Events on 15 September 53
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Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy.
Year 1440
Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes.
Year 1616
The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy.
Year 1776
American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
Year 1789
The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
Year 1794
French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.
Year 1795
Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic.
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