Summary of the Day ✨ 15 September (15/09)
On this historic day, diplomatic breakthroughs occurred with Bahrain and Israel normalizing relations in Washington D.C., while financial markets trembled as Lehman Brothers filed the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, and London faced terror with the Parsons Green bombing as Wales mourned four miners killed in a colliery accident. The day concluded with sports disappointment as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced a lockout, ceasing all league operations amid labor disputes.
Historical Events 📜
- 2020: Signing of the Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement occurs in Washington, D.C., normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
- 2017: The Parsons Green bombing takes place in London.
- 2011: Four miners are killed in the Gleision Colliery mining accident in the Swansea Valley, Wales.
- 2008: Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history.
- 2004: National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman announces lockout of the players’ union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
- 2001: During a CART race at the Lausitzring in Germany, former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi suffers a heavy accident resulting in him losing both his legs.
- 1995: Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 crashes at Tawau Airport in Malaysia, killing 34.
- 1983: Israeli premier Menachem Begin resigns.
- 1981: The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1981: The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
- 1978: At the Superdome in New Orleans, Muhammad Ali outpoints Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times.
- 1975: The French department of “Corse” (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) and Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica).
- 1974: Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
- 1972: A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport.
- 1971: The first Greenpeace ship departs from Vancouver to protest against the upcoming Cannikin nuclear weapon test in Alaska.
Famous Births 👶
- 2000: Felix, Australian singer based in South Korea, member of Stray Kids
- 1999: Jaren Jackson Jr., American basketball player
- 1997: Quin Houff, American racing driver
- 1995: Rafael Santos Borré, Colombian footballer
- 1995: Terry McLaurin, American football player
- 1995: Joe Ofahengaue, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
- 1995: David Raya, Spanish footballer
- 1993: Josh Richardson, American basketball player
- 1993: Dennis Schröder, German basketball player
- 1991: Lee Jung-shin, South Korean musician and actor
- 1991: Phil Ofosu-Ayeh, German-Ghanaian footballer
- 1990: Aaron Mooy, Australian footballer
- 1990: Matt Shively, American actor
- 1990: Megan Stalter, American actress and comedian
- 1988: Chelsea Kane, American actress and singer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Tito Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953)
- 2024: Elias Khoury, Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (born 1948)
- 2023: Fernando Botero, Colombian painter and sculptor (born 1932)
- 2021: Lou Angotti, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1938)
- 2019: Ric Ocasek, American musician (born 1944)
- 2018: Helen Clare, British singer (born 1916)
- 2017: Harry Dean Stanton, American actor (born 1926)
- 2015: Harry J. Lipkin, Israeli physicist and academic (born 1921)
- 2015: Meir Pa’il, Israeli commander, historian, and politician (born 1926)
- 2015: Bernard Van de Kerckhove, Belgian cyclist (born 1941)
- 2014: John Anderson Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (born 1917)
- 2014: Eugene I. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (born 1930)
- 2014: Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (born 1922)
- 2014: Jürg Schubiger, Swiss psychotherapist and author (born 1936)
- 2014: Wayne Tefs, Canadian anthologist, author, and critic (born 1947)
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 - Christian feast day:
Mirin - Christian feast day:
Nicetas the Goth - Christian feast day:
Nicomedes - Christian feast day:
Our Lady of Sorrows - Christian feast day:
September 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Cry of Dolores, celebrated on the eve of Independence Day (Mexico).
- International Day of Democracy