Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15
Wednesday, 19 March 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 38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province on this day in history.
1942 On June - 15 vera Figner, writer, dies
1943 On this day in history congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms
1943 Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies on June - 15.
1944 On this day in history first B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory.
1944 US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific on this day in history.
1950 On June - 15 itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana
1951 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory on June - 15.
1952 On June - 15 jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70
1956 On June - 15 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 Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84
1965 On this day in history e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902
1967 On this day in history gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill
1967 On June - 15 edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69
1968 On this day in history john Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral
1968 On this day in history samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88
1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV on June - 15.
1969 Georges Pompidou, president of France, dies on this day in history.
1971 Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League on June - 15.
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 On this day in history "American Graffiti" opens in NYC
1977 On this day in history general elections held in Spain, the first since 1936
1977 On this day in history spain's first free elections since 1936
1978 On this day in history jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor.
1978 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days on this day in history.
1978 Anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1979 On June - 15 the first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds
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