Historical Events In May - 15

1936  On this day in history amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4 days 16 hours   

1936  Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from S Afr in record 4d16h on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 15 paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium   

1940  On this day in history german armour division moves into Northern France   

1940  German troops occupy Amsterdam, General Winkelman surrenders on May - 15.   

1940  Nazis capture General Dutch Persbureau (ANP) on May - 15.   

1940  Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US) on May - 15.   

1940  On May - 15 premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France   

1940  On May - 15 the first successful helicopter flight in US Vought-Sikorsky US-300   

1940  Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75 on May - 15.   

1940  On this day in history the first successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300   

1941  British attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya on May - 15.   

1941  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history rumania passes law condemning Jews to forced labor.   

1941  The first British turbojet flies on May - 15.   

1942  On May - 15 australian troops reinforce Port Moresby   

1942  Gasoline first rationed in US (17 Eastern States) on May - 15.   

1942  Movement of POWs ("A Force") to Thailand from Singapore for work on the Burma-Thailand Railway on this day in history.   

1942  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers on this day in history.   

1943  Halifax bombers sinks U-463 on this day in history.   

1943  Warsaw ghetto uprising ends, in it's destruction on this day in history.   

1944  14,000 Jews of Munkacs Hungary deported to Auschwitz on May - 15.   

1944  Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins on this day in history.   

1944  On May - 15 eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan   

1944  On this day in history sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne   

1945  On this day in history major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf   

1948  28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends on May - 15.   

1948  On this day in history australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record   

1948  On May - 15 bradman scores 187 Australia vs Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five   

1948  Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq & Saudi-Arabia troops attack Israel on this day in history.   

1951  AT&T is first US company to have one million stockholders on this day in history.   

1952  On May - 15 albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84   

1953  On this day in history heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago for heavywgt boxing title   

1953  Osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam on May - 15.   

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1565  On May - 15 birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam   

1567  On this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.   

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on May - 15.   

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.   

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.   

0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  On May - 15 death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  On May - 15 death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

1381  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 15.