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September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 107 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600
On September 15, 2024, Donald Trump was golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, [14] with his friend and donor Steve Witkoff. [15] Trump was walking along the fifth hole when a Secret Service agent conducted a sweep of the sixth hole ahead of him for any threats.
In 2007 the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe 15 September as the International Day of Democracy—with the purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy—and invited all member states and organizations to commemorate the day in an appropriate manner that contributes to raising public awareness. [1]
September 15: Battle of Britain Day in the United Kingdom British Mark I tank 1791 – French playwright Olympe de Gouges published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen , hoping to expose the failures of the French Revolution in the recognition of gender equality .
September 15: Battle of Britain Day in the United Kingdom 1831 illustration of the L&M Railway 1462 – The Ottoman conquest of Lesbos ended upon the surrender of commander Niccolò Gattilusio ; the conquering Mehmed II executed 300 Italian soldiers by chopping them in half, claiming he was fulfilling a promise to "spare their heads".
The Battle of Morotai, part of the Pacific War, began on 15 September 1944, and continued until the end of the war in August 1945.The fighting started when United States and Australian forces landed on the south-west corner of Morotai, a small island in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI), which the Allies needed as a base to support the liberation of the Philippines later that year.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) A Houthi ballistic missile launched from Yemen reaches central Israel for the first time. The missile is fragmented by an interceptor, with no casualties reported.
Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy: Pope Benedict XVI is criticized throughout the Islamic world for comments he made on September 12, quoting the Byzantine emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (1391-1425) regarding Muhammad and Islam. Street protests take place in parts of South Asia.