This Day in History
Today: September 15, 2026
994
Major Fatimid victory over the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of the Orontes.[1]
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.
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.
1556
Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.
1762
Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.[2]
1776
American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.[3]
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.
1794
French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.[4]
1795
Britain seizes the Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa to prevent its use by the Batavian Republic.
1812
The Grande Armée under Napoleon reaches the Kremlin in Moscow during the failed French invasion of Russia.
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