What Happened on Sep 15

Marco Polo is Born

The exact time and place of Marco Polo's birth are unknown, and current theories are mostly conjectural. However, the most quoted specific date is... Read more

Giovanni Castagna (Urban VII) elected Pope

Pope Urban VII (4 August, 1521 – 27 September, 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was Pope for thirteen days in September 1590. He was of... Read more

Giovanni Pamphilj (Pope Innocent X) elected Pope

Pope Innocent X (6 May 1574 –7 January 1655), born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili), was Pope from 1644 to 1655.[1] Born in Rome of a... Read more

Battle Of Signal Hill

The Battle of Signal Hill (September 15, 1762) was a small skirmish, the last of the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War. The British... Read more

British Occupation of New York

On September 15, 1776, General Howe landed at Kip's Bay. General Washington's troops were spread so thinly here that he had to retreat and again... Read more

Landing At Kip's Bay

The Landing at Kip's Bay was a British maneuver during the New York Campaign in the American Revolutionary War on September 15, 1776, occurring on... Read more

Fall Of Mexico City

The Battle for Mexico City refers to the series of engagements from September 8 to September 15, 1847, in the general vicinity of Mexico City... Read more

William Howard Taft Is Born

William Howard Taft served as both president of the United States and chief justice of the Supreme Court. He was born on September 15, 1857, in... Read more

Third Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Slave State Borders

MR. DOUGLAS’ SPEECH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I appear before you today in pursuance of a previous notice, and have made arrangements with Mr.... Read more

Jumbo the Elephant is Killed by a Locomotive

Jumbo's private car was some distance down the main line, and it was while walking to this that a shrill whistle signaled the approach of an... Read more

Agatha Christie is born

Dame Agatha Christie, DBE (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), was an English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. She also wrote... Read more

The Crash at Crush

Crush, Texas, was a temporary "city" established as a one-day publicity stunt in 1896. William George Crush, general passenger agent of the... Read more

Hitler Announces Nuremberg Laws

The following month two measures were announced at the annual Party Rally in Nuremberg, becoming known as the Nuremberg Laws. Both measures were... Read more

Major RAF Victory, Later Commemorated as Battle of Britain Day

15 September was a day of heavy and sustained fighting. The Luftwaffe had flown over 1,000 sorties. Euphoric British pilots and anti-aircraft... Read more

Lossberg Study for the Invasion of the Soviet Union

Lossberg study is a German military plan prepared by Lieutenant Colonel Bernhard von Lossberg and developed under Alfred Jodl in OKW on September... Read more

Battle of Peleliu

The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and Imperial Japan in the Pacific Theater of World... Read more

Battle of Inchon

The Battle of Inchon (Korean: 인천 상륙 작전, Hanja: 仁川上陸作戰, Incheon Sangnyuk Jakjeon; code name: Operation Arthur) was an amphibious invasion and battle... Read more

Marilyn Monroe Films 'Skirt' Scene for The Seven Year Itch

The scene was originally filmed during the early morning hours of September 15, 1954, at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 52nd Street. Heavily... Read more

Lolita is Published in Paris

The novel's scandal-tinted history and its subject--the affair between a middle-aged sexual pervert and a twelve-year-old girl--inevitably conjure... Read more

Newark Bay Rail Accident

On Sept. 15, 1958, a commuter train left Bay Head at 8:27 a.m., carrying dozens of people to a routine day of work in New York. It never made... Read more

The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is Bombed

[A]bout 10:22 on that morning 34 years ago today, worshipers heard a clicking noise, like the very loud click of a clock. ''What was that?'' Sunday... Read more

Deep Purple release Fireball

Fireball is an album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1971. It was their fifth studio album, and the second with the classic Mk II... Read more

"The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie" Is Released

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (French: Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) is a 1972 surrealist film directed by Luis Buñuel and written... Read more

"Studio Tan" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Studio Tan is an album by Frank Zappa, first released in September, 1978 on his own DiscReet Records label. In early 1976 Zappa's relationship... Read more

Muhammad Ali reclaims heavyweight title from Leon Spinks

In February 1978, Ali lost the heavweight title to 1976 Olympics Champion Leon Spinks. On September 15, 1978, Ali fought a rematch in the New... Read more