Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15

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  On this day in history vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms on June - 15.   

1943  On June - 15 cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies   

1944  First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history uS forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific   

1950  Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana on June - 15.   

1951  On this day in history joe Louis scored his last knock out victory   

1952  On this day in history jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70   

1956  John Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner on this day in history.   

1957  42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St Louis, Ill (state record) on this day in history.   

1958  On June - 15 francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74   

1960  Argentina complains to UN about Israeli illicit transfer of Eichman on this day in history.   

1962  South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes on June - 15.   

1962  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history e. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902   

1967  Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill on June - 15.   

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  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1972  75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die   

1973  "American Graffiti" opens in NYC on June - 15.   

1977  General elections held in Spain, the first since 1936 on this day in history.   

1977  Spain's first free elections since 1936 on June - 15.   

1978  On June - 15 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  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  On this day in history the first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds   

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1221  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on June - 15.   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1594  On June - 15 birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on this day in history.   

1624  On this day in history birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on June - 15.   

0948  On June - 15 romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

0991  Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies on June - 15.   

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on this day in history.   

1246  On June - 15 frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25   

1337  On June - 15 angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies   

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on this day in history.   

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on this day in history.