June 15 holidays in 2030

Historical Events on June 15

• 1648: The first execution for witchcraft in the Massachusetts Bay Colony occurs when Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston.
• 1667: Doctor Jean-Baptiste Denys gives the first human blood transfusion in history.
• 1670: The cornerstone of Fort Ricasoli in Malta is laid on this day.
• 1752: While the exact date is not known to historians, it’s traditionally observed that Benjamin Franklin proved that lightning was composed on electricity on this date.
• 1776: A vote in Delaware leads to it suspending its government under British Rule and officially separating from Pennsylvania. Which is why this day is known as Delaware Separation Day.
• 1804: The 12^th Amendment to the U.S Constitution is approved by New Hampshire. This ratifies the document.
• 1836: Arkansas becomes the 25^th State in the U.S.
• 1844: A patent for vulcanization is granted to Charles Goodyear on this day.
• 1846: The border between Canada and the U.S is established as the 49^th parallel thanks to the Oregon Treaty.
• 1859: The Pig War begins when there is a dispute between American and Canadian settlers over the Northwestern boundary in the San Juan Islands. It was a bloodless conflict.
• 1864: The Second Battle of Petersburg occurs during the American Civil War.
• 1864: Arlington National Cemetery is founded when two hundred acres of land that was formerly owned by Confederate General Robert E. Lee was set aside for use as a military cemetery by then United States Secretary of State Edwin M. Stanton.
• 1877: When Henry Ossian Flipper graduates from the U.S Military Academy, he becomes the first African-American cadet to do so.
• 1878: In order to prove that all of a horse’s hooves leave the ground when it runs, Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of pictures.

Famous Birthdays on June 15

• Russian actress Alla Kazankskaya is born in 1920.
• American Jazz pianist and composer, Erroll Garner is born in 1921.
• English author and journalist, Richard Baker is born in 1925.
• American actress and director, Helen Hunt is born in 1963.
• American actress and producer, Courteney Cox is born in 1964.
• American rapper, actor and producer, Ice Cube is born in 1969.
• American actress and producer, Leah Remini is born in 1970.