Page 9: Historical Events In May - 15

1972  George Wallace shot & left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel MD on May - 15.   

1972  On May - 15 ryukyu Island & Daito Island returned to Japan after 27 years of US control   

1972  On this day in history nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47   

1973  Willem H Rassers, Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at 95 on May - 15.   

1974  On this day in history mail truck terrorists take school in Maälot, 30 killed   

1975  Emmy 2nd Daytime Award & Emmy News & Documentaries Award presentation on this day in history.   

1976  On May - 15 "Fonz Song" by Heyettes hits #91   

1976  On this day in history "Kentucky Moonrunner" by Cledus Maggard hits #85   

1976  On this day in history emmy Creative Arts Award presentation   

1976  On this day in history samuel Eliot Morison, US historian (Admiral of Ocean Sea), dies at 88   

1980  On May - 15 ottawa agrees to extend natural gas pipeline from Montreal to Quebec City.   

1980  Shawn Weatherly, Sumter SC, crowned 29th Miss USA/Miss Universe-1980 on this day in history.   

1981  On May - 15 george Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in UK   

1981  Soyuz 40 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Rumanian) to Salyut 6 on May - 15.   

1983  On this day in history madison Hotel (Boston) destroyed by implosion   

1984  On May - 15 lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85   

1985  On May - 15 jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38   

1986  On May - 15 argentine ex-President Galtieri sentenced to 12 years   

1986  On May - 15 theodore H White, US journalist (Making of Pres, Pulitzer), dies at 71   

1987  On May - 15 john Baur, museum director, dies at 78   

1988  Moscow begins withdrawing its 115,000 troops in Afghánistán on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history soviet troops begin their withdrawl from Afghanistan   

1988  On this day in history andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at 64   

1989  Maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite threat of boycott by right to lifers on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 15 soviet President Gorbachev in Beijing for first Sino-Soviet summit in 30 years   

1989  John Waldo Green, composer, dies at 80 on May - 15.   

1990  On May - 15 "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh sold for $825 million   

1990  On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,822.45   

1990  On this day in history mona Grudt, 19, of Norway, crowned 39th Miss Universe   

1991  Angry independent truckers close down 20 km of Highway 401 near Toronto; cause huge traffic jams on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 15 defense releases docs claiming Noriega was "CIA's man in Panama"   

1991  Edith Cresson becomes France's first female premier on May - 15.   

1991  On this day in history manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam   

1991  Nepal premier Bhattarai resigns 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 this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

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  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 May - 15.   

1759  On this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

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

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

1036  On May - 15 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)