Historical Events In September - 15

1972  Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history the civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, breaks out between Christians and Muslims   

1976  On this day in history soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1978  On this day in history muhammad Ali beats WBA heavyweight champion Leon Spinks   

1978  Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80 on September - 15.   

1979  Tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83   

1982  On September - 15 first issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc   

1982  On September - 15 israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut   

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

1983  On September - 15 leRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88   

1984  On September - 15 jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies   

1986  On this day in history virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69   

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

1988  Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics on September - 15.   

1989  Harry Cave, cricketer (New Zealand captain 1955-56), dies on this day in history.   

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

1990  On September - 15 france announce it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf   

1990  On this day in history g M J Veldkamp, Dutch politician (CDA), dies   

1991  On this day in history allan Sobek, dancer, dies   

1992  On this day in history walter B Jones, (Rep-D-NC, 1966-92), dies at 79   

1993  Frits Noske, musicologist (Tie Musikwerk), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1995  On this day in history marguerite Fawdry, museum curator, dies at 83   

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  On this day in history 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.   

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 September - 15.   

2017  On September - 15 terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29   

2017  Cassini-Huygens ends its 13-year mission by plunging into Saturn, becoming the first spacecraft to enter the planet's atmosphere on September - 15.   

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

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

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

1254  Marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.   

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

1533  Catherine of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of erasmus Widmann, composer   

1580  Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (d. 1659) was born on September - 15.   

1586  On September - 15 birth of cristobal de Isla Diego, composer   

1613  On September - 15 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  Death of Constans II, Byzantine emperor (b. 630) on September - 15.   

0866  Death of Robert the Strong, Margrave of Neustria on this day in history.   

0921  Ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies on September - 15.   

0928  Louis III, the Blind Proveneaals king of Lombardije/Germany, dies at 48 on September - 15.   

1231  On September - 15 louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach, dies   

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.