Historical Events In April - 15

1984  On this day in history tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61  

1985  On April - 15 challenger moves to launch pad  

1985  On this day in history e Bowell discovers asteroids #3527 McCord & #3663  

1985  Geoff Smith wins his 2nd straight Boston Marathon on this day in history.  

1986  On April - 15 american warplanes bomb Tripoli, Libya, in retaliation for Libyan terrorism  

1986  On this day in history operation Eldorado Canyon, Navy aircraft from USS America (CV-66) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43) attack Libya in conjunction with USAF aircraft after Libya linked to terrorist bombing of West  

1986  On April - 15 tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42  

1986  US air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing on April - 15.  

1986  On this day in history jean Genet, French criminal/novelist/dramatist, dies at 75  

1988  Hendrikus G "Han" Hoekstra, Dutch poet (Zandloper), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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1989  95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England on this day in history.  

1989  On this day in history hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies  

1989  On April - 15 south African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries  

1989  Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois on April - 15.  

1989  Charles Vanel, dies at 96 on April - 15.  

1990  "In Living Color" premiers on FOX-TV on this day in history.  

1990  On April - 15 greta Garbo actress, dies at 84  

1990  On April - 15 greta Garbo, actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at 84  

1991  David Lean director (Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 83 on April - 15.  

1991  On this day in history former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglarly  

1991  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week on this day in history.  

1992  Billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion on April - 15.  

1992  On April - 15 jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight  

1992  On this day in history lincoln Hospital in the Bronx loses its accreditation  

1992  NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches the most NHL games (1,438) on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history william Shatner, Leonard Nimoy & DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Bradcasters Hall of Fame  

2001  Natalie Rasmussen gets a new car from her parents in Yorba Linda on April - 15.  

2005  At least twenty one people die and around fifty people are injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central Paris on this day in history.  

2012  400 Islamist Militants escape from a Pakistan prison after an insurgent attack on this day in history.  

2013  3 people are killed and 183 are injured after two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April - 15.  

2017  Suicide car bomb targets buses carrying Syrian evacuees at Rashidin, 126 killed including 70 children on this day in history.  

2019  On April - 15 aretha Franklin posthumously receives the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor, first individual woman to win it since 1930  

2019  On April - 15 paris cathedral Notre Dame catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof Learn More >>  

2019  During Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing on this day in history.  

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

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

1637  On April - 15 birth of valentin Molitor, composer  

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

1646  King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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