Kidnapping of Jayme Closs
2018
13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents were both murdered..
October-15
Historical Events on October 15
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Montreal Protocol
One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.
2016
Seismic magnitude scales
The 7.2 Mw Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At least 215 were killed.
2013
Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.
2008
2007 New Zealand police raids
Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
2007
Seismic magnitude scales
2006
The 6.7 Mw Kiholo Bay earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport..
Shenzhou 5
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first crewed space mission.
2003
Galileo (spacecraft)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles (180 km) of Jupiter's moon Io.
2001
CassiniâHuygens
The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
1997
Presidency of Bill Clinton
The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.
1994
Oh-My-God particle
1991
The "Oh-My-God particle", an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measured at 40,000,000 times that of the highest energy protons produced in a particle accelerator, is observed at the University of Utah HiRes observatory in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah..
Baltic states
The leaders of the Baltic States, Arnold Rßßtel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia and Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania, signed the OSCE Final Act in Helsinki, Finland.
1991
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
1990
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.
1989
Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460
Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460 crashes near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, killing all 37 people on board.
1987
1987 Burkina Faso coup d'ĂŠtat
1987
A coup d'ĂŠtat in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara..
Black Monday (Malta)
Supporters of the Malta Labour Party ransack and destroy the Times of Malta building and other locations associated with the Nationalist Party.
1979
1979 Salvadoran coup d'ĂŠtat
A coup d'ĂŠtat in El Salvador overthrows President Carlos Humberto Romero and begins the 12 year-long Salvadoran Civil War.
1979
West Gate Bridge
During the construction of Australia's West Gate Bridge, a span of the bridge falls and kills 35 workers. The incident is the country's worst industrial accident to this day.
1970
Black Panther Party
The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
1966
Catholic Worker Movement
1965
Vietnam War: A draft card is burned during an anti-war rally by the Catholic Worker Movement, resulting in the first arrest under a new law..
Fortran
FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.
1956
Hurricane Hazel
Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
1954
Luis E. Miramontes
Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes completes the synthesis of norethisterone, the basis of an early oral contraceptive.
1951
Operation Panzerfaust
World War II: Germany replaces the Hungarian government after Hungary announces an armistice with the Soviet Union.
1944
LluĂs Companys
1940
President LluĂs Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government..
LaGuardia Airport
The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
1939
Air India
Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
1932
LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
The airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
1928
Rentenmark
The German Rentenmark is introduced in Germany to counter hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic.
1923
America (airship)
1910
Airship America is launched from New Jersey in the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by a powered aircraft..
From Hell letter
The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
1888
General Electric
The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
1878
Battle of Glasgow, Missouri
American Civil War: The Union garrison of Glasgow, Missouri surrenders to Confederate forces.
1864
Napoleon
Napoleon begins his exile on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
1815
Marie Antoinette
1793
Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted of treason..
Montgolfier brothers
The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon makes the first human ascent, piloted by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier.
1783
Battle of Raft Swamp
The Battle of Raft Swamp marks the last battle fought in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War with a Patriot victory. It occurred four days before the British surrender at Yorktown.
1781
Qing dynasty
Qing forces capture the island of Zhoushan. Zhu Yihai, Prince of Lu, resident of the island and regent of the Southern Ming, flees to Kinmen.
1651
Adoption of the Gregorian calendar
Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption.
1582
Siege of Vienna (1529)
1529
The Siege of Vienna ends when Austria routs the invading Ottoman forces, ending its European expansion..
Battle of the Rhyndacus (1211)
Battle of the Rhyndacus: The Latin emperor Henry of Flanders defeats the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris.
1211
Battle of Hastings
Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ătheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later.
1066