Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15

1940  On this day in history french fortress of Verdun captured by Germans   

1940  Germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line on this day in history.   

1940  38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province on June - 15.   

1942  Vera Figner, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1943  On this day in history cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies   

1944  On June - 15 first B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory.   

1944  On June - 15 uS forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific   

1950  Itzigsohn discover asteroid 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir & 1779 Parana on this day in history.   

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

1952  Jakob Jud, Swiss linguist/etymologist, dies at 70 on June - 15.   

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 June - 15.   

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

1958  Francois de Vries, economist, dies at 74 on June - 15.   

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

1962  On June - 15 south Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes   

1962  Alfred Cortot, French pianist, dies at 84 on June - 15.   

1965  E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on June - 15.   

1967  On June - 15 gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill   

1967  On this day in history edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69   

1968  John Lennon & Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral on June - 15.   

1968  On this day in history samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88   

1969  On this day in history "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premiers on CBS TV   

1969  On June - 15 georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

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 June - 15 rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die   

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

1977  On June - 15 general elections held in Spain, the first since 1936   

1977  On this day in history spain's first free elections since 1936   

1978  Jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor on this day in history.   

1978  Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days on June - 15.   

1978  On this day in history anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

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 June - 15 birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  On June - 15 birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  On this day in history birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

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

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

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on this day in history.   

0923  On June - 15 robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle   

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  On June - 15 death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)   

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

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on this day in history.   

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on June - 15.   

1381  On this day in history death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London