On This Day: 15 September

15 September in Indian history

• 1948The Indian Army captures the towns of Jalna, Latur, Mominabad, Surriapet and Narkatpalli as part of Operation Polo.India

15 September in world history

• 2020Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
• 2017A homemade bomb partially exploded on an eastbound District line train at Parsons Green tube station in West London, injuring 30 passengers.
• 2008Financial crisis of 2007–2008: The global financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy while holding over $600 billion in assets, the largest such filing in U.S. history.
• 2004National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
• 1966U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to a sniper attack at the University of Texas at Austin, writes a letter to Congress urging the enactment of gun control legislation.
• 1954The scene in The Seven Year Itch of Marilyn Monroe standing in a white dress over a subway grate was filmed by Billy Wilder.
• 1945A hurricane strikes southern Florida and the Bahamas, destroying 366 airplanes and 25 blimps at Naval Air Station Richmond.
• 1944World War II: The Greek People's Liberation Army won the Battle of Meligalas and began the execution of many prisoners of war and civilians.
• 1942World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
• 1915New Culture Movement: Chen Duxiu establishes the New Youth magazine in Shanghai.
• 1862American Civil War: Confederate forces captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, taking more than 12,000 prisoners.
• 1830The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) (depicted), the first locomotive-hauled railway to connect two major cities, opened with the Duke of Wellington in attendance.\
• 1813Followers of the Eight Trigram Sect loyal to Lin Qing attack the Forbidden City in a failed attempt to oust the Jiaqing Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
• 1812The Grande Armée under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow during the failed French invasion of Russia.
• 1795French Revolutionary Wars: Great Britain seized the Dutch Cape Colony to use its facilities against the French Navy.
• 1794French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.
• 1776American Revolutionary War: British forces made an unopposed amphibious landing at Kips Bay on Manhattan, the American defenders having fled due to artillery fire.

Born on 15 September

• 1979Patrick Marleau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer and coach
• 1939Subramanian Swamy, Indian economist, academic, and politician, Indian Minister of Law and JusticeIndia
• 1938Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach (died 2022)
• 1909C. N. Annadurai, Indian educator and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 1969)India
• 1876Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Bengali novelist (died 1938)India

Died on 15 September

• 2017Harry Dean Stanton, American actor (born 1926)
• 1945Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1883)
• 1940William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1874)
• 1859Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English architect and engineer, designed the Great Western Railway (born 1806)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 15 September in history?

2020: Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. 2017: A homemade bomb partially exploded on an eastbound District line train at Parsons Green tube station in West London, injuring 30 passengers. 2008: Financial crisis of 2007–2008: The global financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy while holding over $600 billion in assets, the largest such filing in U.S. history. 2004: National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players' union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.

What happened on 15 September in Indian history?

1948: The Indian Army captures the towns of Jalna, Latur, Mominabad, Surriapet and Narkatpalli as part of Operation Polo.

Which famous people were born on 15 September?

Patrick Marleau, Canadian ice hockey player (1979); Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer and coach (1971); Subramanian Swamy, Indian economist, academic, and politician, Indian Minister of Law and Justice (1939); Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach (died 2022) (1938).

Which day is observed on 15 September?

Engineers' Day; Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom); Cry of Dolores, celebrated on the eve of Independence Day (Mexico).; International Day of Democracy; The beginning of German American Heritage Month, celebrated until October 15.