October 15 in History – What happened on 15 October in Past
✅ Published on October 15th, 2021 in October in History
15 October - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on October 15, the day number in a year is 288 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 289. October 15 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
October 15 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1529 | The Siege of Vienna ended as the Austrians repelled theinvading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of uncheckedconquest throughout eastern and central Europe by the Ottoman Empire. |
| 1542 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was born. His full name was Abul Fatah Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar. |
| 1582 | Spain, Portugal, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and mostof the Italian states became the first countries to replace the Juliancalendar with the Gregorian calendar. |
| 1724 | Cornelis Steinoven was made the first pastor of the old Catholic Church. |
| 1764 | English historian Edward Gibbon observed friars singing Vespersat Capitoline Hill in Rome, inspiring him to write The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. |
| 1764 | Edward Gibbon saw a group of gangsters at the ruined temple of Jupiter in Rome, encouraging him to begin work on the history of the Roman Empire and the History of the Decline and Fall of the Division. |
| 1819 | The devastated island was discovered in the southern Shetland Islands of the Antarctic by Captain William Smith at Willums. |
| 1827 | Charles Darwin was admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge. |
| 1839 | Abdelkader El Dazazairi declared a jihad against the French. |
| 1864 | American Civil War-The Confederates captured Glasgow,Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later. |
| 1866 | A massive fire broke out in 2500 Canadian houses in Quebec, a French-dominated region of Canada. |
| 1866 | Violent fire destroyed 2,500 homes in Quebec. |
| 1874 | A modern university was established in Zagreb. |
| 1878 | Edison founded the Electric Light Company. |
| 1894 | Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer in the Frenchmilitary, was wrongly arrested for treason. |
| 1894 | Captain Alfred Dreyfus was arrested in France on charges of espionage. |
| 1917 | Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was executed by a firing squadfor spying for Germany. |
| 1917 | During World War I, the famous Dutch dancer Mata Hari was shot by French soldiers on charges of spying for Germany. |
| 1923 | The fifth tropical storm of the year came north of Leeward Island. |
| 1924 | US President Calvin Coolidge declared the Statue of Liberty a national monument. |
| 1925 | Dongdamun Stadium opened in Seoul City, Korea. |
| 1931 | The 11th President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. His full name was Abul Baqir Zainul Abedin and he was known as Abdul Kalam. |
| 1932 | Tata Airlines makes its first flight today. |
| 1932 | Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, began operationsas Tata Airlines. |
| 1932 | The Tata company launched the country's first air line called Tata Sons Limited. This company was called Air India after its acquisition by the Government of India. |
| 1938 | The governing Labor Party was re-elected in a New Zealand general election. |
| 1945 | Pierre Laval, twice head of government of Vichy France, wasexecuted for high treason. |
| 1949 | The state of Tripura was included in India. |
| 1953 | British nuclear test Totem 1 is exploded at Emu Field, South Australia. |
| 1954 | Hurricane Hazel made landfall in the Carolinas in the UnitedStates before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day,killing a total of 176 people in both countries. |
| 1965 | Vietnam War protests-The Catholic Worker Movement staged ananti-war rally in Manhattan, including the burning of draft cards, thefirst such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to theSelective Service Act. |
| 1970 | Thirty-five construction workers were killed when a section ofthe West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapsed due to structural failure. |
| 1973 | The Iceland Foreign Secretary has announced that Iceland is taking it's case against Great Britain in the current Cod War to the UN General Assembly in October in an attempt to settle the ongoing dispute. |
| 1978 | The Soviet Union conducted a nuclear test in the eastern Kazakhstan region. |
| 1980 | James Callaghan resigned as leader of the British Labor Party. |
| 1987 | Fiji becomes a republic marking the end of the islands' 113 year British Crown rule. |
| 1988 | Ujwala Patil became the first Asian woman to travel the world through the sea. |
| 1990 | Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize for his struggles to reduce Cold War tensions. |
| 1990 | The Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 1996 | Fiji became the first country to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. |
| 1997 | On the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, the first supersonic landspeed record was set by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green in the jet-propelled car ThrustSSC when it achieved a speed of 1,228 km/h (763mph). |
| 1997 | Arundhati Roy was selected for Britain's most prestigious Booker Prize for her novel, "The God of Small Things". |
| 1998 | India's Fatima B was awarded the United Nations Award for the Eradication of Poverty. |
| 2001 | NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes approximately within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io. |
| 2003 | The People's Republic of China (PRC) launches its first human controlled space mission "Shenzhou 5" from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in the Gobi desert, with the astronaut Yang Liwei. |
| 2003 | Chinese space program-Shenzhou 5, China's first manned spacemission, was launched, carrying astronaut Yang Liwei. |
| 2003 | China's Shenzhou 5 began with their first manned space flight. |
| 2005 | A march by members of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, in Toledo, Ohio, US, sparked a riot among protestors. |
| 2006 | Israeli police advise charging President Moshe Katsav with sexual assault, rape and fraud. However, the final decision on bringing charges depends on Attorney General Meni Mazuz. |
| 2006 | The United Nations imposed a ban on North Korea. |
| 2009 | North Korea blames South Korea of encroaching into its territorial waters, thus increasing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. |
| 2011 | As per the United States Department of Commerce, the U.S. retail sales rose at their fastest rate for seven months in September. |
| 2013 | A magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the Philippines killed more than 215 people. |
Famous Birthdays of October 15 😀:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1910 | Edwin O. Reischauer / Scholar / United States of America |
| 1908 | John Kenneth Galbraith / Economist / Canada |
| 1951 | Peter Richardson / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 70 B | Virgil / Poet / Roman Republic |
| 1829 | Asaph Hall / Academic / United States of America |
| 1942 | Harold W. Gehman / Admiral / United States of America |
| 1944 | A. Chandranehru / Politician / Sri Lanka |
| 1948 | Renato Corona / Lawyer / Philippines |
| 1980 | Tom Boonen / Cyclist / Belgium |
| 1785 | José Miguel Carrera / Politician / Chile |
| 1858 | John L. Sullivan / Actor / United States of America |
| 1909 | Robert Trout / Journalist / United States of America |
| 1935 | Barry McGuire / Writer / United States of America |
| 1985 | Arron Afflalo / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1940 | Tommy Bishop / Rugby Player / United Kingdom |
| 1901 | Enrique Jardiel Poncela / Playwright / Spain |
| 1946 | Stewart Stevenson / Politician / Scotland |
| 1935 | Willie O'Ree / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1970 | Ginuwine / Writer / United States of America |
| 1890 | Álvaro de Campos / Poet / Portugal |
| 1931 | Gail Harris / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1985 | Marcos Martínez / Racing Car Driver / Spain |
| 1951 | Roscoe Tanner / Tennis Player / United States of America |
| 1984 | Johan Voskamp / Footballer / Netherlands |
| 1981 | Elena Dementieva / Tennis Player / Russia |
| 1916 | Al Killian / Trumpet Player / United States of America |
| 1932 | Jaan Rääts / Guitarist / Estonia |
| 1953 | Peter Phillips / Conductor / United Kingdom |
| 1767 | Gabriel Richard / Politician / United States of America |
| 1961 | Vyacheslav Butusov / Writer / Russia |
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