On this day: 15 June

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

Events

• 763 BC – The Bur-Sagale eclipse was observed in Assyria, the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified. Read more: 760s BC Assyrian eclipse Assyria
• 1520 – Leo X issued the papal bull Exsurge Domine, censuring 41 propositions from Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses and subsequent writings, and threatening him with excommunication unless he recanted. Read more: Pope Leo X Papal bull Exsurge Domine
• 1878 – Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it gallops (animation pictured), which became the basis of motion pictures Read more: Eadweard Muybridge The Horse in Motion Film
• 1921 – Bessie Coleman became the first Black person to earn an international pilot's license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. Read more: Bessie Coleman Pilot licensing and certification Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
• 1978 – King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan. Read more: Hussein of Jordan Queen Noor of Jordan
• 1991 – An eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines deposited large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, enough to briefly lower global temperatures by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F). Read more: 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo Mount Pinatubo Particulate matter
• 2006 – US president George W. Bush designated 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2) around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands as the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, now one of the world's largest protected areas. Read more: George W. Bush Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Born on this day

• 1939 – Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute Read more: Ward Connerly American Civil Rights Institute
• 1943 – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Danish politician, 38th Prime Minister of Denmark Read more: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1948 – Alan Huckle, English politician and diplomat, Governor of Anguilla Read more: Alan Huckle Governor of Anguilla
• 1948 – Henry McLeish, Scottish footballer, academic, and politician, 2nd First Minister of Scotland Read more: Henry McLeish First Minister of Scotland
• 1951 – Jane Amsterdam, American magazine and newspaper editor (Manhattan, inc., New York Post) Read more: Jane Amsterdam Manhattan, inc. New York Post
• 1951 – John Redwood, English politician, Secretary of State for Wales Read more: John Redwood Secretary of State for Wales
• 1952 – Satya Pal Jain, Indian lawyer and politician, Additional Solicitor General of India Read more: Satya Pal Jain Additional Solicitor General of India
• 1953 – Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China Read more: Xi Jinping General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party President of China
• 1965 – Karim Massimov, Kazakhstani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Read more: Karim Massimov Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
• 1966 – Raimonds Vējonis, Latvian politician, 9th President of Latvia Read more: Raimonds Vējonis President of Latvia
• 1989 – Lewis Hancox, English graphic novelist, social media personality and filmmaker Read more: Lewis Hancox Influencer
• 2003 – Pablo Barrios, Spanish footballer Read more: Pablo Barrios (footballer)

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