How Many Days Until October 15?

This day in history: October 15

1. 1979

   President Carlos Humberto Romero of El Salvador was overthrown and exiled in a military coup d'état.

2. 1996

   The Irish Criminal Assets Bureau was established following the gangland murders of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe and investigative journalist Veronica Guerin.

3. 2006

   An earthquake registering 6.7 Mw occurred off the northwestern coast of the island of Hawaii.

4. 2007

   New Zealand Police conducted several anti-terrorism raids in relation to the discovery of an alleged paramilitary training camp in the Urewera mountain ranges, arresting 17 people and seizing four guns and 230 rounds of ammunition.

5. 2011

   Global demonstrations against economic inequality, corporate influence on government, and other issues, were held in more than 950 cities in 82 countries.

6. 2013

   A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bohol in the Philippines, resulting in 222 deaths.

7. 2018

   Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and held captive for 88 days.

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