What Happened on Apr 15

Leonardo da Vinci is Born in Vinci

Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, "at the third hour of the night"[nb 5] in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, in the lower valley of the Arno River... Read more

Battle of Rain

The Battle of Rain (also called the Battle of the River Lech or Battle of Lech) was fought on April 15, 1632, as part of the Thirty Years' War. The... Read more

Siege Of Fort Watson

The Siege of Fort Watson was an American Revolutionary War confrontation in South Carolina that began on April 15, 1781 and lasted until April 23,... Read more

Congress Ratifies Peace With Great Britain

On this day in 1783, the Continental Congress of the United States officially ratifies the preliminary peace treaty with Great Britain that was... Read more

Revolutionary War Ends

The Continental Congress ratified preliminary articles of peace ending the Revolutionary War with Great Britain on April 15, 1783. International... Read more

Henry James Is Born

Henry James (1843-1916), noted American-born English essayist, critic, and author of the realism movement wrote The Ambassadors (1903), The Turn of... Read more

Battle of Picacho Peak - Confederate Pickets Defeat Union Cavalry Patrol

The Skirmish of Picacho Pass (also known as the Battle of Picacho Pass or Peak ) was fought on April 15, 1862 near Picacho Peak, 50 miles (80 km)... Read more

"Cavalcade" Is Released

Cavalcade is a 1933 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd. The screenplay by Reginald Berkeley and Sonya Levien is based on the 1931 play of... Read more

Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup

The 1937 Stanley Cup Finals NHL championship series was contested by the defending champion Detroit Red Wings and the New York Rangers in their... Read more

Belfast Blitz

William Joyce (known as "Lord Haw-Haw") announced in radio broadcasts from Hamburg that there will be “Easter eggs for Belfast”. On Easter... Read more

Yugoslav Air Forces Evacuate King Petar II and Members of Government to Greece

On 6 April, Luftwaffe dive-bombers and ground-attack fighters destroyed 26 of the Yugoslav Dorniers in the initial assault on their airfields, but... Read more

Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp is Liberated by British Forces

On April 15, 1945, British forces liberated Bergen-Belsen. The British found around sixty thousand prisoners in the camp, most of them seriously... Read more

Edward R. Murrow Reports From the Liberation of Buchenwald

I asked to see one of the barracks. It happened to be occupied by Czechoslovaks. When I entered, men crowded around, tried to lift me to their... Read more

Jackie Robinson plays in first game as a major leaguer with Brooklyn Dodgers

In his first season, with Eddie Stanky entrenched at second base for the Dodgers, Robinson was forced to play first base. On April 15, 1947... Read more

Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup

The 1952 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens in the first of the four... Read more

United States B-26B Invader Bombers Attack Three Cuban Airfields

At about 06.00 Cuba local time on 15 April 1961, eight Douglas B-26B Invader bombers in three groups, simultaneously attacked three Cuban... Read more

The Rolling Stones Release 'Aftermath'

The Stones’ seventh album was their first composed entirely of originals, and it proved that winsome hooks were not incompatible with snide lyrics.... Read more

43rd Academy Awards

The 43rd Academy Awards were presented April 15, 1971 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. There was no host. It was during this... Read more

Arturo Gatti Is Born

Arturo "Thunder" Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian and Italian professional boxer. Born in Calabria, Italy and raised in... Read more

Overkill releases Feel the Fire

Feel the Fire is the debut album by American thrash metal band Overkill, released by Megaforce Records in 1985. Read more

The U.S. Launches Air Strikes in Libya

The relationship between Libya and the U.S. under President Reagan was continually contentious, beginning with the Gulf of Sidra incident in 1981.... Read more

Operation El Dorado Canyon

The United States bombing of Libya (code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon) comprised the joint United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps... Read more

W.A.S.P. release The Headless Children

The Headless Children is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band W.A.S.P., released by Capitol Records in 1989. It is now the highest... Read more

Hillsborough Disaster

At least 93 football supporters have been killed in Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster. They were crushed to death at Hillsborough stadium... Read more

Deep Cover is Released

Deep Cover is a 1992 crime thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum and directed by veteran actor Bill Duke. It is also notable... Read more