Historical Events In April - 15

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

1959  Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour on April - 15.  

1959  The birth of Emma Thompson, British actress on this day in history.  

1960  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw U on this day in history.  

1961  Launching of first nuclear-powered frigate, USS Bainbridge, at Quincy, MA on April - 15.  

1961  On this day in history yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is awarded the Order of Lenin  

1962  USS Princeton brought first Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was first Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam on April - 15.  

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

1965  Syd Chaplin, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1966  The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath" on this day in history.  

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1966  On April - 15 joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81  

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

1968  On April - 15 boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73  

1969  On April - 15 north Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan  

1969  Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1971  On April - 15 43rd Academy Awards presented  

1972  Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 on April - 15.  

1974  Military coup in Niger on April - 15.  

1975  On April - 15 c Torres discovers asteroid #2784 Domeyko  

1975  First appearance of the San Diego Chicken on April - 15.  

1975  Charles Marshall, dies on this day in history.  

1976  On April - 15 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  Raymond Bailey actor (Mr Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1980  Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist philosopher and writer (Nobel 1964), dies in Paris at 74 on April - 15.  

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

1982  On this day in history a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3257  

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

1982  On this day in history the Muslims who murdered President Sadat of Egypt are executed  

1982  On April - 15 5 murderers, of Egyptian pres Sadat, executed  

1983  On April - 15 rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68  

1983  Tokyo Disneyland opens on April - 15.  

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

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

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

1637  Valentin Molitor, composer was born on this day in history.  

1641  On April - 15 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 April - 15.  

1220  Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

1415  On April - 15 death of manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian  

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

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

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

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

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