This Day In European History

15th September

Events
1916: Tanks are first used, at the Battle of the Somme.
1830: British MP William Huskisson is killed by collision with a train, making him the world's first rail fatality.
1917: Russia is declared a republic.
1935: The Swastika becomes part of the German flag.

Births
53: Roman Emperor Trajan.
1649: Titus Oates, English priest.
1736: Jean-Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer.
1890: Agatha Christie, British crime author.
1890: Frank Martin, Swiss composer.
1894: Jean Renoir, French director.

Deaths
668: Byzantine Emperor Constans II.
1712: Sidney Godolphin, English treasurer.
1859: Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer.
1864: John Speke, British explorer.
1978: Willy Messerschmitt, German plane designer.

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