October 15th Events |
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| October 15th, 2007 (October 15 2007) | Event | 17 Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand arrested in the country s first post 9/11 anti-terrorism raids across the country. | |
| October 15th, 2005 (October 15 2005) | Event | Iraqi constitution ratification vote | |
| October 15th, 2005 (October 15 2005) | Event | Riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested. | |
| October 15th, 2003 (October 15 2003) | Event | China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission. | |
| October 15th, 2003 (October 15 2003) | Event | The Staten Island Ferry boat Andrew J. Barberi collides with a pier at the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, killing 11 people and injuring 43. | |
| October 15th, 2001 (October 15 2001) | Event | NASA s Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter s moon Io. | |
| October 15th, 1997 (October 15 1997) | Event | The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom). | |
| October 15th, 1997 (October 15 1997) | Event | The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn. | |
| October 15th, 1990 (October 15 1990) | Event | Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation. | |
| October 15th, 1989 (October 15 1989) | Event | Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL. | |
| October 15th, 1987 (October 15 1987) | Event | The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England. | |
| October 15th, 1981 (October 15 1981) | Event | Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California. | George Ade Quotes |
| October 15th, 1973 (October 15 1973) | Event | The diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Gabon were established. | |
| October 15th, 1971 (October 15 1971) | Event | The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia. | |
| October 15th, 1970 (October 15 1970) | Event | Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses. | |
| October 15th, 1970 (October 15 1970) | Event | Anwar Sadat becomes president of Egypt | |
| October 15th, 1969 (October 15 1969) | Event | Vietnam War: Hundreds of thousands of people take part in National Moratorium antiwar demonstrations across the United States. | |
| October 15th, 1966 (October 15 1966) | Event | Black Panther Party was created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. | |
| October 15th, 1965 (October 15 1965) | Event | Vietnam War: The National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam stages the first public burning of a draft card in the United States to result in arrest under a new law. | |
| October 15th, 1953 (October 15 1953) | Event | British nuclear test Totem 1 detonated at Emu Field, South Australia. | |
| October 15th, 1951 (October 15 1951) | Event | Television sitcom I Love Lucy premieres. | |
| October 15th, 1951 (October 15 1951) | Event | Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesized the first oral contraceptive | |
| October 15th, 1946 (October 15 1946) | Event | Nuremberg Trials: Hermann Goring poisons himself the night before his execution. | Hermann Goring Quotes |
| October 15th, 1945 (October 15 1945) | Event | World War II: The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval is shot by a firing squad for treason. | |
| October 15th, 1944 (October 15 1944) | Event | The Arrow Cross Party (very similar to Hitler s NSDAP (Nazi party)) takes over the power in Hungary. | |
| October 15th, 1940 (October 15 1940) | Event | "The Great Dictator", a satiric social commentary film by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released. | Charlie Chaplin Quotes |
| October 15th, 1939 (October 15 1939) | Event | The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed La Guardia Airport) is dedicated. | |
| October 15th, 1934 (October 15 1934) | Event | The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek s National Revolutionary Army successfully encircle Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March. | Ang Lee Quotes |
| October 15th, 1932 (October 15 1932) | Event | Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight. | |
| October 15th, 1928 (October 15 1928) | Event | The airship, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA. | |
| October 15th, 1917 (October 15 1917) | Event | World War I: At Vincennes outside of Paris, Dutch dancer Mata Hari is executed by firing squad for spying for Germany. | |
| October 15th, 1904 (October 15 1904) | Event | The Russian Baltic Fleet leaves Reval, Estonia for Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War. | |
| October 15th, 1894 (October 15 1894) | Event | Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for spyingDreyfus affair begins. | |
| October 15th, 1888 (October 15 1888) | Event | The "From Hell" letter sent by Jack the Ripper is received by the investigators. | |
| October 15th, 1880 (October 15 1880) | Event | Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists. | |
| October 15th, 1878 (October 15 1878) | Event | The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation. | |
| October 15th, 1864 (October 15 1864) | Event | American Civil War: The Battle of Glasgow is fought, resulting in the surrender of Glasgow, Missouri, and its Union garrison, to the Confederacy. | |
| October 15th, 1863 (October 15 1863) | Event | American Civil War: The CSS H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship, sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley. | Horace Quotes |
| October 15th, 1815 (October 15 1815) | Event | Napoleon I of France begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. | |
| October 15th, 1764 (October 15 1764) | Event | Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon Quotes |
| October 15th, 1582 (October 15 1582) | Event | Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15. | |
| October 15th, 1552 (October 15 1552) | Event | Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of Ivan Grozny. | |
| October 15th, 0533 (October 15 0533) | Event | Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals. | |
