| History By Day |
| April 15th |
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| About April 15th is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 260 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. April 15th is the official deadline for filing an individual tax return in the United States. It is Father Damien Day in the state of Hawaii. Births 1959 - Thomas F. Wilson, actor (Back to the Future) 1965 - Linda Perry, singer, songwriter (4 Non Blondes) Deaths 1865 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. President 1971 - Dan Reeves, Hall of Fame football owner 2007 - Brant Parker, cartoonist, co-creator of The Wizard of Id Events 1850 - California's legislature incorporates the city of San Francisco. 1865 - 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln dies as a result of being shot the previous day by .44 caliber Derringer used by assassin John Wilkes Booth. 1892 - The General Electric Company is established. 1955 - Des Plaines, Illinois sees Ray Kroc open the first McDonald's restaurant. |
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