Page 8: Historical Events In June - 15
Thursday, 01 January 2026
1979 On this day in history ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67 

1980 Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game on this day in history. 

1982 Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat on this day in history. 

1982 Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist, dies at 56 on this day in history. 

1983 On June - 15 supreme Court struck down state & local restrictions on abortion 

1984 Thomas Hearns KOs Roberto Duran on this day in history. 

1984 On this day in history meredith Willson, composer (Meredith Willson Show), dies at 82 

1985 On this day in history en route to Halley's Comet, USSR's Vega 2 drops lander on Venus 

1985 On June - 15 len Hopwood, cricketer (took 0-155 in two Tests Eng v Aust 1934), dies 

1986 On this day in history pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity 

1986 On this day in history k K Tarapore, cricketer (Test for India 1948), killed by motor-scooter 

1987 On June - 15 j A K Cochrane, cricketer (Test for S Afr 1931), dies 

1988 NASA launches space vehicle S-213 on June - 15. 

1989 Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth on June - 15. 

1989 On this day in history ray McAnally, actor (My Left Foot, Empire State), dies in Dublin at 63 

1990 On June - 15 "Dick Tracy" with Warren Beatty premiers 

1991 On this day in history philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo errupts 

1992 Ghana Airways inaugurates flights to JFK Airport (NYC) on this day in history. 

1992 Eddie Lopat, pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 73 on June - 15. 

1993 John Connally, the former Texas governor wounded when President John F. Kennedy was killed, dies at age 76 on this day in history. 

1993 John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas), dies at 76 on this day in history. 

1994 David Lawson, executed in NC (wanted execution shown on Donahue) on June - 15. 

2007 Bob Barker airs his last episode of The Price is Right on this day in history. 

2012 On June - 15 apple I computer sells for a record $374,500 

2014 Juan Manuel Santos is reelected President of Columbia on this day in history. 

2017 Scotland Yard launches criminal inquiry and British Prime Minister Theresa May announces a public inquiry a day after the Grenfell Tower fire on this day in history. 

2017 New record set for price of a parking lot in Hong Kong - $664,000 on June - 15. 

2017 On this day in history rebel Wilson win defamation case against Bauer Media at The Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne 

2018 World Cup: Portugal 3. Spain 3 - Cristiano Renaldo scores hat-trick - 4th player to score in 4 different WC's - 1st to score in 8 consecutive major tournaments on this day in history. 

2018 On this day in history physicist Stephen Hawking 's ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey, London, between the remains of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin 

2018 On this day in history theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes charged with fraud over company's blood tests 

2018 Glasgow School of Art, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh burns down, four years after a previous fire on this day in history. 

2019 On June - 15 baseball jersey belonging to Babe Ruth becomes most expensive sports memorabilia when it sells for $5.64 million at an auction in New York 

2019 On this day in history hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests: Hong Kong announces it will indefinitely suspend the controversial extradition bill, but protests continue, this time calling for the total withdrawal of the bill and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam. 

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