On this day: 15 September

Selected events and births on 15 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 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. Read more: Olympe de Gouges Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen French Revolution
• 1821 – The Province of Guatemala proclaimed the independence of Central America from the Spanish Empire. Read more: Act of Independence of Central America Central America Spanish Empire
• 1830 – The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M), the first locomotive-hauled railway to connect two major cities, opened with the Duke of Wellington in attendance.\ Read more: Liverpool and Manchester Railway Locomotive Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
• 1954 – The scene in The Seven Year Itch of Marilyn Monroe standing in a white dress over a subway grate was filmed by Billy Wilder. Read more: The Seven Year Itch Marilyn Monroe White dress of Marilyn Monroe
• 2008 – Financial crisis of 2007–2008: The global financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy while holding over $600 billion in assets, the largest such filing in U.S. history. Read more: 2008 financial crisis Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers
• 2020 – The Abraham Accords were signed in Washington, D.C. (signatories pictured), normalizing relations between Israel and two Arab nations, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Read more: Abraham Accords Washington, D.C.

Born on this day

• 1939 – Subramanian Swamy, Indian economist, academic, and politician, Indian Minister of Law and Justice Read more: Subramanian Swamy Ministry of Law and Justice (India)
• 1941 – Viktor Zubkov, Russian businessman and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Russia Read more: Viktor Zubkov Prime Minister of Russia
• 1945 – Hans-Gert Pöttering, German lawyer and politician, 23rd President of the European Parliament Read more: Hans-Gert Pöttering President of the European Parliament
• 1951 – Fred Seibert, American television producer, co-founder of MTV Read more: Fred Seibert MTV
• 1953 – Margie Moran, Filipino peace advocate and beauty queen, Miss Universe 1973 Read more: Margie Moran Miss Universe 1973
• 1955 – Željka Antunović, Croatian politician, 9th Croatian Minister of Defence Read more: Željka Antunović Ministry of Defence (Croatia)
• 1955 – Renzo Rosso, Italian fashion designer and businessman, co-founded Diesel Clothing Read more: Renzo Rosso Diesel (company)
• 1964 – Robert Fico, Slovak academic and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Slovakia Read more: Robert Fico Prime Minister of Slovakia
• 1972 – Queen Letizia of Spain, Queen Consort of King Felipe VI of Spain Read more: Queen Letizia of Spain Felipe VI
• 1999 – Jaren Jackson Jr., American basketball player Read more: Jaren Jackson Jr.
• 2000 – Felix, Australian singer based in South Korea, member of Stray Kids Read more: Felix (rapper) Stray Kids
• 2005 – Annaliese Dragan, Romanian-American rhythmic gymnast Read more: Annaliese Dragan

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