June 15 birthdays & history

Famous people born on June 15

• 1953Xi Jinping, Chinese engineer and politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China
• 1843Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer
• 1992Mohamed Salah, Egyptian footballer
• 1964Courteney Cox, American actress and producer
• 1969Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1969Oliver Kahn, German footballer and sportscaster
• 1943Johnny Hallyday, French singer and actor
• 1963Helen Hunt, American actress, director, and producer
• 1949Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
• 1973Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer

What happened on June 15

• 763 BCThe Bur-Sagale eclipse was observed in Assyria, the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified.
• 844Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.
• 1285The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice conclude a treaty. Apart from agreeing on a ten year truce, the Venetians are alloted a commercial quarter in Constantinople and are restored to earlier privileges.
• 1804New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
• 1846The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1818, westward to the Pacific Ocean.
• 1878Eadweard Muybridge took a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it gallops, which became the basis of motion pictures
• 1919John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
• 1920Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
• 1944In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
• 1978King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby, who became known as Queen Noor of Jordan.
• 1988The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.
• 2006US 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.

Also observed on June 15

• Arbor Day (Costa Rica)
• Day of Valdemar and Reunion Day (Flag Day) (Denmark)
• Engineer's Day (Italy)
• Global Wind Day (international)
• National Beer Day (United Kingdom)
• National Salvation Day (Azerbaijan)