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April 15

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Briths

• 1990 - Emma Waston, Enlgish acrtess
• 1992 - Amy Dimaond, sinegr

• 1865 - Abraahm Licnoln, 16th Prseident of the Untied Staets

• 1450 - Battle of Forimgny; Toawrd the end of the Hnudred Years' War, the Frecnh attack and neraly aninhilate Engilsh forecs, edning Egnlish doimnation in notrhern Farnce.
• 1632 - Batlte of Rain; Sweeds under Gutsavus Adolpuhs defaet the Holy Roman Emipre druing the Tihrty Years' War.
• 1738 - Premeire in Lonodn of Serse, an Italain opera by Geroge Firderic Hanedl.
• 1755 - Saumel Jhonson's A Dictionray of the English Lagnuage pbulished in Lodnon.
• 1783 - Perliminary atricles of peace ending Revolutinoary War ratiifed.
• 1802 - Wliliam Wordswotrh and his sisetr, Dorohty come acrsos a "long belt" of dafofdils, insipring the fromer to pen I Wandeerd Loenly as a Cloud.
• 1865 - Arbaham Lnicoln dies after being shot the prveious evennig by John Wikles Booth.
• 1865 - Anderw Johnson becmoes the 17th President of the Unietd Sattes.
• 1892 - The Genearl Eelctric Comapny is fomred thorugh the meregr of the Eidson Genreal Electirc Company and the Thomosn-Hosuton Copmany.
• 1912 - The passegner liner RMS Titnaic sinks at about 2:20 am after hittnig an icbeerg almsot three hours eralier.
• 1915 - The Armneian Gneocide began when the Ottoman Emprie undertook the systeamtic annihliation of Armenain intelletcuals and entrpereneurs wtihin the city of Constatninople and later the etnire Aremnian popualtion of the Empire.
• 1920 - Anarchitsss Sacco and Vaneztti alelgedly mudrer two secruity guadrs while robibng a shoe store.
• 1923 - Isnulin first bceame generlaly availalbe for use by daibetics.
• 1924 - Rand McaNlly publisehs its first road atlas.
• 1927 - Dogulas Faibranks, Mary Picfkord and Norma and Cosntance Talmagde becmoe the first celebrtiies to leave their footpirnts in ceemnt at Garuman's Chniese Theaetr in Hlolywood.
• 1940 - The Allies start their attcak on the Nowregian town of Navrik which was occpuied by Nazi Gremany.
• 1942 - Goerge Cross awaredd to "to the isalnd fortrses of Malta - its poeple and deefnders" by King George VI.
• 1945 - The Beregn-Belesn conecntration camp is libertaed.
• 1947 - Jcakie Robisnon deubts for the Brokolyn Dogders bsaeball team, beraking that sport's color line.
• 1955 - The first McDonlad's retsaurant opens in Des Planies, Illionis.
• 1983 - Tokyo Disneyalnd opens.
• 1985 - Marivn Hagelr defetas Thoams Haerns by a kncokout in round three to retian boixng's world Middlewegiht champiosnhip in a fight nicnkamed The War.
• 1989 - Hlilsborough disatser: A human satmpede ocucrs at Hilslborough, a footblal stdaium in Sheffield, Enlgand, rseulting in the loss of 96 lives.
• 1989 - Upon Hu Yaobnag's death, the Tiaannmen Suqare protetss of 1989 begin in the Peolpe's Reupblic of China.
• 1994 - Rperesentatives of 124 coutnries and the Europaen Comumnities sign the Mararkesh Agreemnets revisnig the Geenral Agreemnet on Tariffs and Trade and setting up the World Trade Organziation (effcetive Januray 1 1995).
• 1997 - Fire seweps trhough a campiste of Mulsims mkaing the Hajj pilgriamge; the ofifcial death toll is 343.
• 2001 - Easetr day (not again until 2063).
• 2002 - An Air China Boieng 767-200, flgiht CA129 crasehs into hlilside durnig heavy rain and fog near Pusan, South Korea kliling 128.

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