October 15 in History – What happened on 15 October in Past

✅ Published on October 15th, 2019 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
1919	Chuck Stevenson / Racing Car Driver / United States of America
1985	Marcos Martínez / Racing Car Driver / Spain
1951	Rafael Vaganian / Chess Player / Armenia
1926	Ed McBain / Author / United States of America
1906	Hiram Fong / Politician / United States of America
1979	Māris Verpakovskis / Footballer / Latvia
1987	Jesse Levine / Tennis Player / United States of America
1931	Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam / Professor / India
1872	August Nilsson / Shot Putter / Sweden
1924	Lee Iacocca / Author / United States of America
1943	Penny Marshall / Actress / United States of America
1919	Malcolm Ross / Balloonist / United States of America
1972	Matt Keeslar / Actor / United States of America
1936	Michel Aumont / Actor / France
1935	Barry McGuire / Writer / United States of America
1894	Moshe Sharett / Politician / Israel
1762	Samuel Adams Holyoke / Educator / United States of America
1964	Roberto Vittori / Pilot / Italy
1951	Roscoe Tanner / Tennis Player / United States of America
1961	Vyacheslav Butusov / Writer / Russia
1968	Trent Zimmerman / Politician / Australia
1908	John Kenneth Galbraith / Economist / Canada
1946	Palle Danielsson / Composer / Sweden
1945	Antonio Cañizares Llovera / Cardinal / Spain
1932	Jaan Rääts / Guitarist / Estonia
1941	Roy Masters / Journalist / Australia
1938	Marv Johnson / Writer / United States of America
1953	Tito Jackson / Writer / United States of America
1767	Gabriel Richard / Politician / United States of America
1955	Emma Chichester Clark / Author / United Kingdom

Aapane abhi padha: 15 Actubar Ki Pramukh Aitihasik Ghatnayen.

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