Historical Events In May - 15
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1972 George Wallace shot & left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel MD on May - 15.
1972 On May - 15 ryukyu Island & Daito Island returned to Japan after 27 years of US control
1972 On May - 15 nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47
1973 Willem H Rassers, Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at 95 on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history mail truck terrorists take school in Maälot, 30 killed
1975 On this day in history emmy 2nd Daytime Award & Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation
1976 On this day in history "Fonz Song" by Heyettes hits #91
1976 On this day in history "Kentucky Moonrunner" by Cledus Maggard hits #85
1976 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation on this day in history.
1976 Samuel Eliot Morison, US historian (Admiral of Ocean Sea), dies at 88 on May - 15.
1980 Ottawa agrees to extend natural gas pipeline from Montreal to Quebec City on May - 15.
1980 Shawn Weatherly, Sumter SC, crowned 29th Miss USA/Miss Universe-1980 on May - 15.
1981 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK on this day in history.
1981 On May - 15 soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6
1983 Madison Hotel (Boston) destroyed by implosion on this day in history.
1984 Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85 on May - 15.
1985 On May - 15 jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38
1986 On this day in history argentine ex-President Galtieri sentenced to 12 years
1986 Theodore H White, US journalist (Making of Pres, Pulitzer), dies at 71 on May - 15.
1987 John Baur, museum director, dies at 78 on May - 15.
1988 On this day in history moscow begins withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghánistán
1988 On May - 15 soviet troops begin their withdrawl from Afghanistan
1988 On May - 15 andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64
1989 Maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite threat of boycott by right to lifers on this day in history.
1989 On this day in history soviet President Gorbachev in Beijing for first Sino-Soviet summit in 30 years
1989 John Waldo Green, composer, dies at 80 on May - 15.
1990 On May - 15 "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh sold for $825 million
1990 On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,822.45
1990 Mona Grudt, 19, of Norway, crowned 39th Miss Universe on May - 15.
1991 Angry independent truckers close down 20 km of Highway 401 near Toronto; cause huge traffic jams on this day in history.
1991 Defense releases docs claiming Noriega was "CIA's man in Panama" on May - 15.
1991 On this day in history edith Cresson becomes France's first female premier
1991 On this day in history manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam
1991 Nepal premier Bhattarai resigns on May - 15.
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