Page 8: Historical Events In May - 15

1955  On May - 15 building of space travel center at Baikonur Kazachstan begins   

1955  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 15.   

1955  Vienna Treaty Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on May - 15.   

1955  Vienna Treaty: Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on May - 15.   

1956  On this day in history 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.   

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

1957  On this day in history 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 May - 15 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  On May - 15 taxes took 25% of earnings in US   

1961  36 Unification church couples wed in Korea on May - 15.   

1962  On this day in history uS marines arrive in Laos   

1963  On May - 15 last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched   

1963  On May - 15 peter, Paul & Mary win their first Grammy (If I Had a Hammer)   

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

1964  Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp on May - 15.   

1964  On May - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

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

1965  On May - 15 adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies   

1966  On May - 15 south Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die   

1967  On May - 15 paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman   

1967  On this day in history edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84   

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

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

1969  Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1970  On May - 15 beatles' last LP, "Let It Be" is released in US   

1970  On May - 15 elizabeth Hoisington & Anna Mae Mays named first female US generals   

1970  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on May - 15.   

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

1971  On this day in history radio Nordsee International's ship bombed   

1972  On May - 15 bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims (Minia Egypt)   

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1565  On this day in history 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  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.   

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

1749  On this day in history birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)   

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

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

1764  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

0392  On May - 15 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 May - 15.   

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

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

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

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