June 15

Today in History
• 1215 - King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor, England
• 1219 - Dannebrog is the flag of Denmark and the oldest national flag in the world
• 1667 - 1st fully documented human blood transfusion is performed by French physician
• 1762 - Austria uses 1st paper currency
• 1775 - George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army
• 1785 - 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident
• 1804 - Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution
• 1844 - Charles Goodyear patents the vulcanization of rubber


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Beer Day Britain
• Magna Carta Day
• National Marina Day
• National Salvation Day
• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
• World Tapas Day
• YMA Day
• Art Basel

Birthdays
• 1330 - Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales, 1343-1376
• 1542 - Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/Vice-Admiral, Roanoke
• 1553 - Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands
• 1638 - Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist, The Sun
• 1767 - Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew Jackson (1828-37)
• 1789 - Josiah Henson, American slave and settlement founder
• 1886 - Charles Wood, Irish composer of church music, born in Armagh
• 1918 - François Tombalbaye, Dictator and 1st President of Chad (1960-75)