Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15

1940  On June - 15 french fortress of Verdun captured by Germans   

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

1940  On this day in history 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  On June - 15 cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies   

1944  First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory on this day in history.   

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 June - 15.   

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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

1958  On June - 15 francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74   

1960  On this day in history argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman   

1962  South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes on this day in history.   

1962  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1965  E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on June - 15.   

1967  On this day in history gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill   

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

1968  On this day in history john Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral   

1968  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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  Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League on June - 15.   

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

1972  Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die on June - 15.   

1973  On June - 15 "American Graffiti" opens in NYC   

1977  General elections held in Spain, the first since 1936 on this day in history.   

1977  Spain's first free elections since 1936 on June - 15.   

1978  On this day in history 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 June - 15.   

1978  On this day in history anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  The first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds on this day in history.   

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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 June - 15.   

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

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

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  On this day in history 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 June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

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

1246  Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 on June - 15.   

1337  On this day in history angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies   

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

1381  On this day in history death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London