What Happened on September 15?
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EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 15
World War I
Year:
1916
World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
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Battle of Dobro Pole
Year:
1918
World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
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First Sino-Japanese War
Year:
1894
First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats the Qing dynasty in the Battle of Pyongyang, causing the Qing army to withdraw to the Chinese border with Korea.
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Franco-Prussian War
Year:
1873
Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
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American Civil War
Year:
1862
American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
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Nuremberg Laws
Year:
1935
Nazi Germany announces two new laws related to race and the rights of Jews. These became known as the Nuremberg Race Laws.
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Nazi Germany
Year:
1935
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
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Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement
Year:
2020
Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
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1945 Homestead hurricane
Year:
1945
A hurricane strikes southern Florida and the Bahamas, destroying 366 airplanes and 25 blimps at Naval Air Station Richmond.
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Battle of Peleliu
Year:
1944
World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
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BIRTHS ON SEPTEMBER 15
Phil Lamason
Year of birth:
1918
Phil Lamason, New Zealand soldier and pilot (died 2012)
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Heda Margolius Kovály
Year of birth:
1919
Heda Margolius Kovály, Czech author and translator (died 2010)
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Margot Loyola
Year of birth:
1918
Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)
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Nipsey Russell
Year of birth:
1918
Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (died 2005)
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Buddy Jeannette
Year of birth:
1917
Buddy Jeannette, American basketball player and coach (died 1998)
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Hilde Güden
Year of birth:
1917
Hilde Gueden, Austrian soprano (died 1988)
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Fausto Coppi
Year of birth:
1919
Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist and soldier (died 1960)
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Richard Gordon (English author)
Year of birth:
1921
Richard Gordon, English surgeon and author (died 2017)
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Bob Anderson (fencer)
Year of birth:
1922
Bob Anderson, English fencer and choreographer (died 2012)
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Mordechai Tzipori
Year of birth:
1924
Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli politician and soldier (died 2017)
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DEATHS ON SEPTEMBER 15
Ernest Gagnon
Year of death:
1915
Ernest Gagnon, Canadian organist and composer (born 1834)
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William Wales (optician)
Year of death:
1907
William Wales, English-American inventor (born c. 1838)
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Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
Year of death:
1921
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Austrian-Russian general (born 1886)
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Rudolf Christoph Eucken
Year of death:
1926
Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1846)
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Milton Sills
Year of death:
1930
Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter (born 1882)
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Thomas Hawksley
Year of death:
1893
Thomas Hawksley, English engineer (born 1807)
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Joseph Plateau
Year of death:
1883
Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and academic (born 1801)
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Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern
Year of death:
1852
Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern, German-Estonian philologist and academic (born 1770)
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Year of death:
1859
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English architect and engineer, designed the Great Western Railway (born 1806)
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John Hanning Speke
Year of death:
1864
John Hanning Speke, English soldier and explorer (born 1827)
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HOLIDAYS ON SEPTEMBER 15
Our Lady of Sorrows
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Sorrows
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Nicetas the Goth
Christian feast day: Nicetas the Goth
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September 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: September 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Grito de Dolores
Cry of Dolores, celebrated on the eve of Independence Day (Mexico).
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
The beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated until October 15 (United States)
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International Day of Democracy
International Day of Democracy
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Battle of Britain Day
Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom)
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Saint Mirin
Christian feast day: Mirin
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Aprus of Toul
Christian feast day: Aprus (Èvre) of Toul
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Joseph of Alaverdi
Christian feast day: Joseph Abibos
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