What happend on 15th October

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1883

The Supreme Court of the United States declares part of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 to be unconstitutional.

1880

Mexican soldiers kill Victorio, one of the greatest Apache military strategists.

1878

The Edison Electric Company begins operation.

1863

American Civil War: The first submarine to sink a ship, and first to sink an enemy warship, CSS H. L. Hunley sinks during a test, killing its inventor, Horace L. Hunley.

1815

Napoleon I of France begins his exile on St. Helena in the Atlantic Ocean.

1764

Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

1582

Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. In Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain, October 4 of this year is followed directly by October 15.

1552

Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of Ivan Grozny.