On This Day in History April 15, 2023

Historical Events 1755  Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" published in London 1861  Federal army (75,000 volunteers) mobilized by US President Abraham Lincoln (US Civil War) 1874  First 'Impressionist' exhibition opens in Paris, features Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro and Berthe Morisot 1877  Boston-Somerville installs the world's 1st telephone in Massachusetts 1912  RMS Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as the band plays on, with the /www.onthisday.com/photos/rms-titanic-sinks">Titanic">loss of between 1,490 and 1,635 people Famous Birthdays Guru Nanak 1469 - 1539 Leonardo da Vinci 1452 - 1519 Robert Lefkowitz 80th Birthday Seth Rogen 41st Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Jean Genet 1910 - 1986 Pol Pot 1925 - 1998 More Famous Deaths April 15: Iceberg Sinks 'Unsinkable' Titanic The Titanic hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank on this day in history. She took with her to the bottom of the sea some of the world’s richest people. Read the Article