History of October 15

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History of October 15

1582 – Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar
Many-Catholic-countries-switch

1764 – Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward-Gibbon-observes-a-group

1842 – Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of RheinischeZeitung
Karl-Marx-becomes-editor

1905 – Claude Debussy’s “La Mer” premieres
Claude-Debussys-La-Mer

1914 – ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers) founded
ASCAP-American-Society-of-Composers

1924 – Pres Calvin Coolidge declares Statue of Liberty a national monument
Pres-Calvin-Coolidge-declares

1932 – Tata Airlines (later Air India) makes its first flight.
Tata-Airlines-later-Air-India

1937 – Ernest Hemingway novel “To Have & Have Not” published
Ernest-Hemingway-novel

1993 – Nelson Mandela & South Africa president F W de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Nelson-Mandela-South-Africa

2001 – NASA’s Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter’s moon Io.
NASAs-Galileo-spacecraft

2012 – Hilary Mantel wins the 2012 – Man Booker Prize for her novel “Bring Up the Bodies”
Hilary-Mantel-wins-the-2012

By: Archa Dave

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