Event:
Over 1,500 people die when the British passenger ship, RMS Titanic, sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg
More Notable Events on April 15:
1983 Tokyo Disneyland opens
1969 North Korea shoots at U.S. airplane above Japanese sea
1955 Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in Illinois
1923 Insulin becomes generally available for diabetics
1850 City of San Francisco incorporated
