Page 7: Historical Events In September - 15

1972  Ulvi Cemal Erkin, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1974  The civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, breaks out between Christians and Muslims on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days   

1978  Muhammad Ali beats WBA heavyweight champion Leon Spinks on this day in history.   

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

1979  Tommy Leonetti, singer/actor (Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1980  Bill Evans, US jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 on September - 15.   

1981  Sara Haden, actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83 on September - 15.   

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

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  LeRoy Prinz, choreographer, dies at 88 on September - 15.   

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

1986  Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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  On September - 15 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  On September - 15 alain Berdarin, founder/owner of "Crazy Horse Saloon," suicide at 78   

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

2017  On September - 15 terrorist bomb only partially explodes in attack at Parsons Green tube station, London, injuring 29   

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  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  Marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.   

1505  On this day in history 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 September - 15.   

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  On September - 15 birth of cristobal de Isla Diego, composer   

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

0921  On this day in history 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  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.