Page 7: Historical Events In April - 15

1958  Estelle Taylor, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1959  Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history the birth of Emma Thompson, British actress   

1960  On April - 15 student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw U   

1961  Launching of first nuclear-powered frigate, USS Bainbridge, at Quincy, MA on this day in history.   

1961  Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is awarded the Order of Lenin on this day in history.   

1962  USS Princeton brought first Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was first Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1962  Clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80 on this day in history.   

1965  Syd Chaplin, dies at 80 on April - 15.   

1966  On this day in history the Rolling Stones release "Aftermath"   

1966  Joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81 on April - 15.   

1967  On this day in history antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69   

1968  Boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73 on April - 15.   

1969  North Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan on April - 15.   

1969  On April - 15 victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81   

1971  43rd Academy Awards presented on this day in history.   

1972  On April - 15 otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64   

1974  On this day in history military coup in Niger   

1975  On this day in history c Torres discovers asteroid #2784 Domeyko   

1975  First appearance of the San Diego Chicken on this day in history.   

1975  On April - 15 charles Marshall, dies   

1976  On this day in history gerald Smith, antisemite/catholic (Natl Christian Crusade), dies at 78   

1978  On this day in history 43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy   

1980  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3041 Webb on April - 15.   

1980  On April - 15 raymond Bailey actor (Mr Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 75   

1980  Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist philosopher and writer (Nobel 1964), dies in Paris at 74 on this day in history.   

1981  On April - 15 french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

1982  A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3257 on April - 15.   

1982  On this day in history apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, & landscape display   

1982  On April - 15 the Muslims who murdered President Sadat of Egypt are executed   

1982  5 murderers, of Egyptian pres Sadat, executed on this day in history.   

1983  Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1983  On April - 15 tokyo Disneyland opens   

1983  On April - 15 gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80   

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1452  On this day in history birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary   

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

1489  Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

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  Valentin Molitor, composer was born on April - 15.   

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on April - 15.   

1646  On April - 15 birth of king Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)   

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

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

1502  On April - 15 jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1605  On April - 15 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.