September 15th
- 1777 – Samuel Hughes Woodson born.
- 1788 – Nathan Gaither born.
- 1797 – Andrew Trumbo born.
- 1873 – Caroline Miskel-Hoyt born.
- 1880 – Thomas Edward Pence died, aged 38.
- 1881 – Lena Madesin Phillips born.
- 1981 – Marquis Estill born.
- 1989 – Robert Penn Warren died, aged 84.
- 2017 – Harry Dean Stanton died, aged 91.
