Historical Events In April - 15

1937  Nikolai Artzibushev, composer, dies at 79 on April - 15.  

1938  The birth of Claudia Cardinale, Film actress on this day in history.  

1938  Caesar Vallejo, Peru/French poet (Trilce, Russia & 1931), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1939  On April - 15 albert Lebrun elected president of France  

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  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  George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta on April - 15.  

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

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1942  On this day in history robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61  

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

1943  Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1945  On April - 15 british Army liberates Nazi concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen  

1947  Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut on this day in history.  

1947  On April - 15 wolstenholme, rocker, dies  

1948  On April - 15 first Jewish-Arab military battle, arabs defeated  

1948  On April - 15 indian territory of Himachal Pradesh created  

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

1949  On April - 15 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 April - 15.  

1952  Detroit Red Wings sweeps Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup on April - 15.  

1952  On this day in history first B-52 prototype test flight  

1952  On this day in history 1st B-52 prototype test flight  

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

1954  On this day in history yankees dedicate a plaque to Edward Barrow  

1954  KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history juan Vicente Lecuna, composer, dies at 54  

1955  On April - 15 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  On April - 15 emile Nolde [Hansen], German painter (Grablegung Christi), dies at 88  

1957  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1637  On this day in history birth of valentin Molitor, composer  

1641  On April - 15 birth of robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722)  

1646  King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699) was born on April - 15.  

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

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

1415  On this day in history death of manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian  

1472  On April - 15 leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68  

1502  Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on April - 15.  

1605  On April - 15 boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

1607  On this day in history cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78  

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