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On September 15, 994: Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes.

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Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes.

The Fatimid Caliphate, also known as the Fatimid Empire, was a caliphate that existed from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty. Spanning a large area of North Africa and West Asia, it ranged from the western Mediterranean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. The Fatimids traced their ancestry to the Islamic prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima and her husband Ali, the first Shi'a imam.

People

Born on September 15

Felix 2000– Australian rapper (born 2000)
Jaren Jackson Jr. 1999– American basketball player (born 1999)
Quin Houff 1997– American stock car racing driver
Rafael Santos Borré 1995– Colombian footballer (born 1995)
Terry McLaurin 1995– American football player (born 1995)
Joe Ofahengaue 1995– Tonga international rugby league footballer
David Raya 1995– Spanish footballer (born 1995)
Josh Richardson 1993– American basketball player (born 1993)
Dennis Schröder 1993– German basketball player (born 1993)
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Lee Jung-shin 1991– South Korean bassist and actor
Phil Ofosu-Ayeh 1991– Footballer (born 1991)
Aaron Mooy 1990– Australian association football player (born 1990)
Matt Shively 1990– American actor (born 1990)
Megan Stalter 1990– American comedian (born 1990)
Chelsea Kane 1988– American actress and singer (born 1988)
Tim Moltzen 1988– Australian rugby league footballer
Vaila Barsley 1987– English footballer (born 1987)
Jenna Marbles 1986– American YouTube personality (born 1986)

People

Died on September 15

Tito Jackson American musician (1953–2024)
Elias Khoury Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (1948–2024)
Fernando Botero Colombian painter and sculptor (1932–2023)
Lou Angotti Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1938–2021)
Ric Ocasek American musician and producer (1944–2019)
Helen Clare English singer (1916–2018)
Harry Dean Stanton American actor (1926–2017)
Harry J. Lipkin Israeli theoretical physicist
Meir Pa'il Israeli politician (1926–2015)
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Bernard Van de Kerckhove Belgian cyclist
John Anderson Jr. American politician (1917–2014)
Eugene I. Gordon American physicist
Nicholas Romanov Head of the House of Romanov
Jürg Schubiger Swiss psychotherapist and writer (1936–2014)
Wayne Tefs Canadian novelist, writer, editor, critic, and anthologist (1947 – 2014)
Habib Munzir Al-Musawa Indonesian cleric and scholar (born 1973)
Jerry G. Bishop American radio and television personality (1936–2013)
Gerard Cafesjian American philanthropist (1925–2013)

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Every September 15 on record

  1. 994 Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes.

    Fourth Islamic caliphate (909–1171)

    The Fatimid Caliphate, also known as the Fatimid Empire, was a caliphate that existed from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty. Spanning a large area of North Africa and West Asia, it ranged from the western Mediterranean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. The Fatimids traced their ancestry to the Islamic prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatima and her husband Ali, the first Shi'a imam.

  2. 1440 Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes.

    Medieval French nobleman and convicted serial killer

    Gilles de Rais, Baron de Rais was a French knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou. He served as one of the captains in the French royal army during the Hundred Years' War, notably participating in military operations alongside Joan of Arc. He remains chiefly known for his conviction on charges of the rape and murder of several children.

  3. 1530 Appearance of the miraculous portrait of Saint Dominic in Soriano in Soriano Calabro, Calabria, Italy; commemorated as a feast day by the Roman Catholic Church 1644–1912.

    1530 painting

    Saint Dominic in Soriano was a portrait of Saint Dominic (1170–1221) kept in the Dominican friary at Soriano Calabro in southern Italy. It is known to have been present at the friary from the early 17th century. According to legend the painting had been delivered to Soriano Calabro in 1530 by a delegation from heaven, and was associated with many miracles.

  4. 1556 Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.

    Municipality in Zeeland, Netherlands

    Vlissingen is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315.

  5. 1762 Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.

    Global war among European powers (1756–1763)

    The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian subcontinent. The warring states were Great Britain and Prussia fighting against France and Austria, with other countries joining these coalitions: Portugal, Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the Third Silesian War, French and Indian War, Third Carnatic War, Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763), and Spanish–Portuguese War.

  6. 1776 American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
  7. 1789 The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
  8. 1794 French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.
  9. 1795 Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic.
  10. 1812 The Grande Armée under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow during the failed French invasion of Russia.
  11. 1812 War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
  12. 1813 Followers of the Eight Trigram Sect loyal to Lin Qing attack the Forbidden City in a failed attempt to oust the Jiaqing Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
  13. 1816 HMS Whiting runs aground on the Doom Bar.
  14. 1820 Constitutionalist revolution in Lisbon, Portugal.
  15. 1821 The Captaincy General of Guatemala declares independence from Spain.
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  1. 1830 The Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens; British MP William Huskisson becomes the first widely reported railway passenger fatality when he is struck and killed by the locomotive Rocket.
  2. 1835 HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, reaches the Galápagos Islands. The ship lands at Chatham or San Cristobal, the easternmost of the archipelago.
  3. 1862 American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  4. 1873 Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
  5. 1894 First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats the Qing dynasty in the Battle of Pyongyang, causing the Qing army to withdraw to the Chinese border with Korea.
  6. 1915 New Culture Movement: Chen Duxiu establishes the New Youth magazine in Shanghai.
  7. 1916 World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
  8. 1918 World War I: Allied troops break through the Bulgarian defenses on the Macedonian front.
  9. 1935 Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.
  10. 1935 Nazi Germany announces two new laws related to race and the rights of Jews. These became known as the Nuremberg Race Laws.
  11. 1940 World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated attack of the entire campaign.
  12. 1942 World War II: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp is sunk by Japanese torpedoes at Guadalcanal.
  13. 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Quebec as part of the Octagon Conference to discuss strategy.
  14. 1944 World War II: The Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery.
  15. 1945 A hurricane strikes southern Florida and the Bahamas, destroying 366 airplanes and 25 blimps at Naval Air Station Richmond.

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