On September 15, history records 53 notable events, 245 famous births and 100 deaths, spanning the years 668 to 1795.
Events on this day include: Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. (668); Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. (994).
Notable people born on September 15 include Saichō (767), Al-Ma'mun (786), Jacopo Salviati (1461).
Notable figures who died on this day include Constans II (668), Ludmila of Bohemia (921), Adelaide of Hungary (d. 1140) (1140).
Events on 15 September 53
See all →Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy.
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.
The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy.
American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
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.
French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.
Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic.
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Birthdays on 15 September 245
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Deaths on 15 September 100
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