Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In June - 15
Thursday, 03 April 2025
1940 French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans on this day in history. 
1940 On this day in history germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line.
1940 On this day in history 38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province
1942 Vera Figner, writer, dies on June - 15.
1943 Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms on this day in history.
1943 Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on this day in history.
1944 First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory on this day in history.
1944 On June - 15 uS forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
1950 On this day in history itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana
1951 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory on this day in history.
1952 On June - 15 jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70
1956 On this day in history john Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner
1957 On June - 15 42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St Louis, Ill (state record)
1958 On June - 15 francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74
1960 On this day in history argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman
1962 South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes on June - 15.
1962 Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on June - 15.
1965 On this day in history e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902
1967 Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill on this day in history.
1967 Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1968 On this day in history john Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral
1968 On June - 15 samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88
1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history georges Pompidou, president of France, dies
1971 On June - 15 vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League
1972 On June - 15 75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas
1972 On June - 15 rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die
1973 "American Graffiti" opens in NYC on June - 15.
1977 On June - 15 general elections held in Spain, the first since 1936
1977 Spain's first free elections since 1936 on June - 15.
1978 Jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor on June - 15.
1978 On June - 15 soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days
1978 Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 on June - 15.
1979 On this day in history the first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
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