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June 15 is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 199 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

763 BC - Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. Events and trends 763 BC — June 15 — A Solar eclipse at this date (in month Sivan) is used to fix the Chronology of the Early history The most Neolithic site in Assyria is at Tell Hassuna, the center of the Hassuna culture A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured Definition A chronology may be either relative &mdashthat is locating related events relative to each other&mdashor ''absolute'' &mdashlocating Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "land between the rivers" is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers largely corresponding
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. Events By Place Europe June 15 — Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the The Battle of Soissons in 923 was a battle during which King Robert I of France was killed possibly by King Charles III (by legend in single combat and Robert I ( August 15, 866 &ndash June 15, 923) king of West Francia (922 &ndash 923 was the younger son of Robert the Strong Charles III ( September 17, 879 – October 7, 929) called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the contemporary Rudolph (also Radulf, Ralph, or Raoul) (died 15 January 936) was the Duke of Burgundy between 921 and 923 and king
1184 - King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the battle of Fimreite. Magnus Erlingsson (1156—1184 was a king of Norway, probably born in Etne in Hordaland. Fimreite is a hamlet in Sogndal municipality Sogn og Fjordane county Norway.
1215 - King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta. John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death A seal can mean a wax seal bearing an impressed figure or an embossed figure in paper with the purpose of authenticating a document but the term can also mean any device for Magna Carta ( Latin for Great Charter, literally " Great Paper " also called Magna Carta Libertatum ( Great Charter of Freedoms
1219 - Dannebrog - oldest national flag in the world - and flag of Denmark. The national flag of Denmark, Dannebrog, is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag the vertical part of the The national flag of Denmark, Dannebrog, is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag the vertical part of the According to legend, fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn) in Estonia, and turned the Danes' luck. The Battle of Lyndanisse took place on June 15 1219 Under pretext of helping the Crusade in Palestine the Danish king Valdemar II Sejr defeated the Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
1246 - With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria. Frederick II, known as the Quarrelsome or the Warlike ( German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 25 April 1211 &ndash Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
1389 - Battle of Kosovo: The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians. This page is about the Battle of Kosovo of 1389; for other battles see Battle of Kosovo (disambiguation. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
1520 - Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in papal bull Exsurge Domine. Pope Leo X, born Giovanni de' Medici (December 11 1475 – December 1 1521 was Pope from 1513 to his death Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer Exsurge Domine is a Papal bull issued on June 15, 1520 by Pope Leo X in response to the teachings of Martin Luther in his
1580 - Phillip II of Spain declares William the Silent to be an outlaw. Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 William I Prince of Orange ( April 24 1533 — July 10 1584) also widely known as William the Silent (Willem de Zwijger or simply
1667 - The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Blood transfusion is the process of transferring Blood or blood-based products from one person into the Circulatory system of another Jean-Baptiste Denys. Jean-Baptiste Denys (c 1640–1704 was a French Physician. He studied in Montpellier and was the personal physician to King Louis XIV.
1752 - Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or
1775 - American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America
1776 - Delaware Separation Day - Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
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. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier was a French Chemistry and Physics teacher and one of the first pioneers of Aviation. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier was a French Chemistry and Physics teacher and one of the first pioneers of Aviation. A casualty is a person who is the victim of an accident injury or trauma. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology
1804 - New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Twelfth Amendment ( Amendment XII) to the United States Constitution provides the procedure by which the President and Vice President are
1808 - Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte King of Naples and Sicily, King of Spain (during a time) and the Indies (never de facto and never de iure
1836 - Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
1844 - Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charles Goodyear ( December 29, 1800 - July 1, 1860) was the first American to vulcanize rubber, a process which he discovered in A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an Vulcanization (or Vulcanisation refers to a specific curing process of Rubber involving high heat and the addition of Sulfur or other equivalent curatives
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. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The Oregon Treaty, officially known as the Treaty with Great Britain in Regard to Limits Westward of the Rocky Mountains, Buchanan-Packenham 49th Parallel ( is the third film made by the British writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a Mountain range in western North America. The Strait of Juan de Fuca (also called Juan de Fuca Strait) is a large body of water about long forming the principal outlet for the Georgia Strait and Puget
1859 - Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between American and British authorities over the boundary between the United States and British North America. The Oregon Treaty, officially known as the Treaty with Great Britain in Regard to Limits Westward of the Rocky Mountains, Buchanan-Packenham The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
1864 - American Civil War: Siege of Petersburg begins. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865
1864 - Arlington National Cemetery is established when 200 acres (0. Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States, established during the American Civil War 8 km²) around Arlington Mansion are officially set aside as a military cemetery by U. A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. S. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. Edwin McMasters Stanton ( December 19, 1814 &ndash December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer politician United States
1867 - Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode gold mine located in Montana. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode is a gold mine in Deer Lodge County Montana. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern
1877 - Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Ossian Flipper ( March 21, 1856 &ndash May 3, 1940) was an American soldier and the first Black American Cadet African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,
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 in New York City's East River kills 1000. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The General Slocum was a Steamship launched in 1891 She caught fire and burned to the water line in New York 's East River on June 15 The City of New York The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end
1905 - Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Princess Margaret of Connaught (Margaret Victoria Charlotte Augusta Norah later Crown Princess of Sweden; 15 January 1882 &ndash 1 May
1909 - Representatives from England, Australia and South Africa meet at Lord's and form the Imperial Cricket Conference. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket.
1911 - Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM) is incorporated. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology
1913 - The Battle of Bud Bagsak in the Philippine concludes. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Bud Bagsak was a battle during the Moro Rebellion phase of the Philippine-American War fought between June 11 and June 15,
1916 - U. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million
1919 - John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir John William Alcock KCB DSC (5 November 1892 &ndash 18 December 1919 was a Captain in the Royal Air Force who together with navigator Lieutenant Sir Arthur Whitten Brown KBE (23 July 1886 &ndash 4 October 1948 was a Scottish aviator Transatlantic flight is the flight of an Aircraft, whether Fixed-wing aircraft, Balloon or other device which involves crossing the Atlantic Ocean Clifden (An Clochán meaning "bee-hive cell" is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara 's largest town it is often County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
1920 - Duluth lynchings in Minnesota. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Duluth Lynchings occurred on June 15, 1920, when three black circus workers were attacked and lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers
1934 - The U. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. 's Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains
1944 - World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invades Saipan. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Saipan (saɪˈpæn /saɪˈpɑn/ or /ˈsaɪpæn/ in English is the largest Island and Capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern
1944 - In the Saskatchewan general election, 1944, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government of North America. The Saskatchewan general election of 1944 was the tenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF (French Fédération du commonwealth coopératif, then Parti social démocratique du Canada) was a Canadian Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, PC, CC, SOM ( October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution
1945 - The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Algemeen Nederlands Jeugd Verbond, a political youth movement in the Netherlands. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
1954 - UEFA (Union des Associations Européennes de Football) is formed in Basle, Switzerland. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
1955 - The Eisenhower administration stages the first annual "Operation Alert" (OPAL) exercise, an attempt to assess the USA's preparations for a nuclear attack. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general
1962 - Students for a Democratic Society complete the Port Huron Statement. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Students for a Democratic Society ( SDS) was historically a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main iconic representations The Port Huron Statement is the Manifesto of the American student activist movement Students for a Democratic Society (SDS written primarily by
1978 - King Hussein of Jordan weds American Lisa Halaby, who takes the name Queen Noor. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Hussein bin Talal King of Jordan (حسين بن طلال Ḥusayn bin Ṭalāl) ( November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999) was Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Family and early life Noor was born Lisa Najeeb Halaby. She is the daughter of Najeeb Halaby, a former CEO of Pan-American World Airways
1985 - Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man later judged insane; he threw sulfuric acid on the canvas and cut it twice with his knife. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15 1606 &ndash October 4 1669 was a Dutch painter and etcher. For other uses see Danae (plant and Danaë (painting In Greek mythology, Danaë (Δανάη English translation Sulfuric (or sulphuric acid, H 2 S[[oxygen O]]4 is a strong Mineral acid.
1991 - Birth of the first federal political party in Canada that supports Quebec nationalism, le Bloc Québécois. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Quebec nationalism is a contemporary nationalist movement in Canada similar to what is found in other multi-ethnic and multi-lingual regions of the world The Bloc Québécois ( BQ) is a federal political party in Canada that defines itself as devoted to both the protection of Quebec's interests on a federal
1992 - The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the USA to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1994 - Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states
1996 - In Manchester, UK, a terrorist bomb injures over 200 people and devastates a large part of the city centre. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 1996 Manchester bombing was a bomb attack undertaken by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA in Manchester, England.
2002 - Near earth asteroid 2002 MN missed the Earth by 75,000 miles (120,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon

Births

1330 - Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. TemplateInfobox Planet. --> 2002 MN is the provisional Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376 popularly known as The Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward 1376)
1594 - Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. Nicolas Poussin (15 June 1594 – 19 November 1665 was a French painter in the classical style 1665)
1623 - Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician (d. Cornelis de Witt ( ( 15 June 1623 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch Politician. 1672)
1624 - Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. Hiob Ludolf (or Job Leutholf) ( June 15, 1624 - April 8, 1704) was a German Orientalist, and born at Erfurt 1704)
1640 - Bernard Lamy, French mathematician (d. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bernard Lamy ( June 15, 1640, in Le Mans, France – January 29, 1715, in Rouen, France) was a French 1715)
1755 - Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist (d. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Antoine François comte de Fourcroy ( June 15, 1755 &ndash December 16, 1809) was a French Chemist and a contemporary 1809)
1765 - Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German mathematician (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1831)
1767 - Rachel Donelson Jackson, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson, born Rachel Donelson ( June 15 1767 &ndash December 22, 1828) wife to the 7th President of the First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1828)
1789 - Josiah Henson, American slave and settlement founder (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josiah Henson ( June 15, 1789 &ndash May 5, 1883) was born into Slavery in Charles County Maryland. 1883)
1801 - Benjamin Raymond, Mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Benjamin Wright Raymond ( June 15 1801 - April 5 1883; buried in Graceland Cemetery) twice served as mayor of 1883)
1805 - William Butler Ogden, first Mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or William Butler Ogden ( June 15 1805 - August 3 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago. 1877)
1809 - François-Xavier Garneau, French-Canadian poet and historian (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year François-Xavier Garneau ( June 15, 1809 &ndash February 2 or February 3, 1866) was a nineteenth century French Canadian 1866)
1843 - Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1907)
1875 - Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen ( June 15, 1875 &ndash January 5, 1987) was a Norwegian-Canadian Supercentenarian 1987)
1882 - Ion Antonescu, Prime Minister of Romania (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Antonescu" redirects here For other persons with that surname see Antonescu (surname. The Prime Minister of Romania is the head of the Government of Romania. 1946)
1884 - Harry Langdon, American actor (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Harry L Langdon ( June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American Comedian who appeared in Vaudeville, 1944)
1888 - Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ramón López Velarde ( June 15, 1888 – June 19, 1921) was a Mexican poet 1921)
1894 - Nikolai Chebotaryov, Ukrainian mathematician (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikolai Chebotaryov (often spelled Chebotarov or Chebotarev) (Николай Григорьевич Чеботарёв Микола Григорович Чоботарьов 1947)
1894 - Robert Russell Bennett, American composer and arranger (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Russell Bennett ( June 15, 1894 – August 18, 1981)was an American Composer and Arranger, best 1981)
1900 - Gotthard Günther, German philosopher (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Gotthard Günther (also Gunther Guenther June 15 1900 - November 29 1984, was a German philosopher. 1984)
1900 - Otto Luening, German-American composer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Otto Luening (born June 15, 1900 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; died September 2, 1996 in New York City) was a German 1996)
1902 - Erik Erikson, psychoanalyst (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Erik Homburger Erikson ( June 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994) was born in Frankfurt to Danish parents but later obtained 1994)
1906 - Léon Degrelle, Belgian SS officer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Léon Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle ( June 15 1906 &ndash April 1 1994) was a Walloon Belgian politician who founded 1994)
1908 - Sam Giancana, American mafioso (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Salvatore "Momo" Giancana (born Salvatore Giangana) June 15, 1908 &ndash June 19, 1975) was an Italian-American 1975)
1910 - David Rose, American songwriter, composer and orchestra leader (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting David Rose ( June 15, 1910 &ndash August 23, 1990) was a British-born American Songwriter, Composer, Arranger 1990)
1911 - W.V. Awdry, British children's writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, ( 15 June 1911 &ndash 21 March 1997) better known as the Reverend W 1997)
1914 - Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (Ю́рий Влади́мирович Андро́пов Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov) ( &ndash 9 February 1984 was a Soviet politician 1984)
1914 - Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) This page is about the artist there is also an Investor named Saul Steinberg. 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. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thomas Huckle Weller ( June 15, 1915 &ndash August 23, 2008) was an American Virologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Herbert Alexander Simon ( June 15, 1916 February 9, 2001) was an American Political scientist whose research ranged The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 2001)
1917 - John Fenn, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1917 - Lash La Rue, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Fenn is the name of John Fenn (priest, d 1615 John Fenn (antiquarian, 18th century antiquarian who edited and published The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Lash La Rue ( June 14, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a movie Actor noted for his roles in low-budget Westerns. 1996)
1917 - Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer and composer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Michalis Genitsaris ( 15 June, 1917 – 11 May, 2005) was a Greek singer and composer of the Rebetiko genre 2005)
1920 - Alberto Sordi, Italian actor and director (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Alberto Sordi, also known as Albertone, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( June 15 1920 - February 25 2003) was an Italian 2003)
1921 - Errol Garner, American musician (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Erroll Louis Garner ( June 15 1921 &ndash January 2 1977) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer 1977)
1922 - John Veale, English composer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John Douglas Louis Veale ( June 15 1922 - November 16 2006) was an English Classical composer. 2006)
1924 - Ezer Weizman, 7th President of Israel (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (עזר ויצמן ( June 15, 1924 - April 24, 2005) was the seventh President of Israel, serving a seven-year term from 1993 to 2005)
1926 - Mac McGarry, game show host
1926 - Shigeru Kayano, Japanese Ainu activist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice J "Mac" McGarry (born June 15, 1926) is the current host of the television quiz show It's Academic, which airs in Washington D ( June 15, 1926 – May 6, 2006) was one of the last native speakers of Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ʔáinu (also called Ezo in historical texts are an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin. 2006)
1927 - Ibn-e-Insha, Pakistani humourist and Urdu poet (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ibn-e-Insha ( Urdu: ابن انشاء) (b 15 June 1927 d 11 January 1978 was an eminent Pakistani Urdu poet, Humorist, Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised 1978)
1930 - Marcel Pronovost, professional ice hockey player
1932 - Mario Cuomo, Governor of New York
1933 - Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcel Pronovost (born June 15, 1930 in Lac á la Tortue, Quebec) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Matthew Cuomo (born Queens New York, June 15, 1932) served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994 Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergio Endrigo ( June 15, 1933 - September 7, 2005) was an Italian Singer and Songwriter. 2005)
1933 - Mark Jones, English footballer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See Mark Jones (Welsh footballer for the Welsh footballer currently playing for Wrexham A 1958)
1936 - Claude Brasseur, French actor
1936 - William Joseph Levada, American Catholic prelate
1937 - Waylon Jennings, American singer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Brasseur (born June 15, 1936) is a French actor Biography He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine as Claude Espinasse, the son William Joseph Cardinal Levada (born June 15, 1936) is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Waylon Arnold Jennings ( June 15, 1937 &ndash February 13, 2002) was an influential American Country music Singer 2002)
1938 - Billy Williams, baseball player
1939 - Ward Connerly, American political figure
1939 - Brian Jacques, British author
1941 - Harry Nilsson, American singer and composer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a former Outfielder in Professional baseball. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wardell Anthony Connerly (born June 15, 1939) is an African-American political Activist, businessman and former University of California (James Brian Jacques (pronounced "Jakes" (born June 15, 1939) is an English author, best Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Edward Nilsson III ( June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American Songwriter, singer Pianist, and 1994)
1942 - John E. McLaughlin, former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
1943 - Xaviera Hollander, Dutch author
1943 - 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)
1944 - Robert Keppel, American criminologist
1945 - Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Philippine senator
1945 - Nicola Pagett, British actress
1945 - Lawrence Wilkerson, American retired military officer
1946 - Noddy Holder, British singer (Slade)
1946 - Demis Roussos, Greek singer
1947 - John Hoagland, American photographer
1947 - Lee Purcell, American actress
1948 - Mike Holmgren, American football coach
1949 - Dusty Baker, baseball player and manager
1949 - Simon Callow, British actor
1949 - Russell Hitchcock, Australian singer (Air Supply)
1949 - Jim Varney, American actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Edward McLaughlin (born June 15, 1942 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) is the former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Xaviera Hollander (born 15 June, 1943) is a former Call girl and madam. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (⁽ˈ⁾pʰʌʊ̯l ny(ːɔb̥ ˈʁɑsmusn̩ informally nyːˀɔb̥ born June 15, 1943) was the Prime Minister of Denmark The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. Johnny Hallyday (born Jean-Philippe Smet on June 15, 1943 in Paris) is a French Singer and Actor. Mervyn "Muff" Winwood (born 15 June 1943 Erdington, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter and Record producer, and The Spencer Davis Group was a mid 1960s British Beat group from Birmingham, England, founded by Spencer Davis (born 17 July 1939 Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert David Keppel (born 15 June 1944) is a retired American law enforcement officer and detective most known for his work tracking Serial killers Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Miriam Defensor-Santiago (born Miriam Palma Defensor on June 15 1945) is a Filipina politician Constitutional Law expert and a Senator of the Philippines Nicola Pagett (born 15 June 1945) is an English actress best known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the highly acclaimed 1970s Lawrence B Wilkerson ( 15 June 1945 in Gaffney South Carolina) is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Noddy Holder MBE (born Neville John Holder, 15 June 1946, Walsall, West Midlands) is an English Musician Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Artemios (Demis Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Hoagland ( 15 June, 1947 &ndash 16 March, 1984) was a war Photographer and Photojournalist noted for his documentation Lee Purcell (born Lee Jeune Williams, June 15, 1947 in Cherry Point North Carolina) is an American Actress who appeared Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948 in San Francisco California) is the Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks of the Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnnie B "Dusty" Baker Jr (born June 15 1949 in Riverside California) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, CBE (born 15 June 1949) is an English stage, Film and Television Actor Air Supply is a Soft rock Duo who had a succession of hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early 1980s Air Supply is a Soft rock Duo who had a succession of hits worldwide through the late 1970s and early 1980s James Albert Varney Jr ( June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American Actor. 2000)
1950 - Lakshmi Mittal, Indian industrialist
1951 - Steve Walsh, American singer (Kansas)
1952 - Sandra Cassel, American actress
1953 - Rita Lee, American model and Playboy Playmate
1954 - James Belushi, American actor
1954 - Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan hotel manager
1954 - Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lakshmi Mittal (or Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, लक्ष्मि नारायण मित्तल born 15 June 1950 is a London -based Indian Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Steve Walsh (born June 15, 1951 in St Louis Missouri) is the singer and song-writer of the 1970s to present Progressive rock band Kansas Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandra Cassel (born June 15 1952) is an American actress Cassel was born Sandra Peabody in Providence, Rhode Island Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rita Lee (born June 15, 1953 in Frederic Wisconsin) is an American model. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother Paul Rusesabagina (born June 15 1954) is a Rwandan who has been internationally honoured for saving 1268 civilians during the Rwandan Genocide Beverley Joy Whitfield (15 June 1954 &ndash 20 August 1996 in Shellharbour New South Wales) was an Australian Breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s who won a 1996)
1955 - Julie Hagerty, American actress
1955 - David Kennedy, Kennedy family member (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Julie Hagerty (born June 15, 1955) is an American stage screen and Television actress and model David Anthony Kennedy ( June 15, 1955 &ndash April 25, 1984) was born in Washington D The Kennedy family are a family descending from the marriage of the Irish-Americans Joseph P 1984)
1956 - Ava Cadell, American actress
1956 - Robin Curtis, American actress
1956 - Polly Draper, American actress
1957 - Seppo Pääkkönen, Finnish actor
1958 - Wade Boggs, American baseball player
1958 - Riccardo Paletti, Italian racing driver (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Ava Cadell (born June 15, 1956) is an actress Career Cadell was born in Budapest Hungary. Robin Curtis (born June 15, 1956) is an American actress. Her most notable role may be that of Vulcan Lt Polly Carey Draper (born June 15 1956 in Gary Indiana) is a North American actress writer producer and director Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Seppo Pääkkönen (born 15 June, 1957 in Kuhmo) is a Finnish actor Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wade Anthony Boggs (born June 15 1958 in Omaha Nebraska) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Boston Red Sox Riccardo Paletti ( 15 June 1958, Milan - 13 June 1982, Montreal, Canada) was an Italian Motor 1982)
1959 - Eileen Davidson, American actress
1959 - Alan Brazil, British footballer
1960 - Michèle Laroque, French actress
1960 - 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 soprano
1963 - Mario Gosselin, Quebec ice hockey player
1963 - Helen Hunt, American actress
1963 - Blanca Portillo, Spanish actress
1963 - Nigel Walker, Welsh athlete and rugby union player
1964 - Courteney Cox, American actress
1964 - Michael Laudrup, Danish footballer
1965 - Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
1965 - Adam Smith, American politician
1966 - Idalis DeLeon, American actress/singer
1967 - Yūji Ueda, Japanese voice actor
1968 - Oh Dal-su, South Korean actor
1969 - Ice Cube, American rapper
1969 - Oliver Kahn, German footballer
1969 - Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
1969 - Maurice Odumbe, Kenyan cricketer
1970 - Leah Remini, American actress
1970 - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
1971 - Edwin Brienen, Dutch director
1971 - Bif Naked, Canadian musician
1971 - Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer
1972 - Justin Leonard, American golfer
1972 - Andy Pettitte, American baseball player
1972 - Marcus Hahnemann, American soccer player
1972 - Hank Von Helvete, Turbonegro Frontman
1973 - Neil Patrick Harris, American actor
1973 - Tore André Flo, Norwegian footballer
1973 - Pia Miranda, Australian actress
1973 - Greg Vaughan, American actor
1975 - Elizabeth Reaser, American actress
1975 - Rachel Wacholder, American beach volleyballer
1976 - Gary Lightbody, Irish musician (Snow Patrol)
1977 - Nina Liu, Australian actress
1978 - Wilfred Bouma, Dutch footballer
1978 - Zach Day, American baseball player
1979 - Yulia Nestsiarenka, Belarusian athlete
1979 - Julia Schultz, American model
1979 - Charles Zwolsman Jr., Dutch racing driver
1980 - Mary Carey, American pornographic actress
1980 - Christopher Castile, American actor
1980 - Almudena Cid, Spanish gymnast
1980 - Cara Zavaleta, American model
1981 - William Dean Martin, American musician (Good Charlotte)
1981 - Jeremy Reed, American baseball player
1982 - Abdur Razzak, Bangladeshi cricketer
1982 - Haley Scarnato, American singer
1983 - Derek Anderson, American football player
1983 - Julia Fischer, German violinist
1984 - Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
1985 - Nadine Coyle, Northern Irish singer (Girls Aloud)
1988 - Miku Ishida, Japanese teen idol

Deaths

923 - Robert I of France (b. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eileen Davidson (born June 15, 1959) is an American film and Soap opera Actress. Alan Bernard Brazil (born June 15, 1959 in Simshill Glasgow) is a former Scottish football player Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michèle Laroque (born June 15, 1960) is a French actress Comedian and Humorist. Marieke Birgitta van Doorn (born June 15, 1960 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch Field hockey midfielder who was a member of the National Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kai Eckhardt ( June 15, 1961) is a German musician and Composer who plays bass best known for his work with John McLaughlin Garaj Mahal is a four piece band based in the United States playing a fusion of Jazz, Indian music rock and especially Funk: Kai Eckhardt (bass Dave McAuley, born June 15 1961 in Larne, Northern Ireland is a former professional boxer. Yoshimi Iwasaki (岩崎良美 Iwasaki Yoshimi, born June 15, 1961 in Tokyo, Japan) is a singer and actress. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea Rost (born June 15, 1962) is a Hungarian lyric Soprano. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Gosselin (born June 15, 1963 in Thetford Mines Quebec) is a Canadian hockey goaltender who played 12 years in the NHL for the Quebec Nordiques Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American Emmy - Golden Globe - and Academy Award -winning actress Blanca Portillo (born June 15 1963) is a Spanish actress Career Portillo started as an actress in several small theater productions Nigel Walker (born June 15, 1963) is a former Welsh athlete and Wales international Rugby union player Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former professional football player Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Annelies Bredael (born 15 June 1965 in Willebroek, Antwerpen) is a Belgian Rower. David Adam Smith (born June 15, 1965) American politician has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Idalis DeLeón (born June 15, 1966) is an American actress (of Puerto Rican ancestry and singer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Not to be mistaken for Yōji Ueda, a similarly-named seiyū is a popular Japanese Seiyū. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oh Dal-su (born 15 June 1968 in Daegu) is a South Korean actor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a former German football goalkeeper Maurice Omondi Odumbe (b June 15, 1969) is a Kenyan Cricketer who was suspended from cricket in August 2004 after being found guilty of receiving Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leah Remini (born June 15, 1970) is an American actress best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom Gaëlle Méchaly (born 15 June 1970 in Marseille, France) is a Soprano. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Edwin Brienen (born June 15, 1971 in Alkmaar, Netherlands) is a Dutch Film director. Bif Naked (born Beth Torbert on June 15, 1971) is a Juno Award -winning Canadian rock singer and actress Nathan John Astle (born 15 September, 1971 in Christchurch) is a former member of the New Zealand cricket team. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amateur wins (6 1992 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur, US Amateur 1993 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur Andrew Eugene Pettitte (born June 15 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher who plays for the Marcus Stephan Hahnemann (born 15 June 1972 in Seattle, Washington, United States) is a football goalkeeper. Hans Erik Husby, also known as Hank Von Helvete (meaning Hank Von Hell as 'von' does not mean 'from' in Norwegian Hertugen and Hærtis born on June 15 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15 1973 is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated Actor. Tore André Flo (born 15 June 1973 is a former Norwegian footballer who retired from football at the age of 34 Pia Miranda (born 15 June 1972 is an Australian multi-award-winning actor whose career was launched with her successful 2000 role in the feature film Looking for Alibrandi James Gregory Vaughan Jr (born June 15 1973 in Dallas Texas, USA is an American actor and former male fashion model Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Ann Reaser (born June 15 1975) is an Emmy Award -nominated American film television and stage actress Rachel Wacholder (born June 15, 1975 in Laguna Beach, California) is a model and Beach volleyball player Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Lightbody (born June 15, 1976 in Bangor, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish Musician and Songwriter, best known Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Nina Liu, (born June 15, 1977) is an Australian actress of Chinese descent Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Wilfred Bouma (born June 15, 1978 in Helmond, North Brabant) is a Dutch football player who currently plays for English Stephen Zachary Day (born June 15, 1978 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right-handed sinker-ball Pitcher in Major Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Yulia Nestsiarenka, née Bartsevich (Юлія Несцярэнка Julija Nieściarenka; Юлия Нестеренко Yuliya Nesterenko; born Julia Schultz (born June 15, 1979 in San Diego, California) is an American model and Actress. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Mary Carey may refer to Mary Carey (actress Mary Boleyn, married name Mary Carey sister to Queen Anne and mistress of Henry VIII of Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Jon Castile (born June 15, 1980 in California) is an American actor Almudena Cid Tostado (born June 15, 1980 in Vitoria, Spain) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. Cara Zavaleta (born June 15, 1980 in Bowling Green Ohio) is an American model and actress. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 William Dean Martin (aka Billy Martin) born June 15, 1981) is an American author and the guitarist and keyboardist for Good Charlotte. Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf Maryland that formed in 1996 This article is about the American sportsman For the English author and poet see Jeremy Reed (writer. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Abdur Razzak ( Bengali: bn আব্দুর রাজ্জাক (born June 15 1982 in Khulna) is a Bangladeshi Cricketer Haley Suzanne Scarnato (born July 15, 1982) is an American Singer who was the 8th place finalist on the 6th season of American Idol Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Derek Matthew Anderson (born June 15, 1983 in Scappoose, Oregon) is an American football Quarterback for the Cleveland Julia Fischer (born 15 june 1983) is a German Violinist By training she is also a professional Pianist, but she rarely appears as Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Timothy LeRoy Lincecum (born June 15 1984 in) is a Starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born 15 June 1985 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer from the all-girl group Girls Aloud. Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002 Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese Gravure idol, and a female Teen idol, has belonged to the show-business production LesPros Entertainment since 1999 Events By Place Europe June 15 — Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Robert I ( August 15, 866 &ndash June 15, 923) king of West Francia (922 &ndash 923 was the younger son of Robert the Strong 866)
991 - Empress Theophanu
1073 - Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. Events By Place Asia Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes regent of Japan, starting the Fujiwara regentship This article documents the year AD 991 Events By Place Europe Battle of Maldon: The Anglo-Saxons are defeated Theophanu (960 &ndash June 15, 991) ( Greek: Θεοφανώ Theophano also spelled Theophania, Theophana or Theophano ( September 3, 1034 &ndash June 15, 1073) was the 71st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1034)
1246 - Duke Frederick II of Austria (b. Frederick II, known as the Quarrelsome or the Warlike ( German: Friedrich der Streitbare; 25 April 1211 &ndash 1219)
1341 - Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (b. Andronikos III Palaiologos or Andronicus III Palaeologus ( Greek: Ανδρόνικος Γ' Παλαιολόγος Andronikos III Paleologos; Անդրանիկ This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 1297)
1381 - John Cavendish, Lord Chief Justice of England
1381 - Wat Tyler, English rebel
1383 - John VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine Emperor
1389 - Murad I, Ottoman Sultan (b. Sir John Cavendish of Cavendish (c 1346 &ndash 15 June, 1381) came from Cavendish Suffolk, England. Walter Tyler, commonly known as Wat Tyler ( January 4, 1341 – June 15, 1381) was the leader of the English Peasants' John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene ( Greek: Ιωάννης ΣΤ΄ Καντακουζηνός Iōannēs VI Kantakouzēnos) (c This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Murad I (nick-named Hüdavendigâr - from Khodāvandgār - "the God-like One" (I 1326)
1389 - Prince Lazar, Serbian Orthodox saint (b. Stefan Lazar (Стефан Лазар Tzar Lazar Hrebeljanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Кнез Лазар Хребељановић or Knez Lazar 1329)
1467 - Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (b. Philip the Good (Philippe le Bon also Philip III Duke of Burgundy ( July 31, 1396 &ndash June 15, 1467) was Duke of Burgundy 1396)
1521 - Tamás Bakócz. Tamás Bakócz (1442 – June 15, 1521) Hungarian archbishop cardinal and statesman Hungarian Catholic cardinal and statesman (b. 1442)
1614 - Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English politician (b. Henry Howard 1st Earl of Northampton ( 1540 - June 15, 1614) was the second son of Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, the poet and of his wife 1540)
1679 - Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. Guillaume Courtois ( 1628 - June 15, 1679) called "Il Borgognone", was a French painter and etcher the 1628)
1724 - Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Sacheverell (1674 &ndash 15 June 1724) was an English churchman and politician 1674)
1750 - Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marguerite De Launay Baronne De Staal ( August 30, 1684 - June 15, 1750) was a French Author. 1684)
1768 - James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A man of few words James Short born March eighteenth in the year of our lord 1985 is a fine and distiguished gentleman rocknroller 1710)
1772 - Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis-Claude Daquin (or d'Acquin (July 4 1694 &ndash June 15 1772 was a French Composer of Jewish birth writing in the Baroque and Galant 1694)
1849 - James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1795)
1858 - Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ary Scheffer ( February 10, 1795 - June 15, 1858) French painter of Dutch extraction was born at Dordrecht 1795)
1888 - Emperor Friedrich III of Germany (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederick III (German Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl, English Frederick William Nicholas Charles; October 18 1831 – June 15 1888 (German Friedrich 1831)
1889 - Mihai Eminescu, Romanian poet (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1850)
1917 - Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kristian Olaf Birkeland ( December 13, 1867 - June 15, 1917) was born in Christiania ( Oslo today and wrote his first 1867)
1934 - Alfred Bruneau, French composer (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis-Charles-Bonaventure-Alfred Bruneau ( 3 March 1857, in Paris - 15 June 1934, in Paris was a French Composer 1857)
1941 - Evelyn Underhill, British writer (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evelyn Underhill ( December 6, 1875 – June 15, 1941) was an English author an Anglo-Catholic, well known for her numerous 1875)
1941 - Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otfrid Foerster (b 9 November 1873 in Breslau, Silesia; d 15 June 1941, also in Breslau was a German Neurologist 1873)
1961 - Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giulio Cabianca ( February 19, 1923 – June 15, 1961) was a Formula One driver from Italy. 1923)
1962 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Denis Cortot ( Nyon, Switzerland September 26, 1877 &ndash Lausanne June 15, 1962) was a Franco-Swiss Pianist 1877)
1965 - E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ephraim Avigdor Speiser ( January 24, 1902 &ndash June 15, 1965) was a Polish -born American Assyriologist. 1902
1965 - Steve Cochran, American actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Film actor Steve Cochran ( May 25, 1917 - June 15, 1965) was born Robert Alexander Cochran in 1917)
1968 - Sam Crawford, baseball player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Earl Crawford ( April 18 1880 &ndash June 15 1968) nicknamed " Wahoo Sam " was a Major League Baseball 1880)
1968 - Wes Montgomery, American jazz guitarist (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery ( 6 March 1925 - 15 June 1968) was an American Jazz guitarist He is generally considered 1925)
1971 - Wendell Meredith Stanley, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Wendell Meredith Stanley ( August 16, 1904 &ndash June 15, 1971) was an American biochemist, virologist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1904)
1976 - Jimmy Dykes, baseball player and manager (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Joseph Dykes ( November 10 1896 - June 15 1976) was an American third and Second baseman, manager 1896)
1983 - Srirangam Srinivasarao, also known as Sri Sri, Telugu poet (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Srirangam Srinivasarao ( Telugu: శ్రీరంగం శ్రీనివాస రావుor Sri Sri ( 1910, January 2] 1983] Telugu people refer to the group of peoples who natively speak the Telugu language. 1910)
1984 - Meredith Willson, American composer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Robert Meredith Willson ( 18 May 1902 – 15 June 1984) was an American composer songwriter conductor and playwright 1902)
1985 - Andy Stanfield, American athlete (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Andrew ("Andy" William Stanfield ( December 29, 1927 &ndash June 15, 1985) was an American sprinter and 1927)
1985 - Robert Stethem, U. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Dean Stethem ( November 17, 1961 &ndash June 15, 1985) was a United States Navy Seabee diver who was murdered S. Navy Seabee diver murdered by terrorists on TWA Flight 847 (b. TWA Flight 847 was an international Trans World Airlines flight which was hijacked by Lebanese Shia Islamists on Friday morning 1961)
1989 - Victor French, American actor (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Victor French ( December 4, 1934 - June 15, 1989) was an American actor and director 1934)
1989 - Maurice Bellemare, Canadian politician (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Bellemare, OC ( 8 June 1912 &ndash 15 June 1989) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. 1912)
1991 - Arthur Lewis, British economist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Sir William Arthur Lewis ( January 23, 1915 June 15, 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1915)
1991 - Happy Chandler, American politician and Commissioner of Baseball (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr (July 14 1898 June 15 1991 was twice Governor of Kentucky, a U 1898)
1993 - John Connally, American politician (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) John Bowden Connally Jr ( February 27 1917 June 15 1993) was a powerful American politician, serving as Governor 1917)
1993 - James Hunt, English race car driver and 1976 F1 world champion (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Simon Wallis Hunt ( 29 August 1947 &ndash 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One 1947)
1994 - Manos Hadjidakis, Greek composer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Manos Hadjidakis (Μάνος Χατζιδάκις ( October 23, 1925 &ndash June 15, 1994) was a popular Greek composer 1925)
1995 - John Vincent Atanasoff, American computer pioneer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 John Vincent Atanasoff ( Bulgarian: Джон Винсент Атанасов Dzhon Vinsent Atanasov) ( October 4, 1903 &ndash June 15 1903)
1996 - Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential 1917)
1996 - Dick Murdoch, professional wrestler (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch ( August 16, 1946 - June 15 1946)
2000 - Jules Roy, French writer (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Jules Roy ( 22 October 1907 &ndash 15 June 2000) was a French writer 1907)
2001 - Henri Alekan, French cinematographer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Henri Alekan ( February 10 1909 – June 15 2001) was a French Cinematographer. 1909)
2002 - Choi Hong Hi, founder of Taekwon-Do (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Choi Hong Hi ( 최홍희; 崔泓熙; 9 November 1918–15 June 2002 also known as General Choi, was a South Korean army General 1918)
2003 - Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hume Blake Cronyn, OC ( July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian - American Actor of 1911)
2005 - Suzanne Flon, French actress (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suzanne Flon ( January 28, 1918 - June 15, 2005) was a French film actress and comedienne 1918)
2006 - Raymond Devos, French humourist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Devos ( November 9 1922, Mouscron, Belgium - June 15 2006, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, Yvelines 1922)
2006 - Herb Pearson, New Zealand cricketer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Taylor Pearson was born 5 August, 1910 in Palmerston North and died 15 June, 2006 in Auckland. 1910)
2007 - Claudia Cohen, American gossip columnist and socialite (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Claudia Lynn Cohen ( December 16 1950 &ndash June 15 2007) was an American gossip columnist socialite and television reporter 1950)
2007 - Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler and valet (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler 1958)

Holidays and observances

Commemoration of Evelyn Underhill (Anglican mystic and poet)
Roman Empire – ninth and final day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
Flag Day in Denmark
Augustine of Hippo's feast in many Eastern Orthodox Churches
Saint Vitus (observed with Sts. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Evelyn Underhill ( December 6, 1875 – June 15, 1941) was an English author an Anglo-Catholic, well known for her numerous Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology. Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology. A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world "Saint Guy" redirects here For the Belgian saint see Guy of Anderlecht. Modestus and Crescentia), patron of actors and epileptics
Saint Landelin (7th century)
Saint Edburga of Winchester (d. Saint Landelin (Landelinus (c625-686 Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion Saint Eadburh or Edburga (died June 15, 960) was the daughter of King Edward the Elder of England and his third wife Edgiva of Kent 960)
Saint Germaine Cousin, (d. Events By Place Europe Edgar the Peaceable is crowned King of England. Saint Germaine Cousin (Germana Cousin Germaine of Pibrac Germana (1579-1601 is a French saint 1601), patron of shepherdesses and of victims of child abuse

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