Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15

1940  French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans on June - 15.   

1940  Germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line on June - 15.   

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

1942  On this day in history vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana   

1951  Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory on June - 15.   

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

1956  On this day in history john Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner   

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

1958  On this day in history francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74   

1960  On June - 15 argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman   

1962  On this day in history south Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes   

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

1965  On June - 15 e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

1967  Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill on this day in history.   

1967  On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

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  On June - 15 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV   

1969  Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on this day in history.   

1971  Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League on this day in history.   

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

1972  On June - 15 rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die   

1973  "American Graffiti" opens in NYC on June - 15.   

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

1977  On June - 15 spain's first free elections since 1936   

1978  On June - 15 jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor.   

1978  Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days on this day in history.   

1978  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

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

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on this day in history.   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on June - 15.   

1553  On June - 15 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on June - 15.   

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

1624  On June - 15 birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on June - 15.   

0923  On June - 15 robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle   

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

0991  On this day in history theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on June - 15.   

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  On this day in history andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  On June - 15 death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London