Editing April 15 (section)

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[769]] &ndash; The [[Lateran Council (769)|Lateran Council]] ends by condemning the [[Council of Hieria]] and [[anathema]]tizing its [[Iconoclasm|iconoclastic]] rulings.<ref>{{cite book|last=von Hefele|first=Karl Joseph|title=A History of the Councils of the Church: From the Original Documents. Volume 5: A.D. 626 to close of Second Council of Nicea, 797|location=Edinburgh|publisher=T. & T. Clark|date=1896|oclc=10158388|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sn_SNC11TTQC|page=338|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Noble|first=Thomas F.X.|title=Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|date=2013|isbn=9780812222562|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o_IADUZ-4yQC|page=146}}</ref>
*[[1071]] &ndash; [[Bari]], the last [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] possession in southern Italy, [[siege of Bari|is surrendered]] to [[Robert Guiscard]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Vryonis| first=Spyros P. Jr. |chapter=Byzantine Society and Civilization|title=The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843–1261|editor-last1=Evans|editor-first1=Helen C.|editor-last2=Wixom|editor-first2=William D.|location=New York|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|date=1997|isbn=9780870997778|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Caqa12aj55wC|page=15}}</ref>
*[[1450]] &ndash; [[Battle of Formigny]]: Toward the end of the [[Hundred Years' War]], the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France.<ref>{{cite book|last=Burne|first=Alfred Higgins|title=The Agincourt War: A Military History of the Latter Part of the Hundred Years' War From 1369 to 1453|location=London|publisher=FrontLine Books|date=2014|isbn=9781848327658|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2nOpBQAAQBAJ|pages=315, 322}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[Battle of Rain]]: [[Sweden|Swedes]] under [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustavus Adolphus]] defeat the [[Holy Roman Empire]] during the [[Thirty Years' War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Watts|first=Tim J.|chapter=Lech River, Battle of (April 15, 1632)|title=Germany at War: 400 years of Military History|editor-last=Zabecki|editor-first=David T.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2014|isbn=9781598849806|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rCWMBQAAQBAJ|page=745}}</ref>
*[[1642]] &ndash; [[Irish Confederate Wars]]: A [[Confederate Ireland|Confederate Irish]] militia is routed in the [[Battle of Kilrush]] when it attempts to halt the progress of a [[Royalist]] Army.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bagwell|first=Richard|title=Ireland Under the Stuarts. Volume 2|location=London|publisher=Longmans, Green and Co.|date=1909|isbn=9783752350623|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJzyDwAAQBAJ|pages=16–17}}</ref>
*[[1715]] &ndash; The [[Yamasee War#Pocotaligo massacre|Pocotaligo Massacre]] triggers the start of the [[Yamasee War]] in [[Province of Carolina|colonial South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book|title=History of South Carolina. Volume 1: Proprietary Administration (1670–1719)|editor-last1=Snowden|editor-first1=Yates|editor-last2=Cutler|editor-first2=H.G.|location=Chicago|publisher=Lewis Publishing Co.|date=1920|oclc=2395214|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9rdhTozA2YC|page=166}}</ref>
*[[1736]] &ndash; Foundation of the short-lived [[Kingdom of Corsica (1736)|Kingdom of Corsica]].
*[[1738]] &ndash; ''[[Serse]]'', an [[Italian opera]] by [[George Frideric Handel]], receives its premiere performance in London, England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lang|first=Paul Henry|title=George Frideric Handel|location=New York|publisher=Dover Publications|date=1996|isbn=9780486292274|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9aK8AQAAQBAJ|page=299}}</ref>
*[[1755]] &ndash; [[Samuel Johnson]]'s ''[[A Dictionary of the English Language]]'' is published in London.<ref>{{cite book|last=Vizetelly|first=Frank H.|title=The Development of the Dictionary of the English Language, With Special Reference to the Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary|location=New York|publisher=Funk & Wagnalls Company|date=1915|oclc=4428183|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1dJWAAAAMAAJ|page=11}}</ref>
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet]] and [[Laurent Clerc]] found the [[American School for the Deaf]] (then called the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons), the first American school for deaf students, in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Crouch|first=Barry A.|chapter=Lessons From the Connecticut Asylum|title=The Deaf Way: Perspectives From the International Conference on Deaf Culture|editor-last1=Erting|editor-first1=Carol J.|editor-last2=Johnson|editor-first2=Robert C.|editor-last3=Smith|editor-first3=Dorothy L.|editor-last4=Snider|editor-first4=Bruce D.|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=Gallaudet University Press|date=1994|isbn=9781563680267|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqJxAcmA9yEC|page=226}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; President [[Abraham Lincoln]] [[Proclamation 80| calls for 75,000 militiamen]] to quell the insurrection that soon became the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Eicher|first=David J.|title=The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War|location=London|publisher=Pimlico|date=2002|isbn=9780712668545|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1p94XzYASDAC|page=58}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; President Abraham Lincoln dies after being [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|shot]] the previous evening by actor [[John Wilkes Booth]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Steers| first=Edward J. Jr. |title=Lincoln's Assassination|location=Carbondale, Ill.|publisher=Southern Illinois University Press|date=2014|isbn=9780809333493|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sl9BAAAQBAJ|pages=72–74}}</ref> Three hours later, Vice President [[Andrew Johnson]] is sworn in as president.<ref>{{cite book|last=Donhardt|first=Gary L.|title=In the Shadow of the Great Rebellion: The Life of Andrew Johnson, Seventeenth President of the United States (1808–1875)|location=New York|publisher=Nova Science|date=2006|isbn=9781600210860|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UW32n2HWwRIC|page=63}}</ref>
*[[1892]] &ndash; The [[General Electric|General Electric Company]] is formed.<ref>{{cite book|last=Davtyan|first=Lusine|chapter=General Electric|title=Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Volume 2: Reconstruction Through World War II|editor-last1=Welch|editor-first1=Rosanne|editor-last2=Lamphier|editor-first2=Peg A.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2019|isbn=9781610690935|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aWGHDwAAQBAJ|page=74}}</ref>
*[[1896]] &ndash; Closing ceremony of the [[1896 Summer Olympics|Games of the I Olympiad]] in [[Athens]], Greece.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hanold|first=Maylon|title=World Sports: A Reference Handbook|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2012|isbn=9781598847789|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTsDeI_ZbncC|page=149}}</ref>
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Philippine–American War]]: [[Filipino people|Filipino]] guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a [[Siege of Catubig|four-day siege]] of [[Catubig, Northern Samar|Catubig]], Philippines.<ref>{{cite book|last=Alegre|first=Joycie Y. Dorado|title=Abaknon of Samar. Katutubo: Profiles of Philippine Cultural Communities|location=Manila|publisher=National Commission on Culture and the Arts|date=2009|isbn=9789718141618|page=12}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1912]] &ndash; The British passenger liner {{RMS|Titanic}} [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|sinks]] in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]] at 2:20&nbsp;a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an [[iceberg]]. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive.
*[[1920]] &ndash; Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in [[South Braintree, Massachusetts]]. [[Anarchism|Anarchists]] [[Sacco and Vanzetti]] would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
*[[1922]] &ndash; U.S. Senator [[John B. Kendrick]] of [[Wyoming]] introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the [[Teapot Dome scandal]].
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Insulin]] becomes generally available for use by people with [[diabetes mellitus|diabetes]].
*  1923   &ndash; Racially motivated [[Nihon Shōgakkō fire]] lit by a serial arsonist kills 10 children in Sacramento, California.<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|161579022}} |title=FIRE FIEND UNMASKED: Lives and Homes Sacrificed; Confession Uncovers Arson Mystery Reaching From Seattle to Mexico; Hatred of Japanese Incites Army Deserter to Burn Church Mission FIRE MURDERS ARE ADMITTED |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=17 August 1923 |page=I1 }}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; First day of the [[1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine|Arab revolt]] in [[Mandatory Palestine]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; In the [[Belfast Blitz]], 200 bombers of the German [[Luftwaffe]] attack [[Belfast]], killing some 1,000 people.
*[[1942]] &ndash; The [[Award of the George Cross to Malta|George Cross is awarded]] "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI.
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]] is liberated.
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Jackie Robinson]] debuts for the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], breaking [[Baseball color line|baseball's color line]].
*[[1952]] &ndash; First flight of the [[Boeing B-52]] Stratofortress.
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[McDonald's]] restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by [[Ray Kroc]], in [[Des Plaines, Illinois]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; At [[Shaw University]] in Raleigh, North Carolina, [[Ella Baker]] leads a conference that results in the creation of the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]], one of the principal organizations of the [[civil rights movement]] in the 1960s.
*[[1969]] &ndash; The [[EC-121 shootdown incident]]: [[North Korea]] shoots down a [[United States Navy]] aircraft over the [[Sea of Japan]], killing all 31 on board.
*[[1970]] &ndash; During the [[Cambodian Civil War]], massacre of the [[Vietnamese Cambodians|Vietnamese minority]] results in 800 bodies flowing down the [[Mekong]] river into [[South Vietnam]].
*[[1986]] &ndash; The United States launches [[Operation El Dorado Canyon]], its bombing raids against [[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi#Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (1977–2012)|Libyan targets]] in response to a [[West Berlin discotheque bombing|discotheque bombing in West Germany]] that killed two U.S. servicemen.
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Hillsborough disaster]]: A human crush occurs at [[Hillsborough Stadium]], home of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] fans.
*  1989   &ndash; Upon [[Hu Yaobang]]'s death, the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]] begin in China.
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Marrakesh Agreement]] relating to foundation of [[World Trade Organization]] is adopted.
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Air China Flight 129]] crashes on approach to [[Gimhae International Airport]] in [[Busan]], South Korea, killing 129 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-2J6ER B-2552 Pusan-Kimhae Airport (PUS)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020415-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-14|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110094142/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=20020415-0 |archive-date=2005-11-10 }}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Boston Marathon bombing|Two bombs explode]] near the finish line at the [[2013 Boston Marathon|Boston Marathon]] in [[Boston]], Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring over 500 others.
*  2013   &ndash; [[15 April 2013 Iraq attacks|A wave of bombings]] across Iraq kills at least 75 people.
*[[2014]] &ndash; In the [[2014 Bentiu massacre|worst massacre]] of the [[South Sudanese Civil War]], at least 200 civilians are gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals.
*[[2019]] &ndash; The cathedral of [[Notre-Dame de Paris]] in France is seriously damaged by [[Notre-Dame de Paris fire|a large fire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794|title=Notre-Dame: Massive fire ravages Paris cathedral|publisher=BBC News|date=16 April 2019|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; A [[Indianapolis FedEx shooting|mass shooting]] occurred at a [[FedEx Ground|Fedex Ground]] facility in [[Indianapolis]], Indiana, killing nine and injuring seven.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Neuman |first1=Scott |last2=Jones |first2=Dustin |date=April 16, 2021<!-- 3:22am Eastern Time--> |title=Police ID Suspect And Victims In Shooting Deaths At FedEx Facility In Indianapolis |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/16/987929888/ |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[[NPR]]}}</ref>