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OCTOBER 15, 2013
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol in the Philippines, resulting in 222 deaths.
The 2013 Bohol earthquake occurred on October 15 at 8:12:31 PST in Bohol, an island province located in Central Visayas, Philippines. The Read More
OCTOBER 15, 1965
Vietnam War protests: At an anti-war rally in New York City, David J. Miller burned his draft card (example pictured), the first such act to result in arrest under a new amendment to the Selective Service Act.
Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War began in 1965 with demonstrations against the escalating role of the United States Read More
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and held captive for 88 days.
On October 15, 2018, 21-year-old Jake Thomas Patterson abducted 13-year-old Jayme Lynn Closs after fatally shooting her parents, James and Denise Closs, Read More
OCTOBER 15, 1932
Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, began operations under the name Tata Airlines.
Air India is the flag carrier of India with its main hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, and secondary hubs Read More
OCTOBER 15, 2005
A march by members of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, in Toledo, Ohio, U.S., sparked a riot among protestors.
The National Socialist Movement is a Neo-Nazi organization and political party based in the United States. Once considered to be the largest Read More
OCTOBER 15, 1529
Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The siege of Vienna ended with Austrian forces repelling the invading Turks, turning the tide against almost a century of conquest in Europe by the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman–Habsburg wars were fought from the 16th to the 18th centuries between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy, which was Read More
OCTOBER 15, 1979
President Carlos Humberto Romero of El Salvador was overthrown and exiled in a military coup d'état.
Carlos Humberto Romero Mena was a Salvadoran military general and politician who served as president of El Salvador from 1 July 1977 Read More
OCTOBER 15, 1864
American Civil War: Confederate forces captured Glasgow, Missouri, although it had little long-term benefit as Price's Missouri Expedition was defeated a week later.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
OCTOBER 15, 2007
New Zealand Police conducted several anti-terrorism raids in relation to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp in the Urewera mountain ranges, arresting 17 people and seizing four guns and 230 rounds of ammunition.
The New Zealand Police is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing Read More
OCTOBER 15, 1888
The "From Hell" letter, allegedly from Jack the Ripper, was sent to George Lusk, the chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee in London.
The "From Hell" letter was a letter sent with half of a preserved human kidney to George Lusk, the chairman of the Read More
OCTOBER 15, 1954
Hurricane Hazel (flooding pictured) made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing 176 people in the two countries.
Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest, second-costliest, and most intense hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed at least 469 people Read More
OCTOBER 15, 2011
Global demonstrations against economic inequality, corporate influence on government, and other issues, were held in more than 950 cities in 82 countries.
The 15 October 2011 global protests were part of a series of protests inspired by the Arab Spring, the Icelandic protests, the Read More

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