Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/December 15
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This is a list of selected December 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.
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- 1467 – Troops under Stephen III of Moldavia defeated the forces of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary at the Battle of Baia in Baia, present-day Romania.
- 1791 – The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution (pictured), collectively known as the United States Bill of Rights, were ratified.
- 1961 – Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- 1964 – The six-month long Canadian Great Flag Debate ended when the Canadian House of Commons voted to replace the de facto national flag of Canada, the Canadian Red Ensign, with an official one, the current Maple Leaf Flag.
More events: December 14 – December 15 – December 16
