Page 7: Historical Events In June - 15

1940  On June - 15 french fortress of Verdun captured by Germans   

1940  On June - 15 germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line.   

1940  On this day in history 38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province   

1942  On this day in history vera Figner, writer, dies   

1943  Congress of racial Equality (CORE) forms on this day in history.   

1943  On June - 15 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  US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific on June - 15.   

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

1951  Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory on June - 15.   

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

1956  On this day in history john Lennon (15) & Paul McCartney (13) meet for the first time as Lennon's rock group The Quarrymen perform at a church dinner   

1957  42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St Louis, Ill (state record) on June - 15.   

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  E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  Samuel Earl "Wahoo Sam" Crawford, baseball pitcher, dies at 88 on June - 15.   

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

1969  On this day in history georges Pompidou, president of France, dies   

1971  Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League on June - 15.   

1972  On this day in history 75,000 attend gathering of religious leader Billy Graham, in Texas   

1972  On this day in history rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die   

1973  "American Graffiti" opens in NYC on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history general elections held in Spain, the first since 1936   

1977  Spain's first free elections since 1936 on June - 15.   

1978  Jordan's King Hussein marries 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who becomes Queen Noor on June - 15.   

1978  Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days on this day in history.   

1978  On June - 15 anton Roosjen, politician/NCRV-chairman, dies at 83   

1979  The first space shuttle SRB qualification test firing; 122 seconds on this day in history.   

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on this day in history.   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history 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  On June - 15 birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on June - 15.   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on June - 15.   

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

0948  On this day in history romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

0991  On June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on June - 15.   

1246  Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 on June - 15.   

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

1341  On June - 15 andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  On June - 15 death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London