According to Gregory calendar, on October 15, the day number in a year is 289 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 290. 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.
Important Historical Events of 15 October in the World ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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1529 | Vienna's siege ended as Austria killed the Turks again by the Ottoman Empire, overturning the tide against the uncontrolled period of almost a century in the entire eastern and central Europe. |
1542 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was born. His full name was Abul Fatah Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar. |
1582 | Spain, Portugal, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and most of the Italian state became the first country to change Julianclanders with the Gregorian calendar. |
1724 | Cornelis Steinoven was made the first pastor of the old Catholic Church. |
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. |
1764 | The English historian Edward Gibbon saw a taunting on Vesset Capitalin Hill in Rome, inspiring him to write the history and history of the Roman Empire. |
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 did not benefit for a long time as Missouri Expedition of Price lost 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 Dreffas, an officer of Jewish artillery at the french, was arrested on charges of wrongdoing. |
1894 | Captain Alfred Dreyfus was arrested in France on charges of espionage. |
1917 | Dutch foreign dancer Mata Hari was killed by a firing squad, a firing 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. |
1932 | Tata Airlines made their first flight today. |
1938 | The governing Labor Party was re-elected in a New Zealand general election. |
1945 | Pierre Laval, a two -time chief of the Vieri France government, was arrested on charges of high treason. |
1953 | The British Nuclear Testing Totem 1 was exploded to the Emo Field of South Australia. |
1954 | Hurricane Hezel made a landfall on the same day in Carolinas of United States before going north from Toronto, Canada, killing a total of 176 people in the two countries. |
1965 | Opposition to the Vietnam War-the Catholic Worker Movement staged an infinite war rally in Manhattan, which includes the result of arrest under amendment to the new law to prevent such acts, to prevent such acts. |
1970 | Thirty -five construction workers were killed as a part of the West Gate Bridge collapsed in Melbourne. |
1973 | The Iceland Foreign Secretary has announced that Iceland is taking this case against Great Britain in the current cod war at the United Nations 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 became a republic at the end of the 113 -year -old British Crown rule of the islands. |
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 struggle to reduce the stress of the Cold War. |
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 landslide record was set by Royal Air Force Pilot Andy Green at Jet-Propeled Car ThrustSSC when it gained 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". |
2001 | NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes through 112 miles of Jupiter's Moon IO. |
2003 | China's Shenzhou 5 began with their first manned space flight. |
2003 | The People's Republic of China (PRC) launched its first human controlled Space Mission "" Shenzho 5 "from the Jyukwan Satellite Launch Center located in the Gobi Desert with astronaut Yang Levei. |
2003 | The Chinese Space Program---China's first manned spacecraft was launched, which took the astronaut Yang Levei. |
2005 | A riot broke out by members of the National Socialist Movement, a new-Nazi group, toledo, Ohio, America, among the protesters. |
2006 | The Israeli police advised President Moshe Katsav to be accused of sexual abuse, rape and fraud. However, the final decision on bringing the allegations depends on the Attorney General Meni Majuj. |
2006 | The United Nations imposed a ban on North Korea. |
2009 | North Korea accused South Korea of encroaching in its regional water, increasing tension on the Korean peninsula. |
2011 | According to the United States Department of Commerce, US retail sales increased at its fastest rate for seven months in September. |
2013 | A magnitude 7.2 earthquake in the Philippines killed more than 215 people. |
Important Historical Events of 15 October in India ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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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 | India's flag carrier Air India started operating 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. |
1949 | The state of Tripura was included in India. |
1998 | India's Fatima B was awarded the United Nations Award for the Eradication of Poverty. |
Important Days of 15 October National & International Days 🏁
Day/Observance | Level |
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World Student Day | International Day |
International Day of Rural Women | International Day |
Global Handwashing Day | National Day |
International Rural Women's Day | International Day |
Global Hand Washing Day | International Day |
Famous People's Birthdays on 15 October 😀
Birth Year | Name/Category/Country |
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1931 | Abdul Kalam / Politician / India |
1957 | Mira Nair / Director / India |
1542 | Akbar / Ruler / India |
1915 | Jayant / Actor / India |
1925 | Heera Lal Devpura / Politician / India |
1927 | B. S. Abdur Rahman / Business Man / India |
1931 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam / Engineer / India |
1931 | A.P. J. Abdul Kalam / Scientist / India |
1931 | Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam / Professor / India |
1934 | N. Ramani / Flute Player / India |
1946 | Victor Banerjee / Actor / India |
1949 | Prannoy Roy / Journalist / India |
1952 | Raman Singh / Politician / India |
1955 | Kulbir Bhaura / Hockey Player / India |
1957 | Mira Nair / Director / India |
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