  On this day in history france announce it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf   

1990  G M J Veldkamp, Dutch politician (CDA), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Allan Sobek, dancer, dies on this day in history.   

1992  Walter B Jones, (Rep-D-NC, 1966-92), dies at 79 on September - 15.   

1993  Frits Noske, musicologist (Tie Musikwerk), dies at 72 on September - 15.   

1994  On this day in history alain Berdarin, founder/owner of "Crazy Horse Saloon," suicide at 78   

1995  Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator, dies at 83 on September - 15.   

2006  Spinach contaminated with E. coli kills one person and poisons over 100 others in 20 states of the United States on September - 15.   

2007  Over 3000 Taiwanese Americans and their supporters rallied in front of UN in New York City to demonstrate the dedication that UN should accept Taiwan. At the same time, over 300,000 Taiwanese people rallied in Taiwan to make the same plea on September - 15.   

2012  Japan announces that it will phase out nuclear energy by the 2030s on September - 15.   

2013  21 people are killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad and Shia provinces, Iraq on this day in history.   

2014  Ewa Kopacz becomes Prime Minister of Poland on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29   

2017  On this day in history cassini-Huygens ends its 13-year mission by plunging into Saturn, becoming the first spacecraft to enter the planet's atmosphere.   

2018  On September - 15 typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), category 5 strength, makes landfall in Cagayan province, Philippines, killing at least 100   

2018  On this day in history archaeologists find the oldest-known brewery and remains of 13,000-year-old beer in Haifa cave, Israel, belonging to nomadic Natufian people   

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0973  Al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048) was born on September - 15.   

1254  On this day in history birth of marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324)   

1505  On September - 15 birth of maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Neth (1531-55)   

1533  On September - 15 birth of catherine of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1572)   

1572  Erasmus Widmann, composer was born on September - 15.   

1580  Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (d. 1659) was born on this day in history.   

1586  Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer was born on September - 15.   

1613  On this day in history birth of françois de La Rochefoucauld, French writer (d. 1680)   

0009  On this day in history death of publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman viceroy of Syria, suicide at 59   

0668  On September - 15 death of constans II, Byzantine emperor (b. 630)   

0866  On September - 15 death of robert the Strong, Margrave of Neustria   

0921  On this day in history ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies   

0928  On this day in history louis III, the Blind Proveneaals king of Lombardije/Germany, dies at 48   

1231  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach, dies on this day in history.   

1352  Death of Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (b. 1273) on September - 15.   

1500  Death of John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.