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Wikipedia Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 190	October 15 This is a list of selected October 15 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead. To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. October 15: Global Handwashing Day; White Cane Safety Day in the United States 1582 – Spain, Portugal, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Italy became the first countries to replace the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar. 1917 – Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari (pictured) was executed by a firing squad for spying for Germany. 1951 – Mexican chemist Luis E. Miramontes synthesized the first oral contraceptive. 1966 – The Black Panther Party, a Marxist/Maoist African-American organization that promoted Black Power and self-defense in the United States, was founded in Oakland, California. 2003 – Chinese space program: Shenzhou 5, China's first manned space mission was launched, carrying astronaut Yang Liwei. More events: October 14 – October 15 – October 16 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 08:18, October 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...ies/October_15" More...

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