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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On September - 15 sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83   

1982  On this day in history 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 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  On September - 15 bob Tadema Sporry, author, dies at 75   

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 this day in history florida lottery goes over $100,000,000   

1990  France announce it will send 4,000 troops to the Persian Gulf on September - 15.   

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 September - 15 walter B Jones, (Rep-D-NC, 1966-92), dies at 79   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

2012  On September - 15 japan announces that it will phase out nuclear energy by the 2030s   

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

2014  On September - 15 ewa Kopacz becomes Prime Minister of Poland   

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  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 this day in history.   

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0973  On September - 15 birth of al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048)   

1254  On September - 15 birth of marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324)   

1505  Maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Neth (1531-55) was born on September - 15.   

1533  Catherine of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1572) was born on September - 15.   

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

1580  On this day in history birth of charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (d. 1659)   

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  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 September - 15.   

0866  Death of Robert the Strong, Margrave of Neustria on September - 15.   

0921  On September - 15 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 this day in history.   

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