October 15 in history
Events on October 15
Notable events that happened on October 15 in past years.
- 2018
13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents were both murdered.
Wikipedia article: Kidnapping of Jayme Closs - 2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.
Wikipedia article: Dow Jones Industrial Average - 2003
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
Wikipedia article: Shenzhou 5 - 1994
The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.
Wikipedia article: Presidency of Bill Clinton - 1990
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
Wikipedia article: Mikhail Gorbachev - 1987
A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara.
Wikipedia article: 1987 Burkina Faso coup d'état - 1970
During the construction of Australia's West Gate Bridge, a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day.
Wikipedia article: West Gate Bridge - 1956
FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
Wikipedia article: Fortran - 1944
World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1932
Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
Wikipedia article: Air India - 1910
Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft.
Wikipedia article: America (airship) - 1815
Napoleon begins his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Wikipedia article: Napoleon - 1781
The Battle of Raft Swamp marks the last battle fought in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War with a Patriot victory. It occurred four days before the British surrender at Yorktown.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Raft Swamp - 1529
The Siege of Vienna ends when Austria routs the invading Ottoman forces, ending its European expansion.
- 961
Al-Hakam II becomes caliph of Cordoba upon the death of his father Abd al-Rahman III.
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