June 15
People born on this day are Gemini.
- 1864
American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
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One of the deadliest tsunamis in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
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A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000.
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John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
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World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
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World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate.
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Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people.
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After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain.
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The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.
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In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.
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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.
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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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1997Madison Kocian, American gymnast
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1996Aurora, Norwegian singer-songwriter
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1996Hoshi, South Korean singer and dancer
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1994Iñaki Williams, Basque-Ghanaian footballer
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1993Cooper Kupp, American football player
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1993Irfan Hadžić, Bosnian footballer
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1992Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
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1992Dafne Schippers, Dutch heptathlete and sprinter
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1989Bayley, American wrestler
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1989Víctor Cabedo, Spanish cyclist (died 2012)
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1989Bryan Clauson, American race car driver (died 2016)
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1989Lewis Hancox, English graphic novelist, social media personality and filmmaker
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