Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15

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

1940  On June - 15 germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line.   

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

1942  Vera Figner, writer, dies on June - 15.   

1943  On this day in history congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms   

1943  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1962  On June - 15 south Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes   

1962  On June - 15 alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84   

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

1967  Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill on June - 15.   

1967  On June - 15 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  On June - 15 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  On this day in history georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  On this day in history vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League   

1972  On this day in history 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  General elections held in Spain, the first since 1936 on this day in history.   

1977  Spain's first free elections since 1936 on this day in history.   

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

1978  On June - 15 soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days   

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  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  On June - 15 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  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on this day in history.   

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on this day in history.   

0948  Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies on June - 15.   

0991  On June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

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

1246  On June - 15 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 June - 15 andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on this day in history.