On This Day (October 15)

**MSFixR** · 10-15-2007, 08:24 AM

70 BCE - Virgil, Roman poet born (d. 19 BC)
533 - Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals.
1582 – Spain, Portugal, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Italy became the first countries to replace the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar.
1764 - Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher born (d. 1900)
1917 – Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was executed by a firing squad for spying for Germany.
1928 - The airship, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA.
1934 - The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army successfully encircle Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March.
1946 - Nuremberg Trials: Hermann Göring poisons himself the night before his execution.
1951 - Television sitcom I Love Lucy premieres.
1951 - Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesized the first oral contraceptive
1976 - Carlo Gambino, American gangster died (b. 1902)
1981 - Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.
1987 – The Great Storm of 1987 hit France and England, killing at least 23 people.
1989 – Playing for the Los Angeles Kings against his old team, the Edmonton Oilers, Canadian professional ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League record of 1,850 career points.
2003 – Chinese space program: Shenzhou 5, China's first manned space mission was launched, carrying astronaut Yang Liwei.

October 15: White Cane Safety Day in the United States.

On This Day (October 14)

1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the forces of William the Conqueror defeat the Saxon army and kill King Harold II of England.
1322 - Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
1789 - George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day.
1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film.
1926 - The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, is first published.
1944 - Erwin Rommel, German field marshall died (b. 1891)

On This Day (October 13)

1492 - Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas
1773 - The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier
1884 - Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude.
1909 - Herbert Block, American cartoonist born (d. 2001)
1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications (now Cingular) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.

10-15-2007, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 9,597 My Profile	On This Day (October 15) 70 BCE - Virgil, Roman poet born (d. 19 BC) 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals. 1582 – Spain, Portugal, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Italy became the first countries to replace the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar. 1764 - Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1844 - Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher born (d. 1900) 1917 – Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari was executed by a firing squad for spying for Germany. 1928 - The airship, the Graf Zeppelin completed its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA. 1934 - The Soviet Republic of China collapses when Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army successfully encircle Ruijin, forcing the fleeing Communists to begin the Long March. 1946 - Nuremberg Trials: Hermann Göring poisons himself the night before his execution. 1951 - Television sitcom I Love Lucy premieres. 1951 - Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesized the first oral contraceptive 1976 - Carlo Gambino, American gangster died (b. 1902) 1981 - Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California. 1987 – The Great Storm of 1987 hit France and England, killing at least 23 people. 1989 – Playing for the Los Angeles Kings against his old team, the Edmonton Oilers, Canadian professional ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky broke Gordie Howe's National Hockey League record of 1,850 career points. 2003 – Chinese space program: Shenzhou 5, China's first manned space mission was launched, carrying astronaut Yang Liwei. October 15: White Cane Safety Day in the United States. On This Day (October 14) 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the forces of William the Conqueror defeat the Saxon army and kill King Harold II of England. 1322 - Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence. 1789 - George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day. 1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film. 1926 - The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, is first published. 1944 - Erwin Rommel, German field marshall died (b. 1891) On This Day (October 13) 1492 - Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas 1773 - The Whirlpool Galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier 1884 - Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude. 1909 - Herbert Block, American cartoonist born (d. 2001) 1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications (now Cingular) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.

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