Historical Events In May - 15

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

1955  On May - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1955  Vienna Treaty Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on May - 15.   

1955  Vienna Treaty: Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on 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 on May - 15.   

1957  On May - 15 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade   

1957  On May - 15 the first British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)   

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

1958  On May - 15 uSSR launches Sputnik III   

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 May - 15 sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed   

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

1961  On May - 15 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1962  US marines arrive in Laos on May - 15.   

1963  Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched on this day in history.   

1963  Peter, Paul & Mary win their first Grammy (If I Had a Hammer) on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam   

1964  On May - 15 sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp   

1964  On May - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  On this day in history cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61   

1965  Adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies on May - 15.   

1966  South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die on May - 15.   

1967  On May - 15 paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman   

1967  On this day in history edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84   

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

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

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

1970  On May - 15 beatles' last LP, "Let It Be" is released in US   

1970  Elizabeth Hoisington & Anna Mae Mays named first female US generals on May - 15.   

1970  On May - 15 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1970  South-Africa excluded from Olympic play on this day in history.   

1971  On May - 15 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 this day in history.   

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 15.   

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  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on this day in history.   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

1036  On May - 15 death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

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

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

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.