Events on 15 April 37
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The Lateran Council condemned the Council of Hieria and anathematized its iconoclastic rulings.
Year 1071
Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guiscard.
Year 1395
Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde at the Battle of the Terek River. The Golden Horde capital city, Sarai, is razed to the ground and Timur installs a puppet ruler on the throne.
Year 1450
Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France.
Year 1632
Battle of Rain: Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
Year 1642
Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
Year 1715
The Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina.
Year 1738
Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel receives its premiere performance in London, England.
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Deaths on 15 April 98
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