On this day: 15 April

Selected events and births on 15 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1191 – Henry VI, King of Germany, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. Read more: Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor
• 1738 – Serse, an opera by Baroque composer George Frideric Handel loosely based on Xerxes I of Persia, premiered in London. Read more: Serse Baroque music George Frideric Handel
• 1755 – A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson was first published, becoming one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English. Read more: A Dictionary of the English Language Samuel Johnson
• 1802 – English poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy encountered a "long belt" of daffodils near Ullswater, inspiring him to pen his best-known work, "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud". Read more: William Wordsworth Dorothy Wordsworth Narcissus (plant)
• 1922 – U.S. senator John B. Kendrick introduced a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal involving U.S. president Warren G. Harding's administration, leading to the Teapot Dome scandal. Read more: John B. Kendrick Warren G. Harding Teapot Dome scandal
• 1947 – Jackie Robinson, the first African American to break the baseball color line, played his first game in Major League Baseball. Read more: Jackie Robinson African Americans Baseball color line
• 1955 – American restaurateur Ray Kroc opened the ninth McDonald's franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois, an occasion considered to be the founding of the present corporation. Read more: Ray Kroc McDonald's Des Plaines, Illinois
• 1957 – The Indiaman departed Victoria Coach Station, London, as part of the first UK–India bus service. Read more: Victoria Coach Station India–United Kingdom bus routes
• 1958 – On Walter O'Malley's initiative, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants played the first Major League Baseball game on the U.S. West Coast. Read more: Walter O'Malley Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants
• 1994 – At a GATT ministerial meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, representatives of 123 countries and the European Communities signed an agreement to establish the World Trade Organization. Read more: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Marrakesh European Communities

Born on this day

• 1930 – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Icelandic educator and politician, 4th President of Iceland Read more: Vigdís Finnbogadóttir President of Iceland
• 1940 – Penelope Coelen, South African actress, model, beauty queen and 1958 Miss World Read more: Penelope Coelen Miss World
• 1943 – Robert Lefkowitz, American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Robert Lefkowitz Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1946 – Pete Rouse, American politician, White House Chief of Staff Read more: Pete Rouse White House Chief of Staff
• 1947 – Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish nurse and politician, Swedish Minister for Social Security Read more: Cristina Husmark Pehrsson Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
• 1994 – Brodie Grundy, Australian rules football player Read more: Brodie Grundy
• 1994 – Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Bahamian sprinter Read more: Shaunae Miller-Uibo
• 1995 – Leander Dendoncker, Belgian footballer Read more: Leander Dendoncker
• 1997 – Ashleigh Gardner, Australian cricketer Read more: Ashleigh Gardner
• 1997 – Maisie Williams, English actress Read more: Maisie Williams
• 1999 – Denis Shapovalov, Israeli-Canadian tennis player Read more: Denis Shapovalov
• 2001 – Shanti Dope, Filipino rapper Read more: Shanti Dope

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