What are the important events that happened on September 15? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 15: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 15 is the 259th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 107 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 2, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 479,544 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectapentacontaenneagon’ day.
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Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 136 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,286 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 15 Historical Events
- 921 –At Tetin Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law.
- 1776 –American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip’s Bay during the New York Campaign.
- 1812 –The French army under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow.
- 1812 –War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
- 1862 –American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
- 1873 –Franco-Prussian War: The last German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
- 1935 –Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag with the swastika.
- 1944 –Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps’ 1st Marine Division and the United States Army’s 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
- 1963 –The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing: Four children killed at an African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- 1968 –The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere.
Who were born on September 15?
- 1876 –Bruno Walter, German conductor (d. 1962)
- 1913 –Bruno Hoffmann, German glass harmonica player (d. 1991)
- 1915 –José Nicomedes Grossi, Brazilian bishop (d. 2009)
- 1934 –Fred Nile, Australian politician
- 1938 –Gaylord Perry, baseball player
- 1952 –Paula Duncan, Australian actress
- 1958 –Wendie Jo Sperber, American actress (d. 2005)
- 1959 –Mark Kirk, American politician, junior senator of Illinois
- 1975 –Tom Dolan, American swimmer
- 1988 –Chelsea Kane, American actress
Who died on September 15?
- 921 –Saint Ludmila of Bohemia, Bohemian martyr (b. c. 860)
- 1352 –Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (b. 1273)
- 1596 –Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist
- 1842 –José Francisco Morazán Quezada, Guatemalan statesman (b. 1792)
- 1965 –Steve Brown, American musician (b. 1890)
- 1973 –Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden (b. 1882)
- 1993 –Giuseppe ‘Pino’Puglisi, Italian priest (b. 1937)
- 2005 –Guy Green, English cinematographer and film director (b. 1913)
- 2005 –Sidney Luft, American film director (b. 1915)
- 2008 –Stavros Paravas, Greek actor (b. 1935)
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