Page 8: Historical Events In May - 15

1955  On May - 15 building of space travel center at Baikonur Kazachstan begins   

1955  On May - 15 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1955  Vienna Treaty Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on May - 15.   

1955  Vienna Treaty: Britain, France, US & USSR restores Austria's independence on this day in history.   

1956  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 on May - 15.   

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

1957  On this day in history the first British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island)   

1958  On this day in history sputnik III satelite launched by the U S S R   

1958  USSR launches Sputnik III on this day in history.   

1958  On May - 15 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  On May - 15 sputnik 4 launched into Earth orbit; later recovery failed   

1960  Taxes took 25% of earnings in US on May - 15.   

1961  On this day in history 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1962  US marines arrive in Laos on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 15 last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched   

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

1963  Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam on May - 15.   

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  On May - 15 cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist, dies at 61   

1965  On this day in history adrian Schoevers, Dutch director (Schoevers Institution), dies   

1966  South Vietnamese army battle Buddhists, about 80 die on this day in history.   

1967  On May - 15 paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman   

1967  On May - 15 edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84   

1968  On this day in history a tornado strikes Jonesboro AR at 10 PM, killing 36   

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

1969  On May - 15 associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court   

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 May - 15.   

1970  On May - 15 france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island   

1970  South-Africa excluded from Olympic play on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history radio Nordsee International's ship bombed   

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

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 this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)   

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.   

0392  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.   

1470  On May - 15 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)