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Historical Events on October 15

19 significant historical events occurred on October 15. October 15 has seen many political and sporting events. Notable happenings on this date include the 1983 South African Grand Prix Formula One race and the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, which decided the makeup of Poland's 10th term Sejm and 11th term Senate.

Total Events
19
Time Span
-2012024
Categories
4
Top Category
war
10 events

23 famous birthdays on October 15

Including David Trimble, Italo Calvino, John Kenneth Galbraith

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
-2th C.21st C.

-2th Century

1 event
war

Final battle of the Second Punic War

17th Century

1 event
war

1634 conflict between Sikhs and the Mughal empire

18th Century

4 events
war

1718 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance

war

Battle of the American Revolutionary War

war

1781 battle in the American Revolutionary War

war

1793 event during the War of the Pyrenees

19th Century

2 events
war

Missouri minor engagement of the American Civil War

war

1880 battle in Mexico

20th Century

3 events
war

Action of 15 October 1917

politics

1979 rally turned riot in Malta

general

1983 South African Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1983

21st Century

8 events
general

2004 television segment

politics

Clash between neo-Nazi and anti-fascist demonstrators in Ohio

disaster

2006 earthquake in Hawaii, United States

disaster

15 October 2013 earthquake in Bohol

war

Battle of Benina Airport

general

Series of terrorist attacks that took place in Baghdad, Iraq in October 2016

politics

2023 Polish parliamentary election — general election for the 10th term Sejm and 11th term Senate of Poland

general

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria

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