What happend on 15th December

14.12
16.12
2002

BBC 7, digital radio station is launched in UK

1997

A chartered Tupolev TU-154 from Tajikistan crashes in the desert near Sharja, United Arab Emirates airport killing 85

1995

The European Communities Court of Justice passes the Bosman ruling

1994

Palau becomes a member of the UN.

1994

Netscape Navigator 1.0 is first released

1976

Samoa becomes a member of the UN

1965

Gemini program: Gemini 6A is launched

1961

An Israeli war crimes tribunal sentences Adolph Eichmann to die for his part in the Jewish holocaust

1960

King Baudouin of Belgium marries Fabiola Fernanda María de las Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón

1945

General Douglas MacArthur orders end of Shinto as state religion of Japan