June 15Birthdays & History

On this day: June 15 in history

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1. 763 BCAssyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.Middle East
2. 844Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.Europe
3. 923Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.Europe
4. 1184The naval Battle of Fimreite is won by the Birkebeiner pretender Sverre Sigurdsson. Sigurdsson takes the Norwegian throne and King Magnus V of Norway is killed.Europe
5. 1215King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta.Europe
6. 1219Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia.Europe
7. 1246With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.Europe
8. 1285The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice conclude a treaty. Apart from agreeing on a ten year truce, the Venetians are alloted a commercial quarter in Constantinople and are restored to earlier privileges.EuropeMiddle East
9. 1310The Tiepolo conspiracy, seeking to seize power in the Republic of Venice, is thwarted after bloody street clashes in Venice. The suppression of the revolt will lead to the creation of the Council of Ten.Europe
10. 1312At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba.Europe
11. 1389The Ottomans under Sultan Murad I defeat a Serb army under Lazar of Serbia in the battle of Kosovo. Both leaders are killed in the battle.Europe
12. 1410Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.Middle EastEurope
13. 1410In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.Asia
14. 1520Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.Europe
15. 1567Mary, Queen of Scots, and her new husband Bothwell are confronted by disgruntled Scottish nobles in the encounter at Carberry Hill. The stand-off ends with the surrender of queen Mary.Europe
16. 1607Virginia colonists finish building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Native American attacks.North AmericaEurope
17. 1804New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.North America
18. 1826In the Auspicious Incident, the Janissary mutiny against Sultan Mahmud II is defeated and the Janissary corps is disbanded as a result.Middle East
19. 1834The looting of Safed commences.Middle East
20. 1846The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean.North AmericaEurope
21. 1859Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers.North AmericaEurope
22. 1864American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.North America
23. 1896One of the deadliest tsunamis in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.Asia
24. 1904A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.North America
25. 1919John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.Europe
26. 1920Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.Europe
27. 1940World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.Europe
28. 1944In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.North America
29. 1944World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.North AmericaAsia
30. 1972Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people.Asia
31. 1977After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain.Europe
32. 1988The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.World
33. 1991In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.Asia
34. 1992The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.North America
35. 1996The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.Europe
36. 2013A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.Asia

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