Historical Events In May - 15

1955  Building of space travel center at Baikonur Kazachstan begins on May - 15.   

1955  On May - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1955  Vienna Treaty Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on this day in history.   

1955  Vienna Treaty: Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on this day in history.   

1956  In Orleans Ontario, a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashes into the Grey Nuns' Home for the Aged in Orleans, killing 15 people, including 11 nuns on this day in history.   

1957  18,000 people at Madison Square Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade on May - 15.   

1957  On May - 15 the first British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)   

1958  Sputnik III satelite launched by the U S S R on this day in history.   

1958  On May - 15 uSSR launches Sputnik III   

1958  Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56   

1960  Sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed on May - 15.   

1960  Taxes took 25% of earnings in US on this day in history.   

1961  On May - 15 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1962  On this day in history uS marines arrive in Laos   

1963  Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched on May - 15.   

1963  Peter, Paul & Mary win their first Grammy (If I Had a Hammer) on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 15 tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam   

1964  Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61 on May - 15.   

1965  Adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies on this day in history.   

1966  South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die on this day in history.   

1967  Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman on May - 15.   

1967  Edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1968  On May - 15 a tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36   

1968  On May - 15 paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host   

1969  On this day in history associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court   

1970  Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be" is released in US on this day in history.   

1970  Elizabeth Hoisington & Anna Mae Mays named first female US generals on May - 15.   

1970  On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1970  South-Africa excluded from Olympic play on this day in history.   

1971  On May - 15 radio Nordsee International's ship bombed   

1972  Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims (Minia Egypt) on this day in history.   

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

1567  On this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.   

1720  On May - 15 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  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on May - 15.   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1764  On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

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 May - 15 death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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