On This Day in History for September 15
Events in History
- 608 St Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 668 Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy.
- 921 Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin
- 1514 Thomas Wolsey appointed English Archbishop of York
- 1556 Charles V and Maria of Hungary return to Spain and retired to the Monastery of Yuste in Extremadura
- 1584 San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished
- 1590 Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII
- 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, rise of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan
- More Events in History
Marco Polo
William Howard Taft
Agatha Christie
Jean Batten
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Prince HarryWeddings in History
- 1794 4th US President James Madison (43) weds Dolley Madison (26) in Jefferson County, West Virginia
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Thomas WolfeSeptember in History
Agatha Christie, The World's Best-Selling Novelist
Agatha Christie was born on this day. She went on to become the best-selling writer of all time, her novels having sold about 2 billion copies worldwide.
September 15, 1890
1st Use of Tanks in War
Battle of Flers–Courcelette.: Mark I tanks fill with petrol on the day tanks were first used in war, September 15, 1916
September 15, 1916
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Wall Street Bombing
Aftermath of the attack on Wall Street, September 16, 1920
September 16, 1920