WHAT HAPPENED ON 15. SEPTEMBER
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Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. (15. September 668)

At Tetin Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law. (15. September 921)

Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes. (15. September 994)

Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes. (15. September 1440)

Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain. (15. September 1556)

The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy. (15. September 1616)

Seven Years War: Battle of Signal Hill. (15. September 1762)

American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign. (15. September 1776)

The United States Department of State is established (formerly known as the "Department of Foreign Affairs"). (15. September 1789)

The French army under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow. (15. September 1812)

War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows. (15. September 1812)

HMS Whiting ran aground on the Doom Bar (15. September 1816)

Constitutionalist revolution in Lisbon, Portugal. (15. September 1820)

Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica jointly declare independence from Spain. (15. September 1821)

The Liverpool to Manchester railway line opens. (15. September 1830)

The locomotive John Bull operates for the first time in New Jersey on the Camden and Amboy Railroad. (15. September 1831)

HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, reaches the Galápagos Islands. The ship lands at Chatham or San Cristobal, the easternmost of the archipielago. (15. September 1835)

Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (15. September 1851)

American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia. (15. September 1862)

Franco-Prussian War: The last German troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity. (15. September 1873)