Page 7: Historical Events In April - 15

1958  Estelle Taylor, dies at 64 on April - 15.   

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

1959  On April - 15 the birth of Emma Thompson, British actress   

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

1961  On this day in history launching of first nuclear-powered frigate, USS Bainbridge, at Quincy, MA   

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

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

1962  Clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80 on April - 15.   

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

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

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

1967  Antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69 on April - 15.   

1968  On this day in history boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73   

1969  On this day in history 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 this day in history 43rd Academy Awards presented   

1972  Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1974  Military coup in Niger on this day in history.   

1975  C Torres discovers asteroid #2784 Domeyko on April - 15.   

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

1975  On this day in history charles Marshall, dies   

1976  On April - 15 gerald Smith, antisemite/catholic (Natl Christian Crusade), dies at 78   

1978  43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy on April - 15.   

1980  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroid #3041 Webb   

1980  On this day in history raymond Bailey actor (Mr Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 75   

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

1981  French Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67 on April - 15.   

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

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

1983  Tokyo Disneyland opens on April - 15.   

1983  Gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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

1489  Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588) was born on April - 15.   

1552  On this day in history birth of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)   

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

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 this day in history death of godwin, Earl of Wessex   

1220  On April - 15 adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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.