Page 8: Historical Events In April - 15

1984  Tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1985  Challenger moves to launch pad on this day in history.   

1985  On April - 15 e Bowell discovers asteroids #3527 McCord & #3663   

1985  On April - 15 geoff Smith wins his 2nd straight Boston Marathon   

1986  On this day in history american warplanes bomb Tripoli, Libya, in retaliation for Libyan terrorism   

1986  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 on April - 15.   

1986  Tim McIntire actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42 on April - 15.   

1986  US air raids Libya, respondings to La Belle disco, Berlin bombing on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1989  On April - 15 95 crushed to death at Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England   

1989  On this day in history hu Yaobang general sec of Chinese Commnist Party, dies   

1989  South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries on this day in history.   

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 April - 15 "In Living Color" premiers on FOX-TV   

1990  On April - 15 greta Garbo actress, dies at 84   

1990  Greta Garbo, actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history david Lean director (Dr Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia), dies at 83   

1991  Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglarly on this day in history.   

1991  Maximum NY State unemployment benefits raised to $280 per week on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history billionaire Leona Helmsly is sent to jail for tax evasion   

1992  On April - 15 jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight   

1992  On April - 15 lincoln Hospital in the Bronx loses its accreditation   

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  Natalie Rasmussen gets a new car from her parents in Yorba Linda on April - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

2013  On April - 15 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 this day in history.   

2019  Aretha Franklin posthumously receives the Pulitzer Prize Special Citation honor, first individual woman to win it since 1930 on this day in history.   

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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1452  On this day in history birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary   

1469  Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs was born on this day in history.   

1489  On April - 15 birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)   

1552  Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist   

1637  On April - 15 birth of valentin Molitor, composer   

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on April - 15.   

1646  King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.   

1053  Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex on this day in history.   

1220  On April - 15 adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1415  On April - 15 death of manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian   

1472  On this day in history leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68   

1502  On this day in history jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1605  Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history.   

1607  Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78 on April - 15.   

1610  On April - 15 johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62