Page 7: Historical Events In May - 15

1936  Amy Johnson arrives in Croydon England from South Africa in record 4 days 16 hours on this day in history.   

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

1938  On May - 15 paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium   

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  Nylon stockings go on sale for first time (US) on this day in history.   

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  On May - 15 the first successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300   

1941  British attack Halfaya-pass & Fort Capuzzo in Egypt & Libya on this day in history.   

1941  On May - 15 nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music   

1941  On May - 15 rumania passes law condemning Jews to forced labor.   

1941  The first British turbojet flies on this day in history.   

1942  Australian troops reinforce Port Moresby on this day in history.   

1942  Gasoline first rationed in US (17 Eastern States) on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history movement of POWs ("A Force") to Thailand from Singapore for work on the Burma-Thailand Railway   

1942  Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers on this day in history.   

1943  Halifax bombers sinks U-463 on May - 15.   

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  On this day in history deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins.   

1944  On May - 15 eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan   

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

1945  Major Courtney, US medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf on May - 15.   

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

1948  Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs Essex, world record on May - 15.   

1948  Bradman scores 187 Australia vs Essex, 124 minutes, 33 fours 1 five on this day in history.   

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

1951  On May - 15 aT&T is first US company to have one million stockholders   

1952  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.   

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on May - 15.   

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

0913  On this day in history death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

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  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

1381  On this day in history death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

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