Birthday June 15, 1330 Edward the Black Prince
Birthday June 15, 1767 Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson, 1st lady
Birthday June 15, 1843 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer
Birthday June 15, 1922 Morris K. Udall, (D-Az-Rep)
Birthday June 15, 1932 Mario Cuomo, (D-NY-gov)
Birthday June 15, 1937 Waylon Jennings, singer of innumerable country songs
Birthday June 15, 1941 Harry Nilsson, laid-back singer & songwriter
Birthday June 15, 1945 Nicola Pagett
Birthday June 15, 1946 Judy Pace, in LA
Birthday June 15, 1951 Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
History June 15, 0763 BC Assyrians record total solar eclipse event on clay tablet
History June 15, 1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede England
History June 15, 1300 Dante is named prior of Florence
History June 15, 1389 Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs - Bosnians
History June 15, 1520 Pope threatens to toss Luther out of Catholic Church
History June 15, 1664 NJ established
History June 15, 1752 Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-What a shock
History June 15, 1775 Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army
History June 15, 1775 George Washington assigned to lead the Continental Army
History June 15, 1776 Delaware declares independence
History June 15, 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident
History June 15, 1804 12th Amendment ratified manner of choosing President & VP
History June 15, 1836 Arkansas becomes 25th state
History June 15, 1844 Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber
History June 15, 1846 U.S.-Canadian border established
History June 15, 1846 Francis Parkman arrives at Fort Laramie
History June 15, 1846 Oregon Treaty signed - setting US-British boundary at 49ø N
History June 15, 1857 SF Water Works organized
History June 15, 1863 Lincoln calls for help
History June 15, 1864 Robert E Lee's home area (Arlington Va) turned into a milt cemetery
History June 15, 1864 Battle of Petersburg begins
History June 15, 1877 First African American graduate of West Point
History June 15, 1878 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground
History June 15, 1902 Justin Clark of Corsicana - Tx minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game
History June 15, 1904 River excursion ends in tragedy
History June 15, 1904 General Slocum boat catches fire; over a thousand die
History June 15, 1907 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference
History June 15, 1917 U.S. Congress passes Espionage Act
History June 15, 1919 1st flight across Atlantic (Alcock & Brown)
History June 15, 1924 Native Americans are proclaimed US citizens
History June 15, 1938 Vander Meer pitches second consecutive no-hitter
History June 15, 1940 France surrenders to Hitler
History June 15, 1943 The Blobel Commando begins its cover-up of atrocities
History June 15, 1944 American forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
History June 15, 1945 Judy Garland marries Vincente Minnelli
History June 15, 1946 The United States presents the Baruch Plan
History June 15, 1951 1st coml electronic computer dedicated Phila
History June 15, 1957 Yanks trade Billy Martin & Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran
History June 15, 1963 Kyu Sakamoto tops the charts with Sukiyaki
History June 15, 1964 Johnson decides against submitting resolution to Congress
History June 15, 1965 U.S. planes bomb North Vietnam
History June 15, 1967 Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill
History June 15, 1975 Soyuz 19 launched
History June 15, 1976 Yankees trade May - Martinez - Pagan - MacGregor & Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman - Alexander - Grant Jackson - Elrod Henrick & Jim Freeman
History June 15, 1977 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936
History June 15, 1978 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days
History June 15, 1982 Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat
History June 15, 1986 Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity
History June 15, 1986 Richard Petty makes 1,000th start
History June 15, 2005 Police search Van der Sloot home in Holloway disappearance
June 15, 1330 Edward the Black Prince
June 15, 1767 Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson, 1st lady
June 15, 1843 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer
June 15, 1922 Morris K. Udall, (D-Az-Rep)
June 15, 1932 Mario Cuomo, (D-NY-gov)
June 15, 1937 Waylon Jennings, singer of innumerable country songs
June 15, 1941 Harry Nilsson, laid-back singer & songwriter
June 15, 1945 Nicola Pagett
June 15, 1946 Judy Pace, in LA
June 15, 1951 Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
June 15, 0763 BC Assyrians record total solar eclipse event on clay tablet
June 15, 1215 King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede England
June 15, 1300 Dante is named prior of Florence
June 15, 1389 Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs - Bosnians
June 15, 1520 Pope threatens to toss Luther out of Catholic Church
June 15, 1664 NJ established
June 15, 1752 Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-What a shock
June 15, 1775 Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army
June 15, 1775 George Washington assigned to lead the Continental Army
June 15, 1776 Delaware declares independence
June 15, 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident
June 15, 1804 12th Amendment ratified manner of choosing President & VP
June 15, 1836 Arkansas becomes 25th state
June 15, 1844 Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber
June 15, 1846 U.S.-Canadian border established
June 15, 1846 Francis Parkman arrives at Fort Laramie
June 15, 1846 Oregon Treaty signed - setting US-British boundary at 49ø N
June 15, 1857 SF Water Works organized
June 15, 1863 Lincoln calls for help
June 15, 1864 Robert E Lee's home area (Arlington Va) turned into a milt cemetery
June 15, 1864 Battle of Petersburg begins
June 15, 1877 First African American graduate of West Point
June 15, 1878 1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground
June 15, 1902 Justin Clark of Corsicana - Tx minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game
June 15, 1904 River excursion ends in tragedy
June 15, 1904 General Slocum boat catches fire; over a thousand die
June 15, 1907 44 nations meet in 2nd Hague Peace Conference
June 15, 1917 U.S. Congress passes Espionage Act
June 15, 1919 1st flight across Atlantic (Alcock & Brown)
June 15, 1924 Native Americans are proclaimed US citizens
June 15, 1938 Vander Meer pitches second consecutive no-hitter
June 15, 1940 France surrenders to Hitler
June 15, 1943 The Blobel Commando begins its cover-up of atrocities
June 15, 1944 American forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
June 15, 1945 Judy Garland marries Vincente Minnelli
June 15, 1946 The United States presents the Baruch Plan
June 15, 1951 1st coml electronic computer dedicated Phila
June 15, 1957 Yanks trade Billy Martin & Ralph Terry for Ryne Duran
June 15, 1963 Kyu Sakamoto tops the charts with Sukiyaki
June 15, 1964 Johnson decides against submitting resolution to Congress
June 15, 1965 U.S. planes bomb North Vietnam
June 15, 1967 Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill
June 15, 1975 Soyuz 19 launched
June 15, 1976 Yankees trade May - Martinez - Pagan - MacGregor & Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman - Alexander - Grant Jackson - Elrod Henrick & Jim Freeman
June 15, 1977 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936
June 15, 1978 Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days
June 15, 1982 Riots in Argentina after Falklands/Malvinas defeat
June 15, 1986 Pravda announces high-level Chernobyl staff fired for stupidity
June 15, 1986 Richard Petty makes 1,000th start
June 15, 2005 Police search Van der Sloot home in Holloway disappearance