Marco Polo
b. 1254
Italian merchant and explorer
On This Day · The 258th day of the year
September 15
September 15 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1776 and 2017. American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on September 15?
September 15 is the 258th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1776 and 2017. Famous people born on September 15 include Marco Polo, Graham Taylor and Carlos Dávila.
The shape of the day
250 years on from American Revolutionary War, September 15 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.
Virgo is the sign for September 15 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on September 15
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- Game Marvel's Wolverine
2025
- Game Arena Breakout: Infinite
- Game LEGO Voyagers
- Game No, I'm Not A Human
2024
- Game TCG Card Shop Simulator
2023
- Game Blood Strike
2022
- Game Metal: Hellsinger
- Game Blind Fate: Edo no Yami
2021
- Game Flynn: Son of Crimson
- Movie Dune
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1776
American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
- 1794
French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.
- 1816
HMS Whiting (1812)
HMS Whiting runs aground on the Doom Bar.
- 1862
American Civil War
American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
- 1916
World War I
World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
- 1935
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
- 1940
World War II
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated attack of the entire campaign.
- 1952
United Nations
The United Nations cedes Eritrea to Ethiopia.
- 1983
Israel
Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
- 2017
Parsons Green train bombing
The Parsons Green bombing takes place in London.
Famous birthday twins
Born on September 15Graham Taylor
b. 1944
English footballer and manager
Carlos Dávila
b. 1887
Chilean journalist and politician, President of Chile
Agatha Christie
b. 1890
English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright
William Howard Taft
b. 1857
American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 27th President of the United States
Jean Renoir
b. 1894
French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Charles de Foucauld
b. 1858
French priest and martyr
Deaths
- 1978Willy Messerschmitt
- 1973Gustaf VI Adolf
- 1926Rudolf Christoph Eucken
- 1921Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
- 1852Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern
- 1596Leonhard Rauwolf
Holidays & observances
- —Battle of Britain Day (United Kingdom)
- —Christian feast day: Joseph Abibos
- —Christian feast day: Alpinus (Albinus) of Lyon
- —Christian feast day: Aprus (Èvre) of Toul
- —Christian feast day: Catherine of Genoa
- —Christian feast day: James Chisholm (Episcopal Church)
- —Christian feast day: Saint Dominic in Soriano (formerly)
- —Christian feast day: Mamilian of Palermo
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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