Historical Events In April - 15

1937  On April - 15 nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79  

1938  On this day in history the birth of Claudia Cardinale, Film actress  

1938  On April - 15 caesar Vallejo, Peru/French poet (Trilce, Russia & 1931), dies at 46  

1939  On this day in history albert Lebrun elected president of France  

1940  On this day in history the birth of Jeffrey Archer, British author  

1940  British troops land at Narvik, Norway on April - 15.  

1941  On April - 15 first helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct  

1941  On this day in history 1st helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct  

1942  On this day in history george VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta  

1942  On this day in history george VI awards George Cross to people of Malta  

1942  Robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61 on April - 15.  

1943  On this day in history metropolitan Life Insurances issues a $225 million check to Chase  

1943  On April - 15 raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer, dies at 62  

1945  On April - 15 fDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home  

1945  British Army liberates Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen on April - 15.  

1947  On this day in history jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut  

1947  On this day in history wolstenholme, rocker, dies  

1948  First Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created  

1948  On this day in history 1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated  

1949  On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri  

1949  Wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64 on April - 15.  

1951  Michael Gorsira is 1st person in charge of Curacao on this day in history.  

1952  On April - 15 detroit Red Wings sweeps Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup  

1952  First B-52 prototype test flight on April - 15.  

1952  1st B-52 prototype test flight on April - 15.  

1953  Malans National Party wins South African elections on April - 15.  

1954  On April - 15 yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow  

1954  On April - 15 kARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting  

1954  On April - 15 juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54  

1955  On this day in history ray Kroc starts the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants  

1955  On April - 15 ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois)  

1956  Emile Nolde [Hansen], German painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88 on April - 15.  

1957  Congress gives Post Office $41M; restoring Saturday mail delivery on April - 15.  

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1452  On April - 15 birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary  

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

1489  On April - 15 birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)  

1552  On April - 15 birth of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)  

1588  On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist  

1637  On April - 15 birth of valentin Molitor, composer  

1641  On this day in history birth of robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722)  

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

1053  On April - 15 death of godwin, Earl of Wessex  

1220  On this day in history adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

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

1472  On this day in history leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68  

1502  On this day in history jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

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

1607  On April - 15 cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78  

1610  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on April - 15.