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This is a list of selected October 15 anniversaries that appear in 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 might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Global Handwashing Day; relies on primary sources
White Cane Safety Day in the United States stub
Teachers' Day in Brazil; refimprove
National Tree Planting Day in Sri Lanka need to verify date (not sure if Sept, Oct, or Nov 15) Differing sources show is as Oct 15 in 2010, Nov 15 in 2011, and Sept 15 in 2012, so its exact date each year may be variable.
1894Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer in the French military, was wrongly arrested for treason. Alfred Dreyfus: refimprove; Dreyfus affair: too long
1954Hurricane Hazel (flooding pictured) made landfall in the Carolinas in the United States before moving north to Toronto in Canada later the same day, killing a total of 176 people in both countries. globalize
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. intro too long
1997 – The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. self-contradictory, outdated
2005 – Iraqis overwhelmingly ratified the country's proposed constitution. no footnotes
2006An offshore earthquake measuring 6.7 Mw occurred 10 km (6 miles) southwest of the Island of Hawaii. Tagged with {{update}}

Eligible

October 15: First day of Eid al-Adha (Islam, 2013); Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in Canada and the United States

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