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| Birthday September 15, 1789 James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major American novelist (Prairie) |
| Birthday September 15, 1830 Porfirio D¡az, soldier, president of Mexico (1877-1911) |
| Birthday September 15, 1857 Future President William Taft born |
| Birthday September 15, 1857 William Howard Taft, (R), 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice in Cin |
| Birthday September 15, 1876 Bruno Walter, conductor |
| Birthday September 15, 1881 Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, car builder |
| Birthday September 15, 1890 Agatha Christie is born |
| Birthday September 15, 1890 Dame Agatha Christie, mystery writer (Murder on the Orient Express) |
| Birthday September 15, 1894 Jean Renoir, cineaste (Grand Illusion) |
| Birthday September 15, 1899 Milton Eisenhower, Dwight's brother |
| Birthday September 15, 1903 Roy Acuff, country & western singer |
| Birthday September 15, 1904 Umberto II, king of Italy (1946) |
| Birthday September 15, 1906 Kathryn Murray, in New Jersey |
| Birthday September 15, 1908 Penny Singleton |
| Birthday September 15, 1913 John Mitchell, attorney general who went to jail |
| Birthday September 15, 1914 Creighton Abrams, Army general |
| Birthday September 15, 1922 Jackie Cooper, Actor |
| Birthday September 15, 1924 Bobby Short, singer, pianist |
| Birthday September 15, 1927 Norm Crosby, Comedian |
| Birthday September 15, 1929 Murray Gell-Mann, physicist who predicted quarks |
| Birthday September 15, 1938 Gaylord Perry, baseball player |
| Birthday September 15, 1941 Miroslaw Hermaszewski, 1st Polish space traveler (Soyuz 30) |
| Birthday September 15, 1946 Oliver Stone, Director |
| Birthday September 15, 1946 Tommy Lee Jones, Actor |
| Birthday September 15, 1961 Dan Marino, (Dolphin QB) |
| Birthday September 15, 1984 Prince Henry, of Wales |
| History September 15, 1776 British forces occupy NYC during the American Revolution |
| History September 15, 1779 French capture British ships |
| History September 15, 1789 Dept of Foreign Affairs renamed the Dept of State |
| History September 15, 1794 James Madison marries Dolley Payne Todd |
| History September 15, 1821 Costa Rica El Salvador Guatamala Honduras & Nicaragua gain independ |
| History September 15, 1858 The first transcontinental mail service to San Francisco begins |
| History September 15, 1862 Confederates capture Harpers Ferry |
| History September 15, 1894 Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang. |
| History September 15, 1914 First trenches are dug on the Western Front |
| History September 15, 1916 Tanks introduced into warfare at the Somme |
| History September 15, 1917 Russia was proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky |
| History September 15, 1931 Athletics clinch pennant |
| History September 15, 1935 Nuremberg race laws imposed |
| History September 15, 1935 Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of citizenship and made the swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany. |
| History September 15, 1937 WPA extends the L-Taraval streetcar to the Zoo (at Sloat Blvd) |
| History September 15, 1940 Tide turns in the Battle of Britain |
| History September 15, 1940 Tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II RAF beats Luftwaffe. |
| History September 15, 1940 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw. 14 Columbus 2). |
| History September 15, 1947 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested Columbus Oh |
| History September 15, 1947 Yanks clinch pennant #15 |
| History September 15, 1950 Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 homers (6th time he has done that) |
| History September 15, 1950 During Korean conflict UN forces land at Inchon in the south |
| History September 15, 1950 U.S. forces land at Inchon |
| History September 15, 1954 Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt†scene filmed |
| History September 15, 1957 Bachelor Father with John Forsythe premiers |
| History September 15, 1957 SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game. |
| History September 15, 1958 Train plunges off bridge |
| History September 15, 1959 Khrushchev arrives in Washington |
| History September 15, 1959 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in US to begin a 13-day visit |
| History September 15, 1962 The Four Seasons earn their first #1 hit with Sherry |
| History September 15, 1963 Four black schoolgirls killed in Birmingham |
| History September 15, 1963 4 children killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in Birmingham |
| History September 15, 1964 NLF calls for general military offensive |
| History September 15, 1965 Lost in Space premiers |
| History September 15, 1966 Gemini XI returns to Earth |
| History September 15, 1969 The Italian Job is released in Sweden |
| History September 15, 1972 South Vietnamese forces retake Quang Tri City |
| History September 15, 1976 Soyuz 22 carries two cosmonauts into earth orbit for 8 days. |
| History September 15, 1978 Yanks beat Boston 4-0 Guidry wins # 22 Yanks lead 2 1/2 games |
| History September 15, 1981 Intl Peace Day |
| History September 15, 1984 Morocco Showcase opens |
| History September 15, 1990 A Bible school instructor abducts a teenage girl |