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简体中文 Historical Events on September 15
668
Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy.
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1776
American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
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1812
War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
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1862
American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia (present-day Harpers Ferry, West Virginia)
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1962
The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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1968
The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.
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Famous Birthdays on September 15
1857William Howard Taft
1890Agatha Christie
1946Oliver Stone
1984Prince Harry
Famous Deaths on September 15
1945Anton Webern
1980Bill Evans
2007Colin McRae
