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Historical events on December 15

DECEMBER 15, 1943
World War II: Australian and American forces (pictured) began the Battle of Arawe against Japanese forces on New Britain as a diversion before a larger landing at Cape Gloucester.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1796
War of the First Coalition: The French navy launched an expedition to Ireland to assist the Society of United Irishmen in a rebellion against the British.
The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars that several European powers fought between 1792 and 1797, initially against Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1906
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, a 14.17-kilometre (8.80 mi) long deep-level underground tube railway connecting Hammersmith and Finsbury Park, London, opened.
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway (GNP&BR), also known as the Piccadilly tube, was a railway company established in 1902 that Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1890
Sitting Bull, a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, was killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota by U.S. Indian agency police.
Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. Sitting Bull Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1025
Constantine VIII became the sole Byzantine emperor, 63 years after being crowned co-emperor.
Constantine VIII was de jure Byzantine emperor from 962 until his death. He was the younger son of Emperor Romanos II and Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1939
The American historical epic film Gone With the Wind, adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Epic films have large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle. The term is slightly ambiguous, sometimes designating a film genre and at other Read More
DECEMBER 15, 687
Sergius was elected pope, ending the last disputed period of sede vacante during the Byzantine Papacy.
Pope Sergius I was the bishop of Rome from 15 December 687 to his death, and is revered as a saint by Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1970
The Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 touched down on the surface of Venus, making the first successful landing of a spacecraft on another planet.
Venera 7 was a Soviet spacecraft, part of the Venera series of probes to Venus. When it landed on the Venusian surface Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1871
Sixteen-year-old Ella Stewart sent the first telegraphed message from Arizona Territory.
Eliza Luella "Ella" Stewart Udall was an American telegraphist and entrepreneur. Recruited by Brigham Young in 1870 and stationed at the Deseret Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1961
Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Otto Adolf Eichmann was a German-Austrian official of the Nazi Party, an officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and one of the major Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1945
The US-led occupying forces ordered the government of Japan to cease state support for Shinto.
The Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, or SCAP, was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the United States-led Allied Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1791
The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified.
Thirty-three amendments to the Constitution of the United States have been proposed by the United States Congress and sent to the states Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1778
American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of St. Lucia, the Royal Navy prevented French Navy ships from reaching their garrison on Saint Lucia in the West Indies.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
DECEMBER 15, 2013
The South Sudanese Civil War began when three opposition leaders voted to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council in Juba.
The South Sudanese Civil War was a multi-sided civil war in South Sudan fought from 2013 to 2020, between forces of the Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1946
U.S.-backed Iranian troops brought an end to the Iran crisis when they marched on the breakaway Republic of Mahabad and recaptured the territory.
The Iran crisis of 1946, also known as the Azerbaijan crisis in Iranian sources, was one of the first crises during the Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1864
American Civil War: Union troops defeated the Army of Tennessee, one of the largest Confederate forces, at the Battle of Nashville.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
DECEMBER 15, 1981
The Iraqi Shia Islamist group al-Dawa carried out one of the first modern suicide bombings, targeting the Iraqi embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, resulting in 61 deaths and at least 100 injuries.
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as both his political successor Read More
DECEMBER 15, 2005
The F-22 Raptor, an early successful stealth fighter, entered into service despite a protracted and costly development period.
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine, jet-powered, all-weather, supersonic stealth fighter aircraft. As a product of the United States Read More

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