Page 8: Historical Events In May - 15

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   

1957  18000 people at Madison Square Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade.   

1957  The inaugural British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)   

1958  Sputnik III satelite launched by the U S S R.   

1958  USSR launches Sputnik III.   

1958  Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91.   

1959  Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56   

1960  Sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed   

1960  Taxes took 25% of earnings in US.   

1961  36 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1962  US marines arrive in Laos   

1963  Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched   

1963  Peter, Paul and Mary win their inaugural Grammy (If I Had a Hammer).   

1963  In this year, Tottenham Hotspur claims 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam.   

1964  In this year, Sporting Portugal claims 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp   

1964  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.   

1964  Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61   

1965  Adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies.   

1966  South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die.   

1967  Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman   

1967  Edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84   

1968  A tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36.   

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

1969  Associate Justice Abe Fortas steps down from Supreme Court   

1970  Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be" is released in US   

1970  Elizabeth Hoisington and Anna Mae Mays named inaugural female US generals   

1970  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1970  South-Africa excluded from Olympic play.   

1971  Radio Nordsee International's ship bombed.   

1972  Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims (Minia Egypt).   

1972  George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel MD   

1972  Ryukyu Island and Daito Island returned to Japan after 27 years of US control   

1972  Nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47.   

1973  Willem H Rassers, Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at 95   

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

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.   

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  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

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

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

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 May - 15 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)