• Time Zone: GMT-04:00
• Time Zone ID: America/New_York
• Day numbers: 289
• Week number: 42
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for Oct 15th 2024
• Sunrise time: 07:42 am
• Sunset time: 06:55 pm
• Day length: 11h 12m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for Oct 15th 2024
• Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
• Illumination: 96%
• Moon Age: 13 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days for October 15th 2024
October 15 in History
1529
Ottoman armies under Suleiman end their siege of Vienna and head back to Belgrade.
1582
The Gregorian (or New World) calendar is adopted in Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal; and the preceding ten days are lost to history.
1783
Francois Pilatre de Rozier makes the first manned flight in a hot air balloon. The first flight was let out to 82 feet, but over the next few days the altitude increased up to 6,500 feet.
1813
During the land defeat of the British on the Thames River in Canada, the Indian chief Tecumseh, now a brigadier general with the British Army (War of 1812), is killed.
1863
For the second time, the Confederate submarine H L Hunley sinks during a practice dive in Charleston Harbor, this time drowning its inventor along with seven crew members.
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