Historical Events In June - 15
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1940 French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans on June - 15.
1940 On this day in history germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line.
1940 On June - 15 38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province
1942 Vera Figner, writer, dies on June - 15.
1943 Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms on this day in history.
1943 On June - 15 cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies
1944 On June - 15 first B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory.
1944 On this day in history uS forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
1950 On June - 15 itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana
1951 On this day in history joe Louis scored his last knock out victory
1952 Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on June - 15.
1956 On June - 15 john Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner
1957 42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St Louis, Ill (state record) on June - 15.
1958 Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1960 Argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman on this day in history.
1962 South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes on June - 15.
1962 Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on June - 15.
1965 On June - 15 e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902
1967 On this day in history gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill
1967 On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69
1968 On this day in history john Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral
1968 Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on June - 15.
1969 On this day in history "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV
1969 Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on this day in history.
1971 On June - 15 vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League
1972 75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas on this day in history.
1972 On June - 15 rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
1973 On June - 15 "American Graffiti" opens in NYC
1977 On June - 15 general elections held in Spain, the first since 1936
1977 Spain's first free elections since 1936 on June - 15.
1978 On June - 15 jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor.
1978 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days on June - 15.
1978 On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83
1979 On June - 15 the first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
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