Page 7: Historical Events In September - 15

1972  On this day in history ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer, dies at 66   

1974  The civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, breaks out between Christians and Muslims on September - 15.   

1976  Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days on September - 15.   

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

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

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

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

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

1984  Jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies on September - 15.   

1986  On September - 15 virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69   

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

1988  On this day in history lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics   

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

1990  Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000 on September - 15.   

1990  France announce it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf on this day in history.   

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

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 September - 15.   

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 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  On this day in history japan announces that it will phase out nuclear energy by the 2030s   

2013  On September - 15 21 people are killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad and Shia provinces, Iraq   

2014  Ewa Kopacz becomes Prime Minister of Poland on September - 15.   

2017  Terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29 on September - 15.   

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  Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), category 5 strength, makes landfall in Cagayan province, Philippines, killing at least 100 on this day in history.   

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 September - 15.   

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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  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 this day in history 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  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  Ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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