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 April - 15 e Bowell discovers asteroids #3527 McCord & #3663  

1985  Geoff Smith wins his 2nd straight Boston Marathon on April - 15.  

1986  American warplanes bomb Tripoli, Libya, in retaliation for Libyan terrorism on April - 15.  

1986  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 on this day in history.  

1986  Tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1986  US air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing on this day in history.  

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

1988  On April - 15 hendrikus G "Han" Hoekstra, Dutch poet (Zandloper), dies at 81  

Advertisements

1989  95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England on April - 15.  

1989  Hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1990  Greta Garbo, actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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

1991  On April - 15 former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglarly  

1991  On this day in history maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week  

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

1992  Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight on this day in history.  

1992  Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx loses its accreditation on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history natalie Rasmussen gets a new car from her parents in Yorba Linda  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  Paris cathedral Notre Dame catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof Learn More >> on April - 15.  

2019  On April - 15 during Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

1452  Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary was born on this day in history.  

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 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 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  Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex on April - 15.  

1220  On April - 15 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  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 April - 15 johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62