Talk:June 15

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June 15: Pentecost in Eastern Christianity (2008); Father's Day in several countries (2008)

1667 – French physician Jean-Baptiste Denys administered the first fully-documented human blood transfusion, giving the blood of a sheep to a 15-year old boy.
1954 – The Union of European Football Associations, the administrative and controlling body for European football, was founded in Basel, Switzerland.
1978 – King Hussein of Jordan married American Lisa Halaby (pictured), who takes the name Queen Noor of Jordan.
1996 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb in the commercial centre of Manchester, England, injuring over 200 people and causing widespread damage to buildings.
2001 – Leaders of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

More events: June 14 – June 15 – June 16

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1094 - Valencia falls to El Cid.
1616 - Pacifique Duplessis opens first school for Indian children in Canada, at Tadoussac, Quebec.
1590 - Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther.
1776 - American Revolutionary War: American Army of the Continental Congress retreats south, setting fire to Montreal, Quebec.
1814 - War of 1812: 500 Americans cross Lake Erie to burn and loot Port Dover and Long Point, Ontario.
1869 - John Wesley Hyatt patents celluloid.
1965 - Bernard Hopkins (born January 15, )

Could not be confirmed at this date outside of 'this day in history'-type websites and Wikipedia mirrors. --mav 02:26, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Could you then please verify your resources to back up this date of birth.Thank you.

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Not particularly significant unless they formed the Beatles on that day. I couldn't confirm it either. --mav 02:26, 15 Jun 2004 (UTC)