June 15 June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. Events 800 BC-AD 1899 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, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. 1215 - King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta.http://www.bl.uk/collections/treasures/magna.html 1389 - Battle of Kosovo: Turks defeat Serbs and Bosnians.http://www.kosovo.com/kosbitka.html 1409 - The Catholic church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is elected Pope Alexander V by the Council of Pisa, joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon. 1667 - The first human blood transfusion is administered by Dr. Jean Baptiste. He transfuses 12 ounces of sheep blood to a 15-year old boy (the boy later dies and Baptiste is accused of murder). 1752 - Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (kite + key + lightning). 1775 - American Revolutionary War: George Washington is appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. 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. 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: Battle of Petersburg begins - Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant and troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee battle for the last time. 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. 1900-1999 1904 - A fire aboard the steamboat General Slocum in 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 Lords and form the Imperial Cricket Conference. 1911 - Tabulating Computing Recording Corporation (IBM) is incorporated. 1913 - US troops under General John 'Black Jack' Pershing massacre at least 2,000 Philippine men, women and children at Bud Bagsak. 1916 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America. http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-507.html 1919 - John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete first nonstop transatlantic flight at Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. 1934 - The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded 1944 - World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invades Saipan. 1954 - UEFA (the 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 preparations for a nuclear attack. 1957 - Eindhoven University of Technology is founded. 1962 - Students for a Democratic Society complete the Port Huron Statement. 1969 - Hee Haw debuts on CBS television, quickly becoming an institution. 1978 - King Hussein of Jordan marries 26-year-old Lisa Halaby. 1979 - Rocky II opens in theaters, starring and directed by Sylvester Stallone. 1992 - During a spelling bee at a Trenton, New Jersey elementary school, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle corrects a student's spelling of the word potato by indicating it should have an e at the end. 1992 - The United States Supreme Court rules in US vs. Alvarez-Machain that it is permissible for the USA to abduct suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the USA for trial, without approval from those other countries. No reciprocal right is recognized for the reverse to happen in the USA. 1994 - Israel and Vatican City establish full diplomatic relations. 1995 - While on trial for murder, O.J. Simpson puts on a pair of gloves that were found soaked with blood at the murder scene. The gloves appear to not fit. http://www.cnn.com/resources/video.almanac/1995/index3.html 1999 - George Morber Senior and Carolyn Frederick are murdered by Angel Maturino Resendiz in Gorham, Illinois. They are his eighth and ninth victims, in his seventh and final incident. 1999 - Nicholas Vitalich is arrested outside a supermarket in San Diego, California, USA for assault with a deadly weapon after slapping his girlfriend with a large tuna. Births 1300-1899 1330 - Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales (d. 1376) 1594 - Nicolas Poussin, painter (d. 1665) 1767 - Rachel Donelson Jackson, First Lady of the United States, wife of Andrew Jackson 1789 - Josiah Henson, ex-slave, settlement founder (d. 1883) 1801 - Benjamin Raymond, mayor of Chicago, IL (d. 1883) 1805 - William Butler Ogden, first mayor of Chicago, IL (d. 1877) 1843 - Edvard Grieg (d. 1907) 1900-1999 1914 - Yuri Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (d. 1984) 1917 - Lash La Rue, actor (d. 1996) 1921 - Errol Garner, jazz musician (d. 1977) 1928 - Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, behaviorist 1932 - Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York 1937 - Waylon Jennings, singer (d. 2002) 1938 - Billy Williams, baseball star 1939 - Brian Jacques, author 1941 - Harry Nilsson, singer, composer (d. 1994) 1943 - Xaviera Hollander, prostitute, author 1943 - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark 1946 - Noddy Holder, Slade lead singer 1948 - Mike Holmgren, American football coach 1949 - Dusty Baker, baseball player, coach 1954 - James Belushi, actor 1958 - Wade Boggs, baseball player 1963 - Helen Hunt, actress 1964 - Courteney Cox, actress 1965 - Bernard Hopkins, boxer 1969 - Ice Cube, singer, actor 1969 - Oliver Kahn, German football goalkeeper 1971 - Edwin Brienen, Dutch director 1972 - Andy Pettitte, baseball pitcher 1973 - Neil Patrick Harris, actor 1980 - Mary Carey, American erotic actress and former gubernatorial candidate. Deaths 900-1899 923 - Robert I of France (b. c. 865) 1381 - Wat Tyler, leader of Peasants Revolt 1467 - Philip the Good of Burgundy (b. 1396) 1521 - Tamás Bakócz Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman (b 1442) 1750 - Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. 1684) 1772 - Louis-Claude Daquin, French composer (b. 1694) 1849 - James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795) 1869 - Marquis Ferdinando Bartolommei, Italian revolutionist and statesman 1888 - Friedrich III of Germany (Hohenzollern) (b. 1831) 1889 - Mihai Eminescu, Romanian poet (b. 1850) 1900-1999 1941 - Evelyn Underhill, Anglican mystic and poet (b. 1875) 1962 - Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist (b. 1877) 1968 - Sam Crawford, Baseball Hall of Famer (b. 1880) 1976 - Jimmy Dykes, Major League Baseball player and manager (b. 1896) 1984 - Meredith Willson, composer (b. 1902) 1985 - Andy Stanfield, American athlete (b. 1927) 1989 - Victor French, actor 1993 - John Connally, former Governor of Texas, United States Secretary of the Treasury, United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1917) 1993 - James Hunt, English motor-racing driver (b. 1947) 1995 - John Vincent Atanasoff, computer pioneer (b. 1903) 1996 - Ella Fitzgerald, jazz singer (b. 1917) 1997 - Kim Casali, English cartoonist 1999 - George Morber Senior, 80-year old senior citizen 1999 - Carolyn Frederick, grown daughter of George Morber Senior 2000-2099 2003 - Hume Cronyn, stage and film actor (b. 1911) 2003 - Volker Kriegel, jazz musician Holidays and observances Commemoration of Evelyn Underhill (Anglican mystic and poet) Roman Empire - ninth and final day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta Roman Catholic Church - Feast of Saint Germaine Cousin, patron of shepherdesses and of victims of child abuse Saint Vitus' Day - Vitus Diena held in medieval Latvia June 14 - June 16 - May 15 - July 15 -- listing of all days Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. 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