Historical Events In September - 15

1972  Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer, dies at 66 on September - 15.   

1974  On this day in history 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  On September - 15 willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80   

1979  On this day in history 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  Israeli forces began pouring into west Beirut on September - 15.   

1982  Sadegh Ghotbzadeh, Iran's former foreign minister, executed in Iran on September - 15.   

1983  LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88 on September - 15.   

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  On September - 15 bob Tadema Sporry, author, dies at 75   

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

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 September - 15 allan Sobek, dancer, dies   

1992  Walter B Jones, (Rep-D-NC, 1966-92), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1994  Alain Berdarin, founder/owner of "Crazy Horse Saloon," suicide at 78 on this day in history.   

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

2006  On this day in history spinach contaminated with E. coli kills one person and poisons over 100 others in 20 states of the United States.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

2018  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1254  On September - 15 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  Catherine of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  Death of Publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman viceroy of Syria, suicide at 59 on this day in history.   

0668  Death of Constans II, Byzantine emperor (b. 630) on this day in history.   

0866  On this day in history 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  On September - 15 louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach, dies   

1352  Death of Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (b. 1273) on this day in history.   

1500  On September - 15 death of john Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury