Page 7: Historical Events In May - 15

1936  Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4 days 16 hours on May - 15.   

1936  On this day in history amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from S Afr in record 4d16h   

1938  Paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium on May - 15.   

1940  On this day in history german armour division moves into Northern France   

1940  On this day in history german troops occupy Amsterdam, General Winkelman surrenders   

1940  Nazis capture General Dutch Persbureau (ANP) on this day in history.   

1940  Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US) on this day in history.   

1940  Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France on May - 15.   

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

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

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

1941  British attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya on this day in history.   

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  The first British turbojet flies on May - 15.   

1942  Australian troops reinforce Port Moresby on May - 15.   

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

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

1942  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers on this day in history.   

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

1943  Warsaw ghetto uprising ends, in it's destruction on May - 15.   

1944  On this day in history 14,000 Jews of Munkacs Hungary deported to Auschwitz   

1944  Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan   

1944  On this day in history sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne   

1945  Major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends   

1948  Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record on May - 15.   

1948  On this day in history bradman scores 187 Australia vs Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five   

1948  On May - 15 egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq & Saudi-Arabia troops attack Israel   

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  On May - 15 heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago for heavywgt boxing title   

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 this day in history.   

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

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  On this day in history death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

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

1157  On May - 15 death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

1174  On this day in history nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

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

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