June 15 in History – What happened on 15 June in Past

✅ Published on June 15th, 2021 in June in History

15 June - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on June 15, the day number in a year is 166 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 167. June 15 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

June 15 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
763	The Eclipse of Bur-Sagale was observed in Assyria, theearliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has beensuccessfully identified.
1215	King John of England put his seal to Magna Carta.
1219	Northern Crusades-According to a popular Danish legend, the Dannebrog (Flag of Denmark), today one of the oldest state flags in theworld still in use, fell from the sky and gave the Danish forces renewed hope to defeat the Estonians at the Battle of Lyndanisse.
1300	The city of Bilbao is founded. Bilbao is a municipality and city in Spain, the capital of the province of Biscay in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. It is the largest municipality of the Basque Country and the tenth largest in Spain, with a population of 353,187 in 2010.
1389	The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians during Kosov War. The Battle of Kosov took place on 15 June 1389 between the army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading army of the Ottoman Empireunder the command of Sultan Murad Hüdavendigâr.
1389	Ottoman Turkish) Empire defeated Serbia in the Battle of Kosovo.
1502	Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Martinique on his fourth voyage. Martinique is an island in the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 1,128 square kilometres (436 sq mi) and a population of 386,486 inhabitants (as of January 2013).
1520	Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Exsurge Domine to censurepropositions from Martin Luther's 95 theses and threaten him withexcommunication.
1659	Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. Aurangzeb was the sixth Mughal Emperor and ruled over most of the Indian subcontinent. His reign lasted for 49 years from 1658 until his death in 1707.Aurangzeb was a notable expansionist and during his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent.
1664	New Jersey was established in America.
1667	The first human blood transfusion was administered by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys. Jean-Baptiste Denys was a French physician notable for having performed the first fully documented human blood transfusion, a xenotransfusion. He studied in Montpellier and was the personal physician to King Louis XIV.
1703	Prince E Rococzi started the Hungarian Rebellion in France.
1762	The paper currency started in Austria.
1762	Paper currency started in Austria.
1776	Human blood transfusion was performed for the first time by Dr. Yeo Baptis Denis.
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.
1785	Two Franciscan civilians died of flying in a balloon in the world's first air crash.
1804	The 12th Amendment was ratified in the US Constitution, which deals with the regulation of judicial power.
1808	Joseph Bonaparte became King of Spain. Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily (1806–1808), and later King of Spain. After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers.
1815	Napoleonic Wars-French Marshal Michel Ney earned a strategic victory against the Anglo-Dutch army in the Battle of Quatre Bras.
1815	The Duchess of Richmond held a ball in Brussels, Belgium, that was described as 'the most famous ball in history'.
1815	The most famous ball in history, "Richmond Ball " was held at Ressels.
1836	Arkansas became the 25th state of the United States.
1836	Arkansas became the 25th state of the United States.
1844	Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. Charles Goodyear was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States.
1846	Lassenston Church Grammar School opened in Tasmania for the first time.
1859	The shooting of a pig in the San Juan Islands led to the so-called Pig War over the border between the United States and BritishNorth America.
1864	The US Congress enacted legislation to equalize pay for black soldiers.
1867	Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode - gold mine found in Montana. The Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode is a gold mine in Deer Lodge County, Montana. The mine is located in the south western area of Montana, between Drummond and Anaconda, east of Georgetown Lake.
1867	Atlantic cable quartz gold mine installed in Montana.
1871	Phoebe Cousin became the first female graduate of an American college law school.
1877	15 June Henry Osian Flipper becomes the first African-American to graduate from West Point Military Academy.
1878	Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove thatall four feet of a horse leave the ground when it gallops; the study became the basis of motion pictures.
1896	A 7.2 Ms earthquake and a subsequent tsunami struck Japan,destroying about 9,000 homes and causing at least 22,000 deaths.
1896	The tsunami that followed the earthquake killed about 22,000 people on Japan's Sanricu coast.
1907	The Hague Peace Conference was held for the second time in The Hague.
1908	World Congress for Women's Rights opened in Amsterdam.
1919	After nearly 16 hours, the Vickers Vimy flown by John Alcockand Arthur Whitten Brown crash-landed in County Galway, Ireland, to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight.
1920	Three African American circus workers were lynched by a mob inDuluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having takenplace in the Northern United States.
1926	The World Court began its eleventh session at The Hague City.
1944	In the Saskatchewan general election, the Co-operativeCommonwealth Federation led by Tommy Douglas won enough seats in theLegislative Assembly to form the first socialist government in NorthAmerica.
1947	The All India Congress accepted the Partition of India proposal of the British Plan.
1951	In New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, fire destroyed thousands of acres of forests.
1952	The Diary of a Young Girl was published.
1954	UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is formed in Basel, Switzerland. The Union of European Football Association it is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several members have territory which is all or partially in Africa or Asia.
1954	The Football Association of Europe (European Football Association) was formed in the city of Basel, Switzerland.
1958	Pizza Hut is established.
1967	The first widely promoted and heavily attended rock festival,the Monterey Pop Festival, began in Monterey, California.
1971	Britain's Education Minister Margaret Thatcher proposed ending the scheme to provide free milk to schools.
1977	Free elections were held in Spain for the first time since 1936.
1978	King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan.
1982	Surrendered the Argentine armies to the British Army in Falkland.
1988	NASA launches Space Vehicle S-213.
1991	The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines depositedlarge amounts of particulate into the atmosphere, enough to lower globaltemperatures by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F).
1991	The Congress won the tenth Lok Sabha election.
1994	Israel and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations.
1996	The Troubles - The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a truck bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, England, injuring more than 200 people and causing widespread damage to buildings.
1997	Formation of D-8 in Istanbul by 8 Muslim countries.
2005	Asafa Powell of Jamaica set a new world record in the 100 meters Ferrata race with a time of 8.77 seconds in Athens.
2010	Bhutan became the first country to institute a total ban ontobacco.
2012	Apple Eye Computer sold a record $ 374.500.

Famous Birthdays of June 15 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1936	William Levada / Cardinal / United States of America
1969	Ice Cube / Producer / United States of America
1957	Brad Gillis / Guitarist / United States of America
1986	Trevor Plouffe / Baseball Player / United States of America
1984	Tim Lincecum / Baseball Player / United States of America
1947	John Hoagland / Journalist / United States of America
1937	Anna Hazare / Social Worker / India
1922	Jaki Byard / Composer / United States of America
1978	Wilfred Bouma / Footballer / Netherlands
1992	Michał Kopczyński / Footballer / Poland
1956	Lance Parrish / Baseball Player / United States of America
1948	Henry McLeish / Footballer / Scotland
1942	John E. McLaughlin / Diplomat / United States of America
1942	Peter Norman / Sprinter / Australia
1951	Avasarala Kanyakumari / Violinist / India
1942	Ian Greenberg / Broadcaster / Canada
1950	Lakshmi Mittal / Business Man / United Kingdom
1848	Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala / Bishop / India
1997	Madison Kocian / Gymnast / United States of America
1542	Richard Grenville / Captain / United Kingdom
1881	Kesago Nakajima / Lieutenant / Japan
1911	Wilbert Awdry / Author / United Kingdom
1792	Thomas Mitchell / Explorer / Scotland
1929	Suraiya / Singer / India
1959	Eileen Davidson / Actress / United States of America
1982	Mike Delany / Rugby Player / New Zealand
1932	Zia Fariduddin Dagar / Singer / India
1809	François-Xavier Garneau / Poet / Canada
1969	Oliver Kahn / Footballer / Germany
1914	Yuri Andropov / Politician / Russia

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