Historical Events In May - 15

1936  Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4 days 16 hours on this day in history.  

1936  On May - 15 amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from S Afr in record 4d16h  

1938  On May - 15 paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium  

1940  German armour division moves into Northern France on this day in history.  

1940  German troops occupy Amsterdam, General Winkelman surrenders on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history nazis capture General Dutch Persbureau (ANP)  

1940  On May - 15 nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US)  

1940  On this day in history premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France  

1940  The first successful helicopter flight in US Vought-Sikorsky US-300 on this day in history.  

1940  On this day in history joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75  

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1940  On May - 15 the first successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300  

1941  British attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya on May - 15.  

1941  On May - 15 nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music  

1941  Rumania passes law condemning Jews to forced labor on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history the first British turbojet flies  

1942  Australian troops reinforce Port Moresby on May - 15.  

1942  On this day in history gasoline first rationed in US (17 Eastern States)  

1942  Movement of POWs ("A Force") to Thailand from Singapore for work on the Burma-Thailand Railway on this day in history.  

1942  On May - 15 nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers  

1943  Halifax bombers sinks U-463 on May - 15.  

1943  Warsaw ghetto uprising ends, in it's destruction on this day in history.  

1944  14,000 Jews of Munkacs Hungary deported to Auschwitz on May - 15.  

1944  On this day in history deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins.  

1944  Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan on May - 15.  

1944  Sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne on this day in history.  

1945  Major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf on May - 15.  

1948  28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends on May - 15.  

1948  Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record on this day in history.  

1948  Bradman scores 187 Australia vs Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five on this day in history.  

1948  On this day in history egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq & Saudi-Arabia troops attack Israel  

1951  On this day in history aT&T is first US company to have one million stockholders  

1952  Albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1953  Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago for heavywgt boxing title on this day in history.  

1953  Osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam on this day in history.  

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1565  On May - 15 birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam  

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)  

1608  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)  

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

1749  On May - 15 birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)  

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on May - 15.  

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.  

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.  

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on May - 15.  

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.  

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.  

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on May - 15.  

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince  

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on May - 15.  

1381  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron  

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)