# What happened on June 15 in history?

**Date:** June 15  
**Events recorded:** 36  
**Years spanned:** 763 BC – 2013  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/june/15/

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## Featured Event

**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.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States)

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## Events on this date

- **763 BC** — Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria))
- **844** — Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_II_of_Italy))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Soissons_(923)))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fimreite))
- **1215** — King John of England puts his seal to Magna Carta. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%2C_King_of_England))
- **1219** — Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Crusades))
- **1246** — With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II%2C_Duke_of_Austria))
- **1285** — The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice conclude a treaty. Apart from agreeng on a ten year truce, the Venetians are alloted a commercial quarter in Constantinople and are restored to earlier privileges. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiepolo_conspiracy))
- **1312** — At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rozgony))
- **1389** — The 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire))
- **1410** — In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongle_Emperor's_campaigns_against_the_Mongols))
- **1410** — Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Interregnum))
- **1520** — Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_X))
- **1567** — Mary, 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%2C_Queen_of_Scots))
- **1607** — Virginia Colonists finished building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Native American attacks. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown%2C_Virginia))
- **1804** — New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire))
- **1826** — In the Auspicious Incident, the Janissary mutiny against Sultan Mahmud II is defeated and the Janissary corps is disbanded as a result. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auspicious_Incident))
- **1834** — The looting of Safed commences. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1834_looting_of_Safed))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Treaty))
- **1859** — Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between American and British/Canadian settlers. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War_(1859)))
- **1864** — American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War))
- **1896** — One of the deadliest tsunamis in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Sanriku_earthquake))
- **1904** — A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS_General_Slocum))
- **1919** — John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alcock_(RAF_officer)))
- **1920** — Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Schleswig_plebiscites))
- **1940** — World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1944** — World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saipan))
- **1944** — In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_Saskatchewan_general_election))
- **1972** — Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific_Flight_700Z))
- **1977** — After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Francisco_Franco))
- **1988** — The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_4))
- **1991** — In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pinatubo))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles))
- **2013** — A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2013_Quetta_attacks))

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## Notable births on June 15

- **2003** — **Pablo Barrios** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Barrios_(footballer)))
- **1997** — **Madison Kocian** — American gymnast ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Kocian))
- **1996** — **Aurora** — Norwegian singer-songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(singer)))
- **1996** — **Tia-Adana Belle** — Barbadian athlete ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tia-Adana_Belle))
- **1996** — **Hoshi** — South Korean singer and dancer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoshi_(South_Korean_singer)))
- **1994** — **Iñaki Williams** — Basque-Ghanaian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%B1aki_Williams))
- **1993** — **Cooper Kupp** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Kupp))
- **1993** — **Irfan Hadžić** — Bosnian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irfan_Had%C5%BEi%C4%87))
- **1992** — **Michał Kopczyński** — Polish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C5%82_Kopczy%C5%84ski))
- **1992** — **Mohamed Salah** — Egyptian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah))

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## Notable deaths on June 15

- **2024** — **James Kent** — American chef (born 1979) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kent_(chef)))
- **2024** — **Matija Sarkic** — English-born Montenegrin footballer (born 1997) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matija_Sarkic))
- **2023** — **Glenda Jackson** — English actress and politician (born 1936) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenda_Jackson))
- **2019** — **Franco Zeffirelli** — Italian film director (born 1923) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Zeffirelli))
- **2014** — **Jacques Bergerac** — French actor and businessman (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Bergerac))
- **2013** — **Heinz Flohe** — German footballer and manager (born 1948) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Flohe))
- **2013** — **José Froilán González** — Argentinian racing driver (born 1922) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Froil%C3%A1n_Gonz%C3%A1lez))
- **2013** — **Dennis O'Rourke** — Australian director and producer (born 1945) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_O'Rourke))
- **2013** — **Kenneth G. Wilson** — American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1936) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_G._Wilson))
- **2012** — **Phillip D. Cagan** — American economist and author (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_D._Cagan))

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