15th April is My Birthday so i bring to you History of that Day

Denmark 2011 Denmark Replica of Graceland Opens in Denmark 15th April, 2011 : A replica of the Graceland Estate owned by Elvis Presley was opened in Randers, Denmark. The building is twice the size of the original in order to fit a museum, restaurant, and shop, and, despite the size difference, it is nearly identical. The building was created by Elvis fan Henrick Knudsen who had the blessing of Elvis's widow Priscilla.



 Emma Watson Movie Actress ft on harry potter movie
was born the same day and the same year i was born...

 1942 Malta George Cross 15th April 1942 : The people from the tiny Island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea ( 121 sq miles ) are awarded The George Cross by King George VI. Malta played a crucial role in World War II owing to its proximity to Axis shipping lanes and the Germans and Italians bombed the Island on daily basis and sunk any ships trying to supply food and medical supplies to the Island. In the first 200 days of 1942 there was only one 24 hour period when no bombs fell and the Maltese people spent so much time in their underground shelters that health standards declined, malnutrition spread and scabies was rife. The Island continued under siege with little food arriving right until May 1943 when the siege of Malta was finally lifted.

15th April, 2012 : The new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first major public speech during a celebration of the centenary of the country's founder's birth. The young leader praised the military first doctrine of the country and offered respects to Kim Il-sung (his grandfather and founder of North Korea) and the recently deceased Kim Jong-il.

2010 United States Obama announces a trip to Mars 15th April 2010 : Barack Obama has said that it is likely that astronauts will be sent to orbit Mars by the mid-2030's. The President made the claim in a major speech to staff and guests at the Kennedy Space Center, where he outlined the details of his new policies on space exploration. Obama said that he has given NASA some challenging goals, and the funding to achieve them. This will include an extra $6 billion over the next five years.

15th April 2010 : All flights in and out of several European countries have been suspended as ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland continues to move south. Up to four thousand flights are being canceled with airspace closed in Norway, Britain, Sweden, France, Finland and Denmark. The U.K.'s air traffic control service has said that no flights will be allowed to enter U.K. airspace until at least 0700 BST on April 16th. Eurocontrol has said that the problem will persist for at least forty-eight hours. The volcano is still spewing ash and the wind direction is expected to continue bringing clouds into European airspace for some time.

15th April 2008 : Pope Benedict XVI has received a Presidential greeting from George Bush and his wife on his first official visit to the United States. Mr. Bush was waiting on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base when the Pontiff's plane touched down. As part of his six-day visit, the Pope will be addressing the U.N. and leading prayers at Ground Zero. The Pope will be leaving on April 20th. 

15th April 1989 : The FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, turned to tragedy when at least 200 people were injured and 96 crushed to death, many of them teenagers and children. The problems were caused by too many Liverpool fans being allowed in to the back of an already full stand at the Leppings Lane end of the ground, as more fans were allowed in those already there were pushed forward and crushed against the high, wired-topped safety fences. 

15th April 1986 : The US launches air strikes on Libya in retaliation for Libyan backed terrorism including the bombing of La Belle discotheque in West Berlin 10 days earlier. USA planes bombed targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the Benghazi region. Colonel Muamar Gaddafi residential compound took a direct hit that killed Hanna Gaddafi, the adopted baby daughter of the Libyan leader

15th April 1981 : Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke relinquished the Pulitzer Prize she had received two days earlier for her feature "Jimmy's World published in The Washington Post on September 29, 1980" about an 8-year-old heroin addict after admitting she had fabricated the story. 

15th April 1967 : 180,000 Protesters were in New York and San Francisco to protest against the Vietnam War with a number of protesters burning draft cards

15th April 1977 : Roman Polanski the director of China Town and Rosemary's baby pleads innocence to charge of drug rape of 13 yr old girl