Page 8: Historical Events In May - 15

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

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  On May - 15 vienna Treaty: Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence   

1956  On May - 15 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  On May - 15 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade   

1957  The first British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island) on May - 15.   

1958  Sputnik III satelite launched by the U S S R on May - 15.   

1958  USSR launches Sputnik III on May - 15.   

1958  On May - 15 michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91   

1959  Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed   

1960  On this day in history taxes took 25% of earnings in US   

1961  On this day in history 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1962  On this day in history uS marines arrive in Laos   

1963  On this day in history last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched   

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  On this day in history cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61   

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 this day in history paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman   

1967  Edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84 on May - 15.   

1968  A tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36 on this day in history.   

1968  Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host on this day in history.   

1969  Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court on May - 15.   

1970  Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be" is released in US on May - 15.   

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

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

1970  On May - 15 south-Africa excluded from Olympic play   

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  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 this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.   

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on May - 15.   

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.   

0392  On May - 15 death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  On May - 15 death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

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

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

1381  On this day in history death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

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