On this day: September 15
Events
Battle of PyongyangSeptember 15, 1894 · Wars & Conflicts
South-West Africa campaignSeptember 15, 1914 – July 9, 1915 · Wars & Conflicts
Launch of ForbesSeptember 15, 1917 · Internet
Battle of Dobro PoleSeptember 15, 1918 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of The WindSeptember 15, 1928 · Film
Lapland WarSeptember 15, 1944 – April 25, 1945 · Wars & Conflicts
People's Republic of BulgariaSeptember 15, 1946 – November 15, 1990 · World History
Free Territory of TriesteSeptember 15, 1947 – October 26, 1954 · World History
1957 West German federal electionSeptember 15, 1957 · Politics
Release of The Discreet Charm of the BourgeoisieSeptember 15, 1972 · Film
Launch of USA TodaySeptember 15, 1982 · Internet- Release of Crazy NightsSeptember 15, 1987 · Music
- Release of BirdSeptember 15, 1988 · Film
- Release of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814September 15, 1989 · Music
- Release of Boiling PointSeptember 15, 1990 · Film
- Release of The Sound of PerseveranceSeptember 15, 1998 · Music
2000 Summer OlympicsSeptember 15, 2000 – October 1, 2000 · Sports
Launch of RTSeptember 15, 2005 · Internet- Founding of PiriformSeptember 15, 2005 · Companies
- Release of The Cosmos RocksSeptember 15, 2008 · Music
- Release of Babez for BreakfastSeptember 15, 2010 · Music
- Release of Hands All OverSeptember 15, 2010 · Music
Siege of KobanîSeptember 15, 2014 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Concrete and GoldSeptember 15, 2017 · Music
- Release of IOS 26September 15, 2025 · Technology
Born on this day
SaichōSeptember 15, AD 767 – June 26, AD 822 · Culture
Marco PoloSeptember 15, 1254 – January 8, 1324 · Exploration
Jean Sylvain BaillySeptember 15, 1736 – November 12, 1793 · Science
Jacob Philipp HackertSeptember 15, 1737 – April 28, 1807 · Art
Shneur Zalman of LiadiSeptember 15, 1745 – December 26, 1812 · Culture
Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard GrandvilleSeptember 15, 1803 – March 17, 1847 · Art
Alexander ButlerovSeptember 15, 1828 – August 17, 1886 · Science
William Howard TaftSeptember 15, 1857 – March 8, 1930 · Politics
Charles de FoucauldSeptember 15, 1858 – December 1, 1916 · Exploration
Jenö HubaySeptember 15, 1858 – March 12, 1937 · Music
Bruno WalterSeptember 15, 1876 – February 17, 1962 · Music
Ettore BugattiSeptember 15, 1881 – August 21, 1947 · Technology
Paul Pierre LévySeptember 15, 1886 – December 15, 1971 · Science
Frank MartinSeptember 15, 1890 – November 21, 1974 · Music
Jean RenoirSeptember 15, 1894 – February 12, 1979 · Film
Oskar KleinSeptember 15, 1894 – February 5, 1977 · Science
Ibrahim Ismail ChundrigarSeptember 15, 1897 – September 26, 1960 · Culture
Roy AcuffSeptember 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992 · Music
Jacques BeckerSeptember 15, 1906 – February 21, 1960 · Film
Jackie CooperSeptember 15, 1922 – May 3, 2011 · Film
Kirill LavrovSeptember 15, 1925 – April 27, 2007 · Film
Jean-Pierre SerreSeptember 15, 1926 – present · Science
Shohei ImamuraSeptember 15, 1926 – May 30, 2006 · Film- Margaret KeaneSeptember 15, 1927 – June 26, 2022 · Art
Cannonball AdderleySeptember 15, 1928 – August 8, 1975 · Music
Murray Gell-MannSeptember 15, 1929 – May 24, 2019 · Science- Merab MamardashviliSeptember 15, 1930 – November 25, 1990 · Culture
- Neil BartlettSeptember 15, 1932 – August 5, 2008 · Science
Robert LucasSeptember 15, 1937 – May 15, 2023 · Politics
James W. ChristySeptember 15, 1938 – present · Science
Flórián AlbertSeptember 15, 1941 – October 31, 2011 · Sports
Mirosław HermaszewskiSeptember 15, 1941 – December 12, 2022 · Space
Yuri NorsteinSeptember 15, 1941 – present · Film
Mare VintSeptember 15, 1942 – May 10, 2020 · Art
Ksenia MilicevicSeptember 15, 1942 – present · Culture
Oliver StoneSeptember 15, 1946 – present · Film
Tommy Lee JonesSeptember 15, 1946 – present · Film
Jared TaylorSeptember 15, 1951 – present · Culture
Paweł PawlikowskiSeptember 15, 1957 – present · Film
Rebecca MillerSeptember 15, 1962 – present · Art
Jonathan LiebesmanSeptember 15, 1976 – present · Film
Angela AkiSeptember 15, 1977 – present · Music
Jolin TsaiSeptember 15, 1980 – present · Music
Camélia JordanaSeptember 15, 1992 – present · Film