Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15

1940  French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans on this day in history.   

1940  Germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 15 38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province   

1942  Vera Figner, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1943  Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms on June - 15.   

1943  Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on June - 15.   

1944  First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory on June - 15.   

1944  On June - 15 uS forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific   

1950  On June - 15 itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana   

1951  Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory on this day in history.   

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on June - 15.   

1956  John Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner on June - 15.   

1957  42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St Louis, Ill (state record) on June - 15.   

1958  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on June - 15.   

1960  Argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman on this day in history.   

1962  South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes on June - 15.   

1962  On this day in history alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84   

1965  On this day in history e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

1967  On June - 15 gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill   

1967  Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1968  John Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88   

1969  "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV on this day in history.   

1969  Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on June - 15.   

1971  On June - 15 vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League   

1972  75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas on June - 15.   

1972  Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history "American Graffiti" opens in NYC   

1977  On this day in history general elections held in Spain, the first since 1936   

1977  On this day in history spain's first free elections since 1936   

1978  Jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days   

1978  Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history the first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds   

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on June - 15.   

1542  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on June - 15.   

1594  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  On June - 15 birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on June - 15.   

0948  On this day in history romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

0991  Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies on this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)   

1246  On this day in history frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25   

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on June - 15.   

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on this day in history.   

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on June - 15.