On This Day in History September 15, 2022

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 1916  first use of tanks in warfare, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Battle of the Somme 1928  Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin while studying influenza 1940  Battle of Britain Day: climax of the Battle of Britain, tide begins to turn as the Royal Air Force repulses a major Luftwaffe attack, losing 29 aircraft to the Germans' 57-61 1992  George Soros' Quantum Fund begins selling large amounts of pound sterling, labelled "the man who broke the Bank of England" when pound crashes out of the ERM next day More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Agatha Christie 1890 - 1976 Ashley Cooper 1936 - 2020 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 15: 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. Read the Article