Historical Events In April - 15

1958  On April - 15 estelle Taylor, dies at 64  

1959  On this day in history fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour  

1959  The birth of Emma Thompson, British actress on April - 15.  

1960  On April - 15 student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw U  

1961  On this day in history launching of first nuclear-powered frigate, USS Bainbridge, at Quincy, MA  

1961  On April - 15 yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is awarded the Order of Lenin  

1962  On this day in history uSS Princeton brought first Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was first Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam.  

1962  Clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80 on this day in history.  

1965  On April - 15 syd Chaplin, dies at 80  

1966  The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath" on this day in history.  

1966  On April - 15 joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81  

1967  Antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69 on this day in history.  

1968  Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73 on April - 15.  

1969  On April - 15 north Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan  

1969  On April - 15 victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81  

1971  43rd Academy Awards presented on April - 15.  

1972  On April - 15 otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64  

1974  Military coup in Niger on this day in history.  

1975  On April - 15 c Torres discovers asteroid #2784 Domeyko  

1975  On this day in history first appearance of the San Diego Chicken  

1975  Charles Marshall, dies on April - 15.  

1976  On this day in history gerald Smith, antisemite/catholic (Natl Christian Crusade), dies at 78  

1978  43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy on this day in history.  

1980  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3041 Webb on April - 15.  

1980  On this day in history raymond Bailey actor (Mr Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 75  

1980  Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist philosopher and writer (Nobel 1964), dies in Paris at 74 on this day in history.  

1981  French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 on April - 15.  

1982  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3257 on April - 15.  

1982  On this day in history apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, & landscape display  

1982  On this day in history the Muslims who murdered President Sadat of Egypt are executed  

1982  5 murderers, of Egyptian pres Sadat, executed on April - 15.  

1983  Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 on April - 15.  

1983  Tokyo Disneyland opens on this day in history.  

1983  On April - 15 gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80  

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1452  On this day in history birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary  

1469  On April - 15 birth of nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs  

1489  On this day in history birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)  

1552  Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626) was born on April - 15.  

1588  Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist was born on April - 15.  

1637  Valentin Molitor, composer was born on this day in history.  

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

1646  On this day in history birth of king Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)  

1053  On this day in history death of godwin, Earl of Wessex  

1220  Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies on April - 15.  

1415  Death of Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian on this day in history.  

1472  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68 on April - 15.  

1502  On April - 15 jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

1605  On this day in history boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

1607  Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78 on this day in history.  

1610  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on this day in history.