Historical Events In May - 15

1955  Building of space travel center at Baikonur Kazachstan begins on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1955  On May - 15 vienna Treaty Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence   

1955  On this day in history vienna Treaty: Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence   

1956  On this day in history in Orleans Ontario, a Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashes into the Grey Nuns' Home for the Aged in Orleans, killing 15 people, including 11 nuns.   

1957  On this day in history 18,000 people at Madison Square Garden-Billy Graham launched a crusade   

1957  The first British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island) on this day in history.   

1958  On May - 15 sputnik III satelite launched by the U S S R   

1958  USSR launches Sputnik III on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91   

1959  On May - 15 berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], Dutch actor, dies at 56   

1960  Sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed on May - 15.   

1960  On May - 15 taxes took 25% of earnings in US   

1961  36 Unification church couples wed in Korea on May - 15.   

1962  On May - 15 uS marines arrive in Laos   

1963  Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched on this day in history.   

1963  Peter, Paul & Mary win their first Grammy (If I Had a Hammer) on May - 15.   

1963  On May - 15 tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam   

1964  Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp on May - 15.   

1964  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on May - 15.   

1964  Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1965  Adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history south Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die   

1967  On this day in history paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman   

1967  Edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1968  A tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36 on May - 15.   

1968  Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is the substitute host on May - 15.   

1969  Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history beatles' last LP, "Let It Be" is released in US   

1970  Elizabeth Hoisington & Anna Mae Mays named first female US generals on this day in history.   

1970  France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on this day in history.   

1970  South-Africa excluded from Olympic play on May - 15.   

1971  Radio Nordsee International's ship bombed on this day in history.   

1972  Bus plunges into Nile River killing 50 pilgrims (Minia Egypt) on May - 15.   

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

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

1608  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

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

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

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

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on May - 15.   

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)