Page 7: Historical Events In September - 15

1972  On September - 15 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  Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history first issue of "USA Today" published by Gannett Co Inc   

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  On this day in history leRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88   

1984  On this day in history jack Ikin, cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies   

1986  Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69 on September - 15.   

1987  Bob Tadema Sporry, author, dies at 75 on September - 15.   

1988  On this day in history 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 September - 15.   

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

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

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

1992  Walter B Jones, (Rep-D-NC, 1966-92), dies at 79 on September - 15.   

1993  On September - 15 frits Noske, musicologist (Tie Musikwerk), dies at 72   

1994  Alain Berdarin, founder/owner of "Crazy Horse Saloon," suicide at 78 on September - 15.   

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  On September - 15 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 this day in history.   

2017  Terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29 on this day in history.   

2017  On this day in history cassini-Huygens ends its 13-year mission by plunging into Saturn, becoming the first spacecraft to enter the planet's atmosphere.   

2018  On September - 15 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  On this day in history birth of al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048)   

1254  Marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324) was born on September - 15.   

1505  On this day in history 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  Erasmus Widmann, composer was born on September - 15.   

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 September - 15 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  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 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 September - 15.   

1231  Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach, dies on September - 15.   

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

1500  On this day in history death of john Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury