Page 9: Historical Events In May - 15

1972  On this day in history george Wallace shot & left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel MD   

1972  Ryukyu Island & Daito Island returned to Japan after 27 years of US control on May - 15.   

1972  Nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47 on May - 15.   

1973  On May - 15 willem H Rassers, Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at 95   

1974  On May - 15 mail truck terrorists take school in Maälot, 30 killed   

1975  Emmy 2nd Daytime Award & Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history "Fonz Song" by Heyettes hits #91   

1976  On May - 15 "Kentucky Moonrunner" by Cledus Maggard hits #85   

1976  On May - 15 emmy Creative Arts Award presentation   

1976  On May - 15 samuel Eliot Morison, US historian (Admiral of Ocean Sea), dies at 88   

1980  Ottawa agrees to extend natural gas pipeline from Montreal to Quebec City on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history shawn Weatherly, Sumter SC, crowned 29th Miss USA/Miss Universe-1980   

1981  George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 15 soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6   

1983  Madison Hotel (Boston) destroyed by implosion on this day in history.   

1984  Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85 on May - 15.   

1985  On this day in history jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38   

1986  Argentine ex-President Galtieri sentenced to 12 years on May - 15.   

1986  On May - 15 theodore H White, US journalist (Making of Pres, Pulitzer), dies at 71   

1987  On this day in history john Baur, museum director, dies at 78   

1988  On May - 15 moscow begins withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghánistán   

1988  Soviet troops begin their withdrawl from Afghanistan on this day in history.   

1988  Andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64 on May - 15.   

1989  On this day in history maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite threat of boycott by right to lifers   

1989  Soviet President Gorbachev in Beijing for first Sino-Soviet summit in 30 years on May - 15.   

1989  On May - 15 john Waldo Green, composer, dies at 80   

1990  "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh sold for $825 million on May - 15.   

1990  On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,822.45   

1990  Mona Grudt, 19, of Norway, crowned 39th Miss Universe on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 15 angry independent truckers close down 20 km of Highway 401 near Toronto; cause huge traffic jams.   

1991  On this day in history defense releases docs claiming Noriega was "CIA's man in Panama"   

1991  Edith Cresson becomes France's first female premier on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 15 manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam   

1991  On May - 15 nepal premier Bhattarai resigns   

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

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on May - 15.   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.   

1749  On this day in history 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 May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

0392  On May - 15 death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on this day in history.   

1157  On May - 15 death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on May - 15.   

1381  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 15.