All Events

Historical Events on December 15

  • American Revolutionary War

    1778

    American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

  • American Civil War

    1864

    American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Union forces under George Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John Hood.

  • London Underground

    1906

    The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

  • Gone with the Wind (film)

    1939

    Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

  • The Holocaust

    1941

    The Holocaust: German troops murder over 15,000 Jews at Drobytsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union.

  • Jimmy Carter

    1978

    U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan

  • The Troubles

    1993

    The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.

  • Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor

    2005

    Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.

  • South Sudanese Civil War

    2013

    The South Sudanese Civil War begins when opposition leaders Dr. Riek Machar, Pagan Amum and Rebecca Nyandeng vote to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council at Nyakuron.

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Famous Deaths on December 15

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