Historical Events In September - 15

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

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

1976  Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days on this day in history.  

1978  On September - 15 muhammad Ali beats WBA heavyweight champion Leon Spinks  

1978  On September - 15 willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft builder, dies at 80  

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

1980  On this day in history bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51  

1981  Sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1982  First issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc on this day in history.  

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  LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history 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 September - 15.  

1988  On September - 15 lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics  

1989  On September - 15 harry Cave, cricketer (New Zealand captain 1955-56), dies  

1990  Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000 on this day in history.  

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

1990  On September - 15 g M J Veldkamp, Dutch politician (CDA), dies  

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  On this day in history frits Noske, musicologist (Tie Musikwerk), dies at 72  

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

1995  Marguerite Fawdry, museum curator, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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

2007  On September - 15 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 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 September - 15 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 September - 15 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  On this day in history birth of al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048)  

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  On this day in history birth of catherine of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1572)  

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

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

1586  Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

0009  On September - 15 death of publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman viceroy of Syria, suicide at 59  

0668  On this day in history death of constans II, Byzantine emperor (b. 630)  

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

0921  On September - 15 ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies  

0928  Louis III, the Blind Proveneaals king of Lombardije/Germany, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

1352  On this day in history death of ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (b. 1273)  

1500  Death of John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury on September - 15.