Historical Events for 15th October 2023

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1582 - Gregorian calendar introduced in Spain, Portugal and pontifical states, after skipping 10 days after Oct 4 to sync the calendar
1756 - Saxon army surrenders to Prussia
1954 - Hurricane Hazel makes landfall in the US in North Carolina as a category 4 hurricane, 195 die in US and Canada
1955 - Buddy Holley opens for Bill Haley and His Comets in Lubbock, Texas, and impresses Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, leading to a recording contract with a misspelling that creates "Buddy Holly"
1972 - 61st Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Bucharest (3-2)
1983 - Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games
1984 - Centrum party expels 2nd Member of parliament Janmaat due to fraud
1988 - Amnesty International's "Human Rights Now!" Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2005 - Riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested
2007 - Fox Business Network (FBN), American financial cable network is launched

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