Historical Events on April 15

1311 battle in Poland

1450 battle during the Hundred Years' War

1654 treaty between England and Dutch Republic

Battle of the Austrian succession, 1745

Pivotal battle in the Mexican War of Independence.

1844 first naval battle of the Dominican War of Independence

1856 riot in Panama City

1858 treaty between Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln — 1865 murder in Washington, D.C

1915 battle in World War I

Incident in Korea in 1919

International treaty for the protection of important cultural heritage

Battle of Lake Kastoria

Operation Spring Awakening — last major German offensive of World War II

43rd Academy Awards — Award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1970

April 1979 earthquake in SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia

Riot in Wichita, Kansas, United States

1986 United States bombing of Libya — US April 1986 military operation in Libya

Massacre in Banyuwangi Regency, Indonesia

Incident which occurred during the FA Cup semi-final match in 1989

2001 San Marino Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2001

Air China Flight 129 — 2002 aviation accident in South Korea

2007 Bahrain Grand Prix — Formula One motor car race

Deepwater Horizon oil spill — oil spill that began in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico

2012 Chinese Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2012

Boston Marathon bombings — 2013 terrorist event in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Kidnapping of 38 Vietnamese police officers

Prison riot in South Carolina, United States

2018 Chinese Grand Prix — motor car race

2023 shooting in Upstate New York

2023 battle in Burkina Faso