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April 15th, 2002 | Event | An Air China Boeing 767-200, flight CA129 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Busan, South Korea, killing 128. |
April 15th, 1997 | Event | Fire sweeps through a campsite of Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage; the official death toll is 343. |
April 15th, 1994 | Event | Representatives of 124 countries and the European Communities sign the Marrakesh Agreements revising the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and initiating the World Trade Organization (effective January 1, 1995). |
April 15th, 1992 | Event | The National Assembly of Vietnam adopts the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |
April 15th, 1989 | Event | Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of football club Sheffield Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool FC fans. |
April 15th, 1989 | Event | Upon Hu Yaobang s death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in the People s Republic of China. |
April 15th, 1986 | Event | The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya. |
April 15th, 1984 | Event | British comedian Tommy Cooper suffers a massive heart attack while live on TV. |
April 15th, 1979 | Event | A disastrous earthquake (of M 7.1) on Montenegro coast. Media:http://lemnos.geo.auth.gr/~zroum/Albania/Albania.htm[1] |
April 15th, 1967 | Event | Scotland defeats rival England 3-2 at Wembley Stadium, causing the Scots fans to jokingly claim their side as "Unofficial world Champions", creating the phenomenon of the Unofficial Football World Championships. |
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