Today in History for 15th June 2025
Historical Events
1836 – Arkansas becomes 25th state of the Union
1869 – World’s 1st plastic celluloid is patented by John Wesley Hyatt in Albany, NY
1909 – Representatives from England, Australia, and South Africa meet at Lord’s and form the Imperial Cricket Conference
1947 – US Open Men’s Golf, St. Louis CC: Lew Worsham defeats Sam Snead by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff for his only major title
1973 – “Let’s Get It On” single released by Marvin Gaye (Billboard RandB Song of the Year, 1973; No. 4 overall)
Famous Birthdays
1890 – Georg Wüst, German Oceanographer (provided first complete understanding of the temperature, salinity and deep-current structure of the Atlantic Ocean), born in Posen, Germany (d. 1977)
1922 – [Morris] Mo Udall, American politician (Rep-D-AZ, 1961-91), born in St Johns, Arizona (d. 1998)
1933 – Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer (“Marianne”), born in Pola, Istria, Italy (now Croatia) (d. 2005)
1946 – Demis Roussos, Greek singer and performer (Aphrodite’s Child), born in Alexandria, Egypt (d. 2015)
1970 – Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano, born in Marseille, France
Famous Deaths
1888 – Frederick III, German Emperor (1888), dies of cancer at 56
1917 – Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian explorer and physicist (nominated 7 times for Nobel Prize), dies at 49
1979 – Ernst Meister, writer, dies at 67
2011 – Bill Haast, American Herpetologist (b. 1910)
2017 – Jacques Charpentier, French organist and composer (72 études karnatiques), dies at 83
