Edict on the Flourishing of the Three Treasures
Suiko’s 594 edict promoted Buddhism at court and helped make it a state-supported religion.
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Suiko’s 594 edict promoted Buddhism at court and helped make it a state-supported religion.
View detailsDeath of Empress Suiko in 628, ending a landmark reign in early Japanese history.
View detailsAt the Cortes of Madrigal, established the Santa Hermandad, a crown-directed armed police force to restore order in Castile.
View detailsRosalba Carriera died in Venice on April 15, 1757, nearly blind and largely forgotten after decades as Europe's most celebrated pastel portraitist.
View detailsMorisot joined the inaugural Impressionist exhibition in Paris on April 15, 1874, becoming the only woman among the group's founding exhibitors.
View detailsCornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom was born on April 15, 1892, in Haarlem, the Netherlands, into a devout Christian family.
View detailsAmelia Edwards died on April 15, 1892, in Weston-super-Mare, England.
View detailsIda Straus and her husband, Isidor, died on April 15, 1912, aboard the RMS Titanic.
View detailsElizabeth Catlett was born in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 1915.
View detailsHelene Hanff was born on April 15, 1916, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
View detailsBorn April 15, 1926, in Harlem, New York, to Trinidadian immigrant parents Walter and Amy Merrick.
View detailsNorma Merrick was born on April 15, 1928, in Harlem, New York City, to Trinidadian immigrant parents.
View detailsMarried actor Frank O'Connor, whom she met on the set of Cecil B. DeMille's 'The King of Kings'; the marriage lasted until his death in 1979.
View detailsToni Stone made her debut with the Indianapolis Clowns on April 15, 1953.
View detailsLucille Ball won the Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series at the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards.
View detailsBaker organized the conference that founded the SNCC at Shaw University.
View detailsBirth of Carolyn Widney Greider in San Diego, California, a future Nobel laureate in molecular biology.
View detailsCarolyn Widney "Carol" Greider was born in San Diego, California, United States.
View detailsCorrie ten Boom died on her 91st birthday, April 15, 1983, renowned for her heroic efforts in rescuing Jews during World War II.
View detailsOn April 15, 1984, Cotten won a Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Recording.
View detailsDeath of Grete Hermann in Bremen on 15 April 1984, closing a pioneering career in mathematics, quantum foundations, and philosophy.
View detailsCotten was highlighted at the 1984 Grammy ceremony for her left-handed guitar style on April 15, 1984.
View detailsGreta Garbo died of pneumonia in New York City on April 15, 1990.
View detailsBenoit ran 2:26:54 at Boston, a strong late-career marathon result documented by NYRR.
View detailsGibb is officially recognized as the women’s champion of the Boston Marathon for 1966–1968.
View detailsInducted into New Jersey Hall of Fame on April 15, 2011.
View detailsThe Broad Institute received the first U.S. CRISPR-Cas9 patent, intensifying the patent dispute with Doudna's UC Berkeley team.
View detailsAnnounced as recipient of James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics.
View detailsReceives the AAU James E. Sullivan Award on 15 April 2025 as the nation’s outstanding amateur athlete.
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