Historical Events In May - 15

1936  On May - 15 amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4 days 16 hours   

1936  Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from S Afr in record 4d16h on this day in history.   

1938  Paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium on this day in history.   

1940  German armour division moves into Northern France on this day in history.   

1940  German troops occupy Amsterdam, General Winkelman surrenders on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history nazis capture General Dutch Persbureau (ANP)   

1940  On this day in history nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US)   

1940  Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the first successful helicopter flight in US Vought-Sikorsky US-300   

1940  Joseph Limburg, liberal 2nd-Member of parliament (1905-19), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1940  The first successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history british attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya   

1941  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music on this day in history.   

1941  Rumania passes law condemning Jews to forced labor on this day in history.   

1941  The first British turbojet flies on May - 15.   

1942  Australian troops reinforce Port Moresby on May - 15.   

1942  Gasoline first rationed in US (17 Eastern States) on May - 15.   

1942  Movement of POWs ("A Force") to Thailand from Singapore for work on the Burma-Thailand Railway on May - 15.   

1942  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers on May - 15.   

1943  On May - 15 halifax bombers sinks U-463   

1943  On May - 15 warsaw ghetto uprising ends, in it's destruction   

1944  On May - 15 14,000 Jews of Munkacs Hungary deported to Auschwitz   

1944  Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins on May - 15.   

1944  Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan on May - 15.   

1944  On May - 15 sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne   

1945  On May - 15 major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf   

1948  On May - 15 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends   

1948  Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record on this day in history.   

1948  Bradman scores 187 Australia vs Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five on May - 15.   

1948  Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq & Saudi-Arabia troops attack Israel on May - 15.   

1951  AT&T is first US company to have one million stockholders on May - 15.   

1952  On May - 15 albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at 84   

1953  On this day in history heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago for heavywgt boxing title   

1953  On May - 15 osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam   

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on May - 15.   

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

1749  On May - 15 birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)   

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.   

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on this day in history.   

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

1036  On May - 15 death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

1174  On this day in history nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.   

1470  On May - 15 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)