Historical Events In June - 15

1940  On this day in history french fortress of Verdun captured by Germans   

1940  On June - 15 germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line.   

1940  38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province on June - 15.   

1942  On this day in history vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms on June - 15.   

1943  On this day in history cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies   

1944  First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history uS forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific   

1950  On June - 15 itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana   

1951  On this day in history joe Louis scored his last knock out victory   

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1956  John Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner on this day in history.   

1957  On June - 15 42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St Louis, Ill (state record)   

1958  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1960  On June - 15 argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman   

1962  On June - 15 south Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes   

1962  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on June - 15.   

1965  On June - 15 e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

1967  Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill on June - 15.   

1967  On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

1968  On June - 15 john Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral   

1968  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1969  "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV on June - 15.   

1969  Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on June - 15.   

1971  Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas   

1972  On this day in history rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die   

1973  On June - 15 "American Graffiti" opens in NYC   

1977  On this day in history general elections held in Spain, the first since 1936   

1977  Spain's first free elections since 1936 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor.   

1978  On this day in history soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days   

1978  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  On this day in history the first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds   

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  On June - 15 birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on June - 15.   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on this day in history.   

1624  On this day in history birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on this day in history.   

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on June - 15.   

0948  On this day in history romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

0991  On this day in history theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

1073  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)   

1246  Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 on this day in history.   

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on this day in history.   

1341  On June - 15 andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  On this day in history death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London