Page 6: Historical Events In April - 15

1937  On this day in history nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79   

1938  On April - 15 the birth of Claudia Cardinale, Film actress   

1938  Caesar Vallejo, Peru/French poet (Trilce, Russia & 1931), dies at 46 on April - 15.   

1939  Albert Lebrun elected president of France on April - 15.   

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

1940  On this day in history british troops land at Narvik, Norway   

1941  First helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct on April - 15.   

1941  1st helicopter flight of 1 hr duration, Stratford, Ct on April - 15.   

1942  On April - 15 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 this day in history.   

1943  Metropolitan Life Insurances issues a $225 million check to Chase on April - 15.   

1943  Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer, dies at 62 on April - 15.   

1945  On this day in history fDR buried on grounds of Hyde Park home   

1945  On this day in history british Army liberates Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen   

1947  On April - 15 jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut   

1947  Wolstenholme, rocker, dies on this day in history.   

1948  First Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated on April - 15.   

1948  Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created on April - 15.   

1948  1st Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated on April - 15.   

1949  On April - 15 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Redemptoris nostri   

1949  On April - 15 wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64   

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  On this day in history first B-52 prototype test flight   

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

1953  On this day in history malans National Party wins South African elections   

1954  Yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow on this day in history.   

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 April - 15 ray Kroc starts the McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants   

1955  Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois) on April - 15.   

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

1957  On April - 15 congress gives Post Office $41M; restoring Saturday mail delivery   

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

1469  Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs was born on April - 15.   

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

1552  Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 April - 15 birth of king Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)   

1053  Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex on this day in history.   

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  Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.   

1605  Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history.   

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

1610  On this day in history johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62