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Events [ ] 763 BC - Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.923 - Battle of Soissons : King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy .1184 - King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the battle of Fimreite .1215 - King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta .1219 - Dannebrog - oldest national flag in the world - and flag of Denmark . According to legend, fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn ) in Estonia , and turned the Danes' luck.1246 - With the death of Duke Frederick II , the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria .1389 - Battle of Kosovo : The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians .1520 - Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in papal bull Exsurge Domine 1580 - Phillip II of Spain declares William the Silent to be an outlaw.1667 - The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys .1752 - Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity .1775 - American Revolutionary War : George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army .1776 - Delaware Separation Day - Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania .1785 - Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier , co-pilot of the first-ever manned flight (1783 ), and his companion, Pierre Romain , become the first-ever casualties of an air crash when their hot air balloon explodes during their attempt to cross the English Channel .1804 - New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution , ratifying the document.1808 - Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.1836 - Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state .1844 - Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization , a process to strengthen rubber .1846 - The Oregon Treaty establishes the 49th parallel as the border between the United States and Canada , from the Rocky Mountains to the Strait of Juan de Fuca .1859 - Pig War : Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British /Canadian settlers.1864 - American Civil War : Siege of Petersburg begins.1864 - Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0.8 km²) around Arlington Mansion are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U.S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton .
1877 - Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy .1888 - Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II and is the last emperor of the German Empire 1904 - A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum New York City 's East River kills 1000.1905 - Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden .1909 - Representatives from England , Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference .1911 - Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM ) is incorporated.1913 - The Battle of Bud Bagsak in the Philippine concludes.1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America , making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.1919 - John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight at Clifden , County Galway , Ireland .1920 - Duluth lynchings in Minnesota .1934 - The U.S.'s Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded.1944 - World War II : Battle of Saipan : The United States invades Saipan .1944 - In the Saskatchewan general election , the CCF , led by Tommy Douglas , is elected and forms the first socialist government of North America .
1945 - The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam , Netherlands .1954 - UEFA (Union des Associations Européennes de Football) is formed in Basle , Switzerland .1955 - The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual "Operation Alert" (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA's preparations for a nuclear attack.1962 - Students for a Democratic Society complete the Port Huron Statement .1978 - King Hussein of Jordan weds American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor .1985 - Rembrandt 's painting Danaë sulfuric acid on the canvas and cut it twice with his knife.1991 - Birth of the first federal political party in Canada that supports Quebec nationalism , le Bloc Québécois .1992 - The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín USA to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries.1994 - Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations .1996 - In Manchester , UK , a terrorist bomb injures over 200 people and devastates a large part of the city centre.2002 - Near earth asteroid 2002 MN misses our planet by 75,000 miles (120,000 km), about one-third the distance to the moon.2007 - Bob Barker 's final episode as host of The Price is Right Births [ ] 1330 - Edward the Black Prince , Prince of Wales (d. 1376 )1594 - Nicolas Poussin , French painter (d. 1665 )1623 - Cornelis de Witt , Dutch politician (d. 1672 )1624 - Hiob Ludolf , German orientalist (d. 1704 )1640 - Bernard Lamy , French mathematician (d. 1715 )1755 - Antoine François , French chemist (d. 1809 )1765 - Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger , German mathematician (d. 1831 )1767 - Rachel Donelson Jackson , First Lady of the United States (d. 1828 )1789 - Josiah Henson , American slave and settlement founder (d. 1883 )1801 - Benjamin Raymond , Mayor of Chicago (d. 1883 )1805 - William Butler Ogden , first Mayor of Chicago (d. 1877 )1809 - François-Xavier Garneau , French Canadian poet and historian (d. 1866 )1843 - Edvard Grieg , Norwegian composer (d. 1907 )1875 - Herman Smith-Johannsen , cross-country skier (d. 1987 )1882 - Ion Antonescu , Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1946 )1884 - Harry Langdon , American actor (d. 1944 )1888 - Ramón López Velarde , Mexican poet (d. 1921 )1894 - Nikolai Chebotaryov , Ukrainian mathematician (d. 1947 )1894 - Robert Russell Bennett , American composer and arranger (d. 1981 )
1900 - Gotthard Günther , German philosopher (d. 1984 )1900 - Otto Luening , German-American composer (d. 1996 )
1902 - Erik Erikson , psychoanalyst (d. 1994 )1906 - Léon Degrelle , Belgian SS officer (d. 1994 )1908 - Sam Giancana , American mafioso (d. 1975 )1910 - David Rose , American songwriter, composer and orchestra leader (d. 1990 )1911 - W.V. Awdry , British children's writer (d. 1997 )1914 - Yuri Andropov , General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1984 )1914 - Saul Steinberg , Romanian-American cartoonist (d. 1999 )
1915 - Thomas Huckle Weller , American virologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1916 - Herbert Simon , American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001 )1917 - John Fenn , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate1917 - Lash La Rue , American actor (d. 1996 )
1917 - Michalis Genitsaris , Greek singer and composer (d. 2005 )
1920 - Alberto Sordi , Italian actor and director (d. 2003 )1920 - Cor Dillen , Dutch businessman, former Philips CEO (d.2009 )1921 - Errol Garner , American musician (d. 1977 )1922 - John Veale , English composer (d. 2006 )1924 - Ezer Weizman , 7th President of Israel (d. 2005 )1926 - Shigeru Kayano , Japanese Ainu activist (d. 2006 )1927 - Ibn-e-Insha , Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. 1978 )1930 - Marcel Pronovost , professional ice hockey player1932 - Mario Cuomo , Governor of New York1933 - Sergio Endrigo , Italian singer (d. 2005 )1933 - Mark Jones , English footballer (d. 1958 )
1936 - William Joseph Levada , American Catholic prelate1937 - Waylon Jennings , American singer (d. 2002 )1938 - Billy Williams , baseball player1939 - Ward Connerly , American political figure1939 - Brian Jacques , British author
1941 - Harry Nilsson , American singer and composer (d. 1994 )1942 - John E. McLaughlin , former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency 1943 - Xaviera Hollander , Dutch author1943 - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen , Prime Minister of Denmark
1943 - Johnny Hallyday , French singer and actor
1943 - Muff Winwood , British songwriter, producer and bassist (Spencer Davis Group )
1945 - Miriam Defensor-Santiago , Philippine senator1945 - Nicola Pagett , British actress
1946 - Noddy Holder , British singer (Slade )1946 - Demis Roussos , Greek singer
1947 - John Hoagland , American photographer1947 - Lee Purcell , American actress
1948 - Mike Holmgren , American football coach1949 - Dusty Baker , baseball player and manager1949 - Simon Callow , British actor
1949 - Russell Hitchcock , Member of Air Supply
1949 - Jim Varney , American actor (d. 2000 )
1950 - Lakshmi Mittal , Indian industrialist1951 - Steve Walsh , American singer (Kansas )1952 - Sandra Cassel , American actress1953 - Rita Lee , Playboy Playmate 1954 - James Belushi , American actor1954 - Paul Rusesabagina , Manager of Hôtel des Mille Collines during the Rwandan genocide
1954 - Beverley Whitfield , Australian swimmer (d. 1996 )
1955 - Julie Hagerty , American actress1955 - David Kennedy , a member of the Kennedy family (d. 1984 )
1956 - Ava Cadell , American actress/sex therapist1956 - Robin Curtis , American actress
1956 - Polly Draper , American actress
1957 - Seppo Pääkkönen , Finnish actor1958 - Wade Boggs , baseball player1958 - Riccardo Paletti , Italian racing driver (d. 1982 )
1959 - Eileen Davidson , American actress1960 - Michèle Laroque , French actress1960 - Marieke van Doorn , Dutch field hockey player
1961 - Kai Eckhardt , German musician (Garaj Mahal )1961 - Dave McAuley , Northern Irish boxer
1961 - Yoshimi Iwasaki , Japanese singer/actress
1962 - Andrea Rost , Hungarian soprano1963 - Helen Hunt , American actress1963 - Blanca Portillo , Spanish actress
1963 - Nigel Walker , Welsh athlete and rugby union player
1964 - Courteney Cox , American actress1964 - Michael Laudrup , Danish footballer
1965 - Adam Smith , American politician1966 - Idalis DeLeon , American actress/singer1967 - Yuji Ueda , Japanese voice actor1968 - Oh Dal-su , South Korean actor1969 - Ice Cube , American rapper1969 - Oliver Kahn , German footballer
1969 - Cédric Pioline , French tennis player
1969 - Maurice Odumbe , Kenyan cricket Player
1970 - Leah Remini , American actress1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly , French soprano
1971 - Edwin Brienen , Dutch director1971 - Bif Naked , Canadian musician
1971 - Nathan Astle , New Zealand cricket Player
1972 - Justin Leonard , American golfer1972 - Andy Pettitte , American baseball player
1972 - Marcus Hahnemann , American footballer
1972 - Hank Von Helvete , Turbonegro Frontman
1973 - Neil Patrick Harris , American actor1973 - Tore André Flo , Norwegian footballer
1973 - Pia Miranda , Australian actress
1973 - Greg Vaughan , American actor
1975 - Elizabeth Reaser , American actress1975 - Rachel Wacholder , American beach volleyballer
1976 - Gary Lightbody , Irish musician (Snow Patrol )1977 - Nina Liu , Australian actress1978 - Wilfred Bouma , Dutch footballer1978 - Zach Day , American baseball player
1979 - Yulia Nestsiarenka , Belarusian athlete1979 - Julia Schultz , American model
1980 - Mary Carey , American pornographic actress1980 - Christopher Castile , American actor
1980 - Almudena Cid , Spanish gymnast
1980 - Cara Zavaleta , American model
1981 - Jeremy Reed , American baseball player1981 - Haley Scarnato , American singer and former American Idol contestant
1981 - Billy Dean Martin , American musician (Good Charlotte )
1984 - Tim Lincecum , American baseball player1985 - Nadine Coyle , Northern Irish singer (Girls Aloud )1988 - Miku Ishida , Japanese teen idolDeaths [ ] 923 - Robert I of France (b. c. 865 )991 - Empress Theophanu 1073 - Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034 )1246 - Duke Frederick II of Austria (b. 1219 )1341 - Andronikos III Palaiologos , Byzantine Emperor (b. 1297 )1381 - John Cavendish , Lord Chief Justice of England1381 - Wat Tyler , English rebel
1383 - John VI Cantacuzenus , Byzantine Emperor 1389 - Prince Lazar , Serbian Orthodox saint (b. 1329 )1467 - Philip III (b. 1396 )1521 - Tamás Bakócz . Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442 )1614 - Henry Howard , English politician (b. 1540 )1679 - Guillaume Courtois , French painter (b. 1628 )1724 - Henry Sacheverell , English churchman and politician (b. 1674 )1750 - Marguerite De Launay , French writer (b. 1684 )1768 - James Short , Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710 )1772 - Louis-Claude Daquin , French composer (b. 1694 )1849 - James Knox Polk , 11th President of the United States (b. 1795 )1858 - Ary Scheffer , Dutch-French painter (b. 1795 )1888 - Emperor Friedrich III of Germany (b. 1831 )1889 - Mihai Eminescu , Romanian poet (b. 1850 )1917 - Kristian Birkeland , Norwegian physicist (b. 1867 )1934 - Alfred Bruneau , French composer (b. 1857 )1941 - Evelyn Underhill , British writer (b. 1875 )1941 - Otfrid Foerster , German neurologist (b. 1873 )
1962 - Alfred Cortot , Swiss pianist (b. 1877 )1965 - E. A. Speiser , American Bible scholar (b. 1902 )1965 - Steve Cochran , American actor (b. 1917 )
1968 - Sam Crawford , baseball player (b. 1880 )1968 - Wes Montgomery , American jazz guitarist (b. 1925 )
1971 - Wendell Meredith Stanley , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904 )1976 - Jimmy Dykes , baseball player and manager (b. 1896 )1983 - Srirangam Srinivasarao , also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. 1910 )1984 - Meredith Willson , American composer (b. 1902 )1985 - Andy Stanfield , American athlete (b. 1927 )1989 - Victor French , American actor (b. 1934 )1989 - Maurice Bellemare , French Canadian politician (b. 1912 )
1991 - Arthur Lewis , British economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1915 )1991 - Happy Chandler , American politician and Commissioner of Baseball (b. 1898 )1993 - John Connally , American politician (b. 1917 )1993 - James Hunt , English race car driver (b. 1947 )
1994 - Manos Hadjidakis , Greek composer (b. 1925 )1995 - John Vincent Atanasoff , American computer pioneer (b. 1903 )1996 - Ella Fitzgerald , American singer (b. 1917 )1996 - Dick Murdoch , professional wrestler (b. 1946 )
2002 - Choi Hong Hi , founder of Taekwon-Do (b. 1918 )2003 - Hume Cronyn , Canadian actor (b. 1911 )2006 - Raymond Devos , French humourist (b. 1922 )2006 - Herb Pearson , New Zealand cricketer (b. 1910 )
2007 - Claudia Cohen , American gossip columnist and socialite (b. 1950 )2007 - Sherri Martel , American professional wrestler and valet (b. 1958 ) Holidays and observances [ ] Liturgical feasts [ ] External links [ ]
152 Familypedia people were born on June 15
141 Familypedia people died on June 15
107 Familypedia people were first married on June 15