Page 8: Historical Events In April - 15
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1984 On this day in history tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61
1985 On April - 15 challenger moves to launch pad
1985 E Bowell discovers asteroids #3527 McCord & #3663 on April - 15.
1985 On April - 15 geoff Smith wins his 2nd straight Boston Marathon
1986 American warplanes bomb Tripoli, Libya, in retaliation for Libyan terrorism on this day in history.
1986 On April - 15 operation Eldorado Canyon, Navy aircraft from USS America (CV-66) and USS Coral Sea (CV-43) attack Libya in conjunction with USAF aircraft after Libya linked to terrorist bombing of West
1986 Tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42 on April - 15.
1986 On this day in history uS air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing
1986 Jean Genet, French criminal/novelist/dramatist, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1988 Hendrikus G "Han" Hoekstra, Dutch poet (Zandloper), dies at 81 on April - 15.
1989 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England on April - 15.
1989 On this day in history hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies
1989 On April - 15 south African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries
1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois on April - 15.
1989 Charles Vanel, dies at 96 on April - 15.
1990 On this day in history "In Living Color" premiers on FOX-TV
1990 Greta Garbo actress, dies at 84 on April - 15.
1990 Greta Garbo, actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1991 David Lean director (Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 83 on April - 15.
1991 Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglarly on April - 15.
1991 On April - 15 maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week
1992 Billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion on April - 15.
1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight on this day in history.
1992 Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx loses its accreditation on April - 15.
1992 NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches the most NHL games (1,438) on this day in history.
1992 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy & DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Bradcasters Hall of Fame on April - 15.
2001 On April - 15 natalie Rasmussen gets a new car from her parents in Yorba Linda
2005 At least twenty one people die and around fifty people are injured in a devastating fire at a hotel in central Paris on April - 15.
2012 400 Islamist Militants escape from a Pakistan prison after an insurgent attack on April - 15.
2013 On this day in history 3 people are killed and 183 are injured after two explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon
2017 Suicide car bomb targets buses carrying Syrian evacuees at Rashidin, 126 killed including 70 children on April - 15.
2019 Aretha Franklin posthumously receives the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor, first individual woman to win it since 1930 on April - 15.
2019 Paris cathedral Notre Dame catches fire, toppling its spire and destroying its roof Learn More >> on this day in history.
2019 On April - 15 during Holy Week, a major fire engulfs Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, resulting in the roof and main spire collapsing.
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