September 15 in History

Historical Events on September 15

668 Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy.

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 (present-day Harpers Ferry, West Virginia)

1950 Korean War: United States forces land at Inchon

1962 The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.

1968 The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

1983 Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.

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Famous Birthdays on September 15

1857 William Howard Taft

1890 Agatha Christie

1946 Oliver Stone

1984 Prince Harry

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Famous Deaths on September 15

1859 Isambard Kingdom Brunel

1945 Anton Webern

1980 Bill Evans

2007 Colin McRae

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