Page 7: Historical Events In May - 15

1936  On this day in history amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4 days 16 hours   

1936  On this day in history 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  On this day in history german troops occupy Amsterdam, General Winkelman surrenders   

1940  Nazis capture General Dutch Persbureau (ANP) on May - 15.   

1940  On this day in history nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US)   

1940  Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the first successful helicopter flight in US Vought-Sikorsky US-300   

1940  Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75 on May - 15.   

1940  On this day in history the first successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300   

1941  On May - 15 british attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya   

1941  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music on May - 15.   

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

1941  On May - 15 the first British turbojet flies   

1942  Australian troops reinforce Port Moresby on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 15 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 May - 15.   

1942  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers on May - 15.   

1943  On May - 15 halifax bombers sinks U-463   

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  Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins on this day in history.   

1944  Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan on this day in history.   

1944  Sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne on May - 15.   

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  On this day in history australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record   

1948  Bradman scores 187 Australia vs Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five on May - 15.   

1948  Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq & Saudi-Arabia troops attack Israel on May - 15.   

1951  AT&T is first US company to have one million stockholders on this day in history.   

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  On May - 15 osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam   

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on May - 15.   

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  On this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

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

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on this day in history.   

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on this day in history.   

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  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on May - 15.   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 15.