Historical Events In May - 15

1936  Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4 days 16 hours on this day in history.   

1936  Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from S Afr in record 4d16h on this day in history.   

1938  Paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium on May - 15.   

1940  German armour division moves into Northern France on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history german troops occupy Amsterdam, General Winkelman surrenders   

1940  Nazis capture General Dutch Persbureau (ANP) on May - 15.   

1940  On this day in history nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US)   

1940  Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France on May - 15.   

1940  On May - 15 the first successful helicopter flight in US Vought-Sikorsky US-300   

1940  Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75 on May - 15.   

1940  The first successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300 on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 15 british attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya   

1941  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music on this day in history.   

1941  Rumania passes law condemning Jews to forced labor on May - 15.   

1941  The first British turbojet flies on May - 15.   

1942  Australian troops reinforce Port Moresby on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history gasoline first rationed in US (17 Eastern States)   

1942  Movement of POWs ("A Force") to Thailand from Singapore for work on the Burma-Thailand Railway on this day in history.   

1942  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history halifax bombers sinks U-463   

1943  Warsaw ghetto uprising ends, in it's destruction on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 14,000 Jews of Munkacs Hungary deported to Auschwitz   

1944  Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan   

1944  On this day in history sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne   

1945  Major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends   

1948  On this day in history australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record   

1948  On May - 15 bradman scores 187 Australia vs Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five   

1948  On May - 15 egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq & Saudi-Arabia troops attack Israel   

1951  On May - 15 aT&T is first US company to have one million stockholders   

1952  Albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84 on May - 15.   

1953  Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago for heavywgt boxing title on this day in history.   

1953  On May - 15 osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam   

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1565  On this day in history birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam   

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  On May - 15 birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  On May - 15 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  On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.   

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on May - 15.   

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

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  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  On this day in history nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

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