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What happened on June 15

On June 15, -763: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.

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Notable births

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Notable deaths

50

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Gemini

Featured moment · -763

Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.

Assyria was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.

People

Born on June 15

Pablo Barrios 2003– Spanish footballer (born 2003)
Madison Kocian 1997– American artistic gymnast (born 1997)
Aurora 1996– Norwegian singer-songwriter (born 1996)
Tia-Adana Belle 1996– Barbadian hurdler (born 1996)
Hoshi 1996– South Korean singer (born 1996)
Iñaki Williams 1994– Footballer (born 1994)
Cooper Kupp 1993– American football player (born 1993)
Irfan Hadžić 1993– Bosnian footballer
Michał Kopczyński 1992– Polish footballer
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Mohamed Salah 1992– Egyptian footballer (born 1992)
Dafne Schippers 1992– Dutch track and field athlete (born 1992)
Jessie Ennis 1991– American actor
Bayley 1989– American professional wrestler (born 1989)
Víctor Cabedo 1989– Spanish cyclist
Bryan Clauson 1989– American racing driver (1989–2016)
Lewis Hancox 1989– English graphic novelist and filmmaker (born 1989)
James Maloney 1986– Australia international rugby league footballer
Trevor Plouffe 1986– American baseball player (born 1986)

People

Died on June 15

James Kent American chef (1979–2024)
Matija Sarkic English-born Montenegrin footballer (1997–2024)
Glenda Jackson English actress and politician (1936–2023)
Franco Zeffirelli Italian filmmaker (1923–2019)
Jacques Bergerac French actor, businessman and executive (1927–2014)
Heinz Flohe German footballer (1948-2013)
José Froilán González Argentine racing driver (1922–2013)
Dennis O'Rourke Australian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker
Kenneth G. Wilson American theoretical physicist (1936–2013)
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Phillip D. Cagan American economist
Barry MacKay American tennis player, tournament director and broadcaster
Israel Nogueda Otero Mexican politician and economist
Jerry Tubbs American football player (1935–2012)
Bill Haast American snake enthusiast
Ray Getliffe Canadian ice hockey player
Hugo Corro Argentine boxer
Raymond Devos Belgian comedian
Herb Pearson New Zealand cricketer (1910–2006)

Timeline

Every June 15 on record

  1. -763 Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.

    Major Mesopotamian civilization

    Assyria was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.

  2. 844 Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.

    Ruler of the Carolingian Empire from 844 to 875

    Louis II, sometimes called the Younger, was the king of Italy and emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 844, co-ruling with his father Lothair I until 855, after which he ruled alone.

  3. 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.

    Battle over the throne of West Francia

    The Battle of Soissons was fought on 15 June 923 between an alliance of Frankish insurgent nobles led by Robert I, elected king in an assembly the year prior, and an army composed of Lotharingians, Normans, and Carolingian forces under King Charles III's command. The battle took place at Soissons, near Aisne. Robert was killed, but his army won the war.

  4. 1184 The 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.

    Part of the Civil War Era in Norway (1130 to 1240)

    The Battle of Fimreite was a naval battle fought on June 15, 1184, between King Magnus Erlingsson and the Birkebeiner supported Sverre Sigurdsson. At this time in Norwegian history it was extremely common for there to be changes in leadership, and political coups were often conducted to establish a new ruler. This inevitably led to the naval battle between Sverre Sigurdsson and Magnus Erlingsson that resulted in Magnus being defeated and killed in the battle, and Sverre usurping the Norwegian throne.

  5. 1215 King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta.

    King of England from 1199 to 1216

    John was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of Magna Carta, a document considered a foundational milestone in English and later British constitutional history.

  6. 1219 Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia.
  7. 1246 With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.
  8. 1310 The 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.
  9. 1312 At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba.
  10. 1410 In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.
  11. 1410 Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.
  12. 1520 Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
  13. 1607 Virginia Colonists finished building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Indian attacks.
  14. 1804 New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
  15. 1834 The looting of Safed commences.
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  1. 1846 The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean.
  2. 1859 Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers.
  3. 1864 American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
  4. 1896 One of the deadliest tsunamis in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
  5. 1904 A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
  6. 1919 John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
  7. 1920 Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
  8. 1940 World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
  9. 1944 World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
  10. 1944 In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
  11. 1972 Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people.
  12. 1977 After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain.
  13. 1991 In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.
  14. 1992 The 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.
  15. 1996 The 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.

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