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  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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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  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on June - 15.   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on June - 15.   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

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

0948  Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies on this day in history.   

0991  On this day in history theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

1073  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)   

1246  On this day in history frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25   

1337  On this day in history angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies   

1341  On this day in history andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on June - 15.