On This Day in History September 15, 2018

Historical Events 1616  First non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy 1821  Act of Independence of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua declare their independence from the Spanish Empire 1835  HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin on board reaches the Galapagos Islands 1928  Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin while studying influenza 1940  Climax of the Battle of Britain, tide turns as Luftwaffe loses 56 aircraft, RAF 28 1998  Google.com is registered as a domain name More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) Ashley Cooper 82nd Birthday Marco Polo (1254 - 1324) William Howard Taft (1857 - 1930) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859) Johnny Ramone (1948 - 2004) More Famous Deaths September 15th: Agatha Christie, The World's Best-Selling Novelist Agatha Christie was born on this day. She went on to become the best-selling writer of all time, her novels having sold about 2 billion copies worldwide.