On This Day in History October 15, 2018

Historical Events 1581  Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine" is staged in Paris 1815  Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on island of St Helena to begin his exile 1951  Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesizes the first oral contraceptive 1969  Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war 1993  Nelson Mandela and South African President F. W. de Klerk awarded the Nobel Peace Prize More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Akbar (1542 - 1605) Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900) John Kenneth Galbraith (1908 - 2006) Roscoe Tanner 67th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Carlo Gambino (1902 - 1976) Hermann Goering (1893 - 1946) More Famous Deaths