Historical Events In April - 15

1958  On this day in history estelle Taylor, dies at 64   

1959  Fidel Castro begins US goodwill tour on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history the birth of Emma Thompson, British actress   

1960  Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizes at Shaw U on April - 15.   

1961  Launching of first nuclear-powered frigate, USS Bainbridge, at Quincy, MA on April - 15.   

1961  On this day in history yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is awarded the Order of Lenin   

1962  USS Princeton brought first Marine helicopters to Vietnam. This was first Marine advisory unit to arrive in South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1962  Clara Blandick, committed suicide at 80 on April - 15.   

1965  On April - 15 syd Chaplin, dies at 80   

1966  The Rolling Stones release "Aftermath" on April - 15.   

1966  On April - 15 joseph Crehan, dies of stroke at 81   

1967  On April - 15 antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69   

1968  On this day in history boris Mykolayovich Lyatoshyns'ky, composer, dies at 73   

1969  On April - 15 north Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan   

1969  On April - 15 victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81   

1971  On this day in history 43rd Academy Awards presented   

1972  Otto Brenner, German trade union leader, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history military coup in Niger   

1975  On this day in history c Torres discovers asteroid #2784 Domeyko   

1975  On this day in history first appearance of the San Diego Chicken   

1975  On this day in history charles Marshall, dies   

1976  On this day in history gerald Smith, antisemite/catholic (Natl Christian Crusade), dies at 78   

1978  43 die as 2 express trains collide head-on south of Bologna, Italy on April - 15.   

1980  E Bowell discovers asteroid #3041 Webb on this day in history.   

1980  On April - 15 raymond Bailey actor (Mr Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 75   

1980  On this day in history jean-Paul Sartre, existentialist philosopher and writer (Nobel 1964), dies in Paris at 74   

1981  On April - 15 french Duynstee, Dutch states rights leader, dies at 67   

1982  On April - 15 a Mrkos discovers asteroid #3257   

1982  On April - 15 apollo Computer announces DN400, DN420, & landscape display   

1982  The Muslims who murdered President Sadat of Egypt are executed on this day in history.   

1982  On April - 15 5 murderers, of Egyptian pres Sadat, executed   

1983  Rodolfo Hoyos actor (Luis-Viva Valdez), dies at 68 on April - 15.   

1983  On this day in history tokyo Disneyland opens   

1983  On April - 15 gyula Illyes, Hungarian writer/poet (Az Ismertlen Illyes), dies at 80   

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1452  Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary was born on April - 15.   

1469  Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs was born on April - 15.   

1489  On April - 15 birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)   

1552  On April - 15 birth of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)   

1588  Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of valentin Molitor, composer   

1641  On this day in history birth of robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722)   

1646  On this day in history birth of king Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)   

1053  On this day in history death of godwin, Earl of Wessex   

1220  On this day in history adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1415  Death of Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian on April - 15.   

1472  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1502  On this day in history jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1605  Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history.   

1607  Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78 on April - 15.   

1610  On April - 15 johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62