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May 15 is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 230 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi was Pope from June 28, 1243 to December 7, 1254. A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope. Ad extirpanda (named for its Latin Incipit) was a Papal bull, promulgated on May 15 1252 by Pope Innocent IV, which explicitly authorized Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally Heresy is an introduced change to some system of belief especially a religion that conflicts with the previously established canon of that belief The Medieval Inquisition is a series of Inquisitions ( Roman Catholic Church bodies charged with suppressing Heresy) from around 1184, including the
• 1514 - Jodocus Badius Ascensius publishes Christiern Pedersen's Latin version of Saxo’s Gesta Danorum, the oldest known version of that work. Jodocus Badius (or Josse Badius) (1462-1535 was a pioneer of the printing industry Christiern Pedersen (c 1480 in Helsingør, Denmark &ndash 16 January 1554 in Helsinge) was a man of many labels canon Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. "Saxo" redirects here For the car see Citroën Saxo and for the bank see Saxo Bank Saxo Grammaticus (c Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes" is a work of Danish history by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate"
• 1525 - The battle of Frankenhausen ends the Peasants' War. The battle of Frankenhausen was fought on 15 May 1525, and was the final act of the Peasants' War: joint troops of George Duke of Saxony, Landgraf For other conflicts referred to as peasant wars or revolts see Peasant revolt (disambiguation.
• 1567 - Mary Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, her third husband. James Hepburn can refer to James Hepburn (bishop (d 1524 Bishop of Moray James Hepburn 4th Earl of Bothwell (d The title Earl of Bothwell has been created twice in the Peerage of Scotland.
• 1602 - Bartholomew Gosnold becomes the first European to see Cape Cod. Bartholomew Gosnold (1572&ndash August 22, 1607) was an English lawyer explorer and Privateer, instrumental in founding the Virginia Cape Cod (or simply the Cape to most New Englanders is a Peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County Massachusetts and forming the easternmost
• 1618 - Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the third law of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made). Johannes Kepler (ˈkɛplɚ ( December 27 1571 &ndash November 15 1630) was a German Mathematician, Astronomer In Astronomy, Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion are three mathematical laws that describe the motion of Planets in the Solar System. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
• 1701 - The War of the Spanish Succession begins. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting
• 1718 - James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Puckle (1667–1724 was an English Inventor, Lawyer and Writer from London chiefly remembered for his invention of the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation.
• 1756 - The Seven Years' War begins when England declares war on France. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1776 - American Revolution: the Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Virginia Conventions were a series of five political meetings in the Colony of Virginia during the American Revolution. The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the The Lee Resolution, also known as the resolution of independence, was an act of the Second Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies to See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then
• 1791 - Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (maksimiljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa maʁi izidɔʁ də ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ ( 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) The first Self-denying Ordinance was a bill moved on December 9, 1644 to deprive members of the Parliament of England from holding command in the army or
• 1792 - War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Kingdom of Sardinia, also known as Piedmont-Sardinia or Sardinia-Piedmont, was the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1720 when the
• 1793 - Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for "about 360 meters", at a height of 5-6 meters, during one of the first attempted flights. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Diego Marín Aguilera (1757—1799 was a Spanish inventor who was an early Aviation pioneer The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International
• 1796 - First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The First Coalition ( 1792 – 1797) was the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain Revolutionary France. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
• 1800 - George III survives two assassination attempts in one day. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places
• 1811 - Paraguay declares independence from Spain. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1817 - Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Friends Hospital, located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, is recognized as one of the premier mental hospitals in the United States. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• 1836 - Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Francis Baily ( 28 April 1774 &ndash 30 August 1844) was an English Astronomer, most famous for his observations of ' As the Moon "grazes" by the Sun during a Solar eclipse, the rugged lunar limb topography allows beads of sunlight to shine through in some places A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
• 1849 - Troops of the Two Sicilies take Palermo and crush the republican government of Sicily. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Regno delle Due Sicilie) commonly known as just the Two Sicilies, was the name of a Kingdom in Europe. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
• 1851 - Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Sometimes especially in Thai language documents King Mongkut might also refer to Vajiravudh (Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua (พระมงกุฏเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• 1858 - Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal it is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
• 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Resaca, Georgia ends. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Resaca was part of the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
• 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia – students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate Army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of New Market was a Battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Virginia Military Institute ( VMI) located in Lexington Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Franz Sigel ( November 18, 1824 &ndash August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a The Shenandoah Valley region of western Virginia and West Virginia is bounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian
• 1869 - Woman's suffrage: in New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman's Suffrage Association. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Susan Brownell Anthony ( February 15, 1820 &ndash March 13, 1906) was a prominent American Civil rights leader who played Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12 1815 &ndash October 26 1902 was an American social activist and leading figure of the early woman's movement. The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA was formed on May 15, 1869 in New York in response to a split in the American Equal Rights Association over
• 1891 - Rerum Novarum, the first document of the Catholic Social Teaching tradition, is published by Pope Leo XIII. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rerum Novarum (Translation Of New Things) is an Encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on May 16 1891. Catholic social teaching encompasses aspects of Catholic doctrine relating to matters dealing with the collective welfare of humanity Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope
• 1897 - The Greek army retreats with heavy losses in the Greco-Turkish War. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known as the black '97 in Greece was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece
• 1905 - Las Vegas, Nevada, is founded when 110 acres (0. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally 4 km²), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
• 1910 - The last time a major earthquake happened on the Elsinore Fault Zone. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Elsinore Fault Zone is a large Geologic fault structure in Southern California.
• 1911 - The United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing transporting refining and marketing company In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient The Sherman Antitrust Act ( Sherman Act, July 2, 1890, ch 647,) was the first United States Federal statute to limit Cartels and
• 1911 - The Georgios Averof cruiser is bought by Greece. History Construction and arrival in Greece At the beginning of the 20th century Greece decided to reinforce its fleet whose ships were fast becoming obsolete due to
• 1914 - Bolivia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1918 - The Finnish Civil War ends. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national and social turmoil caused by World War I (1914&ndash1918 in Europe
• 1919 - The Winnipeg General Strike begins. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history By 11:00 a. m. , almost the whole working population of Winnipeg, Manitoba had walked off the job. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population
• 1919 - Greek invasion of İzmir. İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. During the invasion, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The responsible are punished by the Greek Commander Aristides Stergiades. Hasan Tahsin fires the first shot of the Turkish War of Independence. Hasan Tahsin (born Osman Nevres) (1888 Selanik - May 15, 1919 İzmir)was a Turkish journalist and is a national hero in The Turkish War of Independence (Kurtuluş Savaşı May 19, 1919 October 29, 1923) refers to the political and military resistance developed
• 1920 - Council of Lithuania adjourns as the newly elected Constituent Assembly of Lithuania meets for the first time in Kaunas. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos Taryba Litausher Landesrat Rada Litewska after July 11 1918 The State Council of Lithuania (Lithuanian Lietuvos Valstybės Taryba The Constituent Assembly of Lithuania (Steigiamasis Seimas was democratically elected in 1920 to draft and adopt the 1922 Constitution of Lithuania. Kaunas ( ˈkoʊnəs is the second largest City in Lithuania and a former temporary capital.
• 1929 - A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cleveland Clinic (formally known as the Cleveland Clinic Foundation) is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• 1932 - The May 15 Incident: in an attempted Coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is killed. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The was an attempted Coup d'état in Japan, on 15 May 1932, launched by radical elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy, aided The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ( 20 April 1855 – 15 May 1932) was a Japanese Politician and the 29th Prime Minister of Japan from 13 December
• 1934 - Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia. Kārlis Vilhelms Augusts Ulmanis (b September 4, 1877 in Bērze, Latvia – d Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
• 1935 - The Moscow Metro is opened to public. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Moscow Metro (Московское метро which spans almost the entire Russian capital, is the world's second most heavily used Rapid-transit
• 1936 - Amy Johnson arrives back in England after a record-breaking return flight to Cape Town
• 1940 - World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1940 - McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1941 - Baseball player Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees starts his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.
• 1942 - World War II: in the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1943 - Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International). Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party The Comintern ( Com munist Intern ational also known as the Third International) was an international Communist organisation founded in Moscow The Comintern ( Com munist Intern ational also known as the Third International) was an international Communist organisation founded in Moscow
• 1945 - World War II: The final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Prevalje (German language] Prävali) is a municipality in Slovenia. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
• 1948 - Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia attack Israel. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Emirate of Transjordan ( Arabic: ar إمارة شرق الأردن) was a former Ottoman territory incorporated into the British Mandate of Palestine Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1951 - The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czesław Miłosz, asks the French government for political asylum. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A cultural attaché is a diplomat with special responsibility for promoting the culture of his or her homeland Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Czesław Miłosz; ( June 30, 1911 — August 14, 2004) was a Polish Poet, prose writer and Translator Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient Judicial notion under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his
• 1955 - The Austrian Independence Treaty is signed. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Austrian State Treaty (Österreichischer Staatsvertrag or Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state
• 1955 - The first ascent of Makalu, the world's fifth highest mountain. In Climbing, a first ascent (FA is the first modern recorded climb to reach the top of a Mountain, or the first to follow a particular Climbing route Makalu (in Nepal officially मकालु;in China officially Makaru; Chinese: 马卡鲁山 Pinyin: Mǎkǎlǔ Shān) is the fifth
• 1957 - At Malden Island in the Pacific, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Malden Island ( sometimes called Independence Island in the nineteenth century is a low arid uninhabited island in the central Pacific Ocean, about in area The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Teller–Ulam design is a Nuclear weapon design which is used in Megaton -range Thermonuclear weapons and is more colloquially referred to as "the Operation Grapple, and operations Grapple X, Grapple Y and Grapple Z, were the names of British nuclear tests The device fails to detonate properly.
• 1958 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 3. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1960 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1963 - Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut L. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mercury-Atlas 9 was the last US Mercury spaceflight Manned space mission, launched on May 15, 1963 from Launch Complex 14 at Gordon Cooper on board. Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr, also noted as Gordo Cooper, ( 6 March 1927 – 4 October 2004) was an American Astronaut He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space. Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies.
• 1970 - President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals. Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays (b February 16 1920 was the first woman in the U Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington ( November 3 1918 &ndash August 21 2007) was an United States Army officer who was one of the first The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
• 1970 - Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green are killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests. Jackson State University (also known as Jackson State or JSU) is a historically black university located in Jackson Mississippi founded in 1877 The Jackson State killings occurred on Thursday/Friday May 14-15 1970 at Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in Jackson Mississippi.
• 1972 - The island of Okinawa, under U. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control. The Battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault
• 1972 - In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor George Wallace while he is campaigning to be become President. Laurel is a Maryland, US Arthur Herman Bremer (born August 21 1950) gained notoriety after he shot U Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The Governor of the State of Alabama is the chief executive of the Government of Alabama The Governor has the power to execute Alabama 's laws and to call George Corley Wallace Jr (August 25 1919 September 13 1998 was a Democratic Governor of Alabama for four terms (1963-1967 1971-1979 and 1983-1987 and ran for
• 1974 – Ma'alot massacre: A total of 31 people, including hostage takers, are killed. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Ma'alot massacre was an attack by Palestinian militants on May 15 1974 in Ma'alot, Israel, in which 22 Israeli high school students aged 14-16 from
• 1987 - The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Polyus spacecraft also known as Polus, Skif-DM, or 17F19DM, was a prototype orbital weapons platform designed to defend against Anti-satellite It fails to reach orbit.
• 1988 - Soviet war in Afghanistan: After more than eight years of fighting, the Red Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
• 1990 - Portrait of Doctor Gachet by Vincent van Gogh is sold for a record $82. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Portrait of Dr Gachet is one of the most revered paintings by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh and fetched a record price of $82 5 million, the most expensive painting at the time. This is a list of the highest prices paid for Paintings Very valuable paintings if sold are usually sold at Auctions.
• 1991 - Edith Cresson becomes France's first female prime minister. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Édith Cresson (born on 27 January 1934 as Édith Campion in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris) is a French politician. The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers
• 1997 - The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Laotian Civil War ( 1962 - 1975) was an internal fight between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government in which The Laos Memorial is a small memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, located between the path to the JFK memorial and the Tomb of the Unknowns, in
• 2008 - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Same-sex marriage in the United States - editing that article for size and clarity A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Same-sex marriage in the US state of Massachusetts began on May 17, 2004, as a result of the Supreme Judicial Court "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same Procedural history At the direction of Mayor Gavin Newsom, the Office of the County Clerk of San Francisco "designed revised forms for the marriage

Births

• 1567 - (baptism) Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1608 - René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. René Goupil ( May 15 1608 &ndash September 23 1642) was a French Missionary and the first North American martyrs The North American Martyrs, also known as the Canadian Martyrs, were eight Jesuit Missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, who were 1642)
• 1720 - Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Maximilian Hell (Hell Miksa Maximilián Hell May 15 1720 &ndash April 14 1792) was an astronomer and an ordained Jesuit 1792)
• 1749 - Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Levi Lincoln Sr ( May 15, 1749 &ndash April 14, 1820) was an American revolutionary and statesman who served as a Minuteman The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1820)
• 1773 - Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1859)
• 1786 - General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dimitris Koliopoulos Plapoutas ( Δημήτρης Κολιόπουλος Πλαπούτας) ( May 15, 1786 &ndash July 1865 was a Greek general The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman 1864)
• 1817 - Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Debendranath Tagore (''Debendronath Ţhakur'') (দেবেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর ( May 15, 1817 1905)
• 1848 - Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Виктор Михайлович Васнецов ( Lop'jal, May 15 ( N 1926)
• 1856 - L. Frank Baum, American author (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15 1856 &ndash May 5 1919) was an American Author, Actor, and Independent filmmaker 1919)
• 1857 - Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming ( May 15, 1857 &ndash May 21, 1911) Astronomer, was born in Dundee, Scotland 1911)
• 1859 - Pierre Curie, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Curie (15 May 1859 &ndash 19 April 1906 was a French physicist, a pioneer in Crystallography, Magnetism, Piezoelectricity The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1906)
• 1862 - Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian dramatist and narrator (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Arthur Schnitzler ( May 15, 1862 - October 21, 1931) was an Austrian writer, Dramatist and doctor 1931)
• 1890 - Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Katherine Anne Porter ( 15 May 1890 – 18 September 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Journalist, 1980)
• 1891 - Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, Kiev &ndash March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian 1940)
• 1891 - Fritz Feigl, Austria-born chemist (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Feigl ( May 15, 1891 - January 23, 1971) was an Austria -born Chemist. 1971)
• 1892 - Jimmy Wilde, boxer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jimmy Wilde ( 15 May 1892 &ndash 10 March 1969) was a former Welsh world Boxing champion 1969)
• 1895 - William D. Byron, U. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Devereux Byron II ( May 15, 1895 &ndash February 27, 1941) a Democrat, was a U S. Congressman (d. 1941)
• 1898 - Arletty, French model and actress (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arletty (born 15 May 1898 - 24 July 1992 was a French Fashion model, Singer, and actress. 1992)
• 1899 - Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Etienne Valluy ( May 15, 1899 - January 4, 1970) was a French General (see also Http//fr 1970)
• 1901 - Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Luis Felipe Monti ( May 15, 1901 &ndash September 9, 1983) was an Italian - Argentine football player who has 1983)
• 1902 - Richard J. Daley, Mayor of Chicago (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. 1976)
• 1903 - Maria Reiche, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Maria Reiche (1903-1998 was a German -born Mathematician and Archaeologist who is famous for her research in the Nazca lines in Peru 1998)
• 1905 - Joseph Cotten, American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joseph Cheshire Cotten ( May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American Actor of stage and Film 1994)
• 1907 - Sukhdev Thapar, Indian freedom fighter (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sukhdev Thapar (ਸੁਖਦੇਵ ਥਾਪਰ سُکھدیو تھاپر Hindi: सुखदेव थापर was an Indian Revolutionary who lived 1931)
• 1909 - James Mason, English actor (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Neville Mason ( 15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated British Actor who 1984)
• 1910 - Constance Cummings, British actress (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Constance Cummings CBE ( May 15 1910 – November 23 2005) was an American -born British actress known for her An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 2005)
• 1911 - Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Max Frisch ( May 15, 1911 &ndash April 4, 1991) was a Swiss Architect, Playwright and Novelist, regarded 1991)
• 1911 - Herta Oberheuser, Nazi doctor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Herta Oberheuser (born 15 May 1911 in Cologne, Germany; died 24 January 1978 in Linz am Rhein, Germany was 1978)
• 1912 - Arthur Berger, American composer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Arthur Berger ( May 15 1912 in New York City –- October 7 2003 in Boston Massachusetts was a Composer who has been described as 2003)
• 1914 - Turk Broda, ice hockey goaltender (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Walter Edward "Turk" Broda ( May 15, 1914 - October 17, 1972) was a former Ice hockey Goaltender for the 1972)
• 1914 - Tenzing Norgay, (adopted birthdate) Nepalese Sherpa who accompanied Edmund Hillary to the top of Mount Everest (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other uses of the word Sherpa see Sherpa (disambiguation. Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 &ndash 11 January 2008 was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in 1986)
• 1915 - Hilda Bernstein, English-born South African author, artist, and activist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hilda Bernstein ( May 15, 1915 – September 8, 2006) was an Author, Artist, and an Activist against Apartheid 2006)
• 1915 - Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter
• 1915 - Paul Samuelson, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1915 - Gus Viseur, French button accordionist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Monicelli (born May 15, 1915) is an Italian director and screenwriter one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana Paul Anthony Samuelson (born May 15, 1915) is an American neoclassical Economist known for his contributions to many fields of The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Gus Viseur, born Gustave-Joseph Viseur ( Lessines, Belgium, May 15 1915 - Paris, August 25[[ 974]] was a Belgian 1974)
• 1918 - Eddy Arnold, American country music singer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Edward Arnold (known as Eddy Arnold) ( May 15, 1918  &ndash May 8, 2008) was an American Country music 2008)
• 1918 - Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor
• 1922 - Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun
• 1923 - Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Joseph Wiseman (born May 15, 1918) is a Canadian Actor who portrayed the title character Doctor Julius No in the first James Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jakucho Setouchi ( May 15, 1922 -) is the name of the Buddhist nun writer and activist formerly known as Harumi Setouchi ( Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Avedon ( May 15, 1923 &ndash October 1, 2004) was an American Photographer. 2004)
• 1923 - John Lanchbery, English composer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Lanchbery OBE ( May 15, 1923 &ndash February 27, 2003) was an English Composer and conductor, 2003)
• 1923 - Johnny Walker, Indian actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Walker ( May 15, 1923 &ndash July 29, 2003) is the screen name of a talented Indian movie comedian who acted in over 300 movies 2003)
• 1924 - Maria Koepcke, ornithologist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Emilie Anna Koepcke (also spelled Köpcke ( May 15, 1924 - December 24, 1971) born von Mikulicz-Radecki, was a famous 1971)
• 1926 - Anthony Shaffer, English playwright (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Joshua Shaffer ( May 15 1926 &ndash November 6 2001) was an English Playwright, Novelist, and Screenwriter 2001)
• 1926 - Peter Shaffer, English playwright
• 1930 - Jasper Johns, American painter
• 1931 - Ken Venturi, American golfer
• 1935 - Utah Phillips, American labor organizer and folk singer
• 1936 - Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-born actress
• 1936 - Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
• 1936 - Ralph Steadman, British cartoonist
• 1936 - Paul Zindel, American writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sir Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926) is an English Dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays several of which have been filmed Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jasper Johns Jr (born May 15, 1930 in Augusta Georgia) is a contemporary American artist who primarily works in painting and Printmaking Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ken Venturi (born May 15, 1931) was a prominent PGA Tour professional during the late 1950s and early 1960s Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce "Utah" Duncan Phillips ( May 15 1935 &ndash May 23 2008) was a labor organizer Folk singer, storyteller Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Maria Alberghetti (born May 15, 1936) is an Italian-born actress and operatic singer Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Nanton Romney on May 15, 1936) is a life-long activist for peace and personal empowerment best known for his Hippie Ralph Steadman (born Wallasey, May 15, 1936) is a British Cartoonist and Caricaturist. Paul Zindel (b May 15 1936 in New York City; d March 27 2003) was an American author playwright and educator 2003)
• 1937 - Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State
• 1937 - Trini López, American musician
• 1938 - Mireille Darc, French actress
• 1938 - Lenny Welch, American singer
• 1939 - Dorothy Shirley, British athlete
• 1940 - Lainie Kazan, American actress and singer
• 1940 - Don Nelson, American basketball coach, currently of the Golden State Warriors
• 1941 - K.T. Oslin, American musician
• 1942 - Jusuf Kalla, vice- president of Indonesia and Chairman of the Golkar Party. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Madeleine Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová on May 15, 1937) was the first woman to become United States Secretary of State. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Trini Lopez (born Trinidad López III, 15 May 1937, Dallas, Texas) is a Mexican-American Singer and Guitarist Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mireille Darc (born Mireille Aigroz May 15 1938 in Toulon France) is a French model and actress Lenny Welch (born Leon Welch on May 15, 1938 in New York City) is an American MOR / pop Singer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Ada Shirley (born 15 May, 1939) is a British athlete who mainly competed in the women's High jump event Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lainie Kazan (born May 15, 1940) is an American actress and Singer. Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15 1940 in Muskegon Michigan) is a former NBA player and currently is a National Basketball Association Head The Golden State Warriors are an American professional Basketball team based in Oakland, California. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. K T Oslin (born Kay Toinette Oslin May 15, 1941, Crossett Arkansas) is a Grammy Award -winning Country music Singer Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jusuf Kalla (born Watampone, South Sulawesi; May 15, 1942) is the current Vice President of Indonesia and Chairman of the The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Party of the Functional Groups (Partai Golongan Karya is a Political party in Indonesia.
• 1942 - Doug Lowe, 35th Premier of Tasmania
• 1944 - Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
• 1944 - Bill Alter, Missouri State Senator
• 1945 - Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer
• 1945 - Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, heir to the Portuguese crown
• 1947 - Graeham Goble, Australian musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer (co-founding member of Little River Band)
• 1948 - Brian Eno, English musician and record producer
• 1948 - Kathleen Sebelius, American politician, governor of Kansas
• 1948 - Yutaka Enatsu, Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• 1950 - Nicholas Hammond, American actor
• 1951 - Frank Wilczek, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1952 - Chazz Palminteri, American actor, writer and director
• 1953 - George Brett, American baseball player
• 1953 - Mike Oldfield, English composer
• 1954 - Robert P. Harrison, American thinker
• 1955 - Lee Horsley, American actor
• 1956 - Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
• 1957 - Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque Lehendakari (Prime Minister)
• 1957 - Kevin Von Erich, American professional wrestler
• 1958 - Ron Simmons, American professional wrestler
• 1959 - Andrew Eldritch, English singer and songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy)
• 1959 - Kaokor Galaxy, Thai boxer
• 1959 - Luis Perez-Sala, Spanish racing driver
• 1960 - Rob Bowman, American film director
• 1961 - Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. Douglas Ackley (Doug Lowe AM (born 15 May 1942) was the 35th Premier of Tasmania, from 1 December 1977 to 11 November See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Ulrich Beck (born May 15, 1944) is a German Sociologist who holds a professorship at Munich University and at the London Bill Alter (born May 15, 1944) is a Missouri Republican politician currently serving in the Missouri State Senate. The Missouri State Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen (born May 13 1945 in Enskede) is a Swedish Singer, Songwriter, Composer Duarte Pio Duke of Braganza ( Duarte Pio João Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bragança; born May 15 1945) duˈaɾtɨ is the 24th Duke of Braganza Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Graeham George Goble (born 15 May, 1947 in Adelaide, Australia) is a Musician, Singer / Songwriter and Record Little River Band is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975 and named after a road sign for the Victorian township of Little Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Kathleen Sebelius (née Gilligan)(born May 15, 1948) is currently serving as the 44th Governor of Kansas. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " is a former Japanese pitcher regarded as one of best Japanese pitchers of all-time Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Hammond (born May 15, 1950) is an American Actor best known for his roles as Friedrich von Trapp in The Sound of Music Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Frank Anthony Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chazz Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer, best known for his Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English Multi-instrumentalist Musician Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Robert P Harrison is the Rosina Pierotti Chair of Italian Literature at Stanford University. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Lee Horsley (born May 15 1955, in Muleshoe Texas) is an American Actor best known for his starring roles on the television Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956) better known as Dan Patrick, is an American Sportscaster from Mason Ohio who Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu (born March 15, 1957) is a Basque politician Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15 1957) is a retired Professional wrestler under the Ring name Kevin Von Erich of the Von Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Simmons at Florida State University, and played for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League and the Ottawa Rough Riders in the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Eldritch (born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, 15 May 1959) is the frontman Singer, Songwriter and the only remaining original The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic rock band that formed in 1980 Nirote Saenkham (born May 15, 1959) in Petchaboon Thailand, is the twin brother of Boxing star Khaosai Galaxy and twice world champion Luis Perez-Sala Valls-Taberner (born in Barcelona, May 15 1959) is a former Spanish racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katrin Cartlidge ( May 15 1961 &ndash September 7 2002) was an English actress. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 2002)
• 1961 - Melle Mel, American musician
• 1965 - Raí, Brazilian footballer
• 1966 - Pete Wiggs, English musician (Saint Etienne)
• 1967 - Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
• 1967 - John Smoltz, baseball player
• 1968 - Cecilia Malmström, Swedish politician
• 1968 - Seth Putnam, American musician
• 1969 - Hideki Irabu, Japanese baseball player
• 1969 - Emmitt Smith, American football player
• 1969 - Asalah Nasri, Syrian singer
• 1970 - Martin Rossiter, Welsh Musician
• 1970 - Frank de Boer, Dutch football player
• 1970 - Ronald de Boer, Dutch football player
• 1970 - Desmond Howard, American football player
• 1970 - Rod Smith, American football player
• 1971 - Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
• 1972 - David Charvet, French actor
• 1973 - Pedro Reyes, Mexican engineer
• 1974 - Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player
• 1974 - Ahmet Zappa, American musician
• 1975 - Ray Lewis, American football player
• 1976 - Adolfo Bautista, Mexican footballer
• 1976 - Torraye Braggs, American basketball player
• 1976 - Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
• 1976 - Ryan Leaf, American football player
• 1976 - Tyler Walker, baseball player
• 1978 - Amy Chow, American gymnast
• 1978 - Dwayne DeRosario, Canadian footballer
• 1978 - Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
• 1978 - Edu, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 - David Krumholtz, American actor
• 1978 - Krissy Taylor, American model (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961 in The Bronx New York) also known by his stage name Grandmaster Mele Mel, and formerly Grandmaster Melle Raí, full name Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira (born May 15, 1965 in Ribeirão Preto) is a former Brazilian football Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pete Wiggs (born Peter Wiggs 15 May 1966, Reigate, Surrey) is a British musician Saint Etienne are an English Indie dance act fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Madhuri Dixit Madhuri Dixit ( Marathi: माधुरी दीक्षित (born Madhuri Shankar Dixit on May 15, 1967) John Andrew Smoltz (born May 15, 1967 in) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Cecilia Malmström (born May 15, 1968) is a Swedish Politician currently serving as Minister for European Union Affairs Seth Edward Putnam (born May 15, 1968) is the founder of Grindcore / Noisegrind band Anal Cunt. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hideki Irabu ( Japanese: 伊良部 秀輝 born in Hirara (now Miyakojima) Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on May 15, Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola Florida) is a former American football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys Asala Mostafa Nasri ( أصالة مصطفى نصرى) (also known as Asala, Assala and Assalah) (born on May 15 1965 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Rossiter (born May 15, 1970) is a Welsh Singer. He is most famous for being the lead-singer of British indie band Gene from Frank de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn) is a former Dutch professional footballer. Ronald de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a former Dutch football Midfielder who has played Desmond Kevin Howard (born May 15, 1970 in Cleveland Ohio) is a former American football Wide receiver, Punt returner, Rod, Rodney or Roderick Smith may refer to Rod Smith (American football, American football player Rod Smith (defensive Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Phil Pfister (born May 15, 1970 in Charleston West Virginia) is a leading strongman competitor winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Charvet (born David Franck Guez on May 15, 1972 in Lyon, France) is an actor and singer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Pedro Antonio Reyes González (born 13 November 1972 in Antofagasta, Chile) is a former Chilean football defender Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Vassilis Kikilias (in Greek: Βασίλης Κικίλιας; born May 15, 1974 in Athens) is a retired Greek professional Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15 1974 is an American Musician, Actor and Novelist. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Anthony Lewis (born May 15, 1975 in Bartow Florida) is an American football Linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista Herrera (born May 15, 1979 in Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato) is a Mexican footballer currently Torraye Braggs (born May 15 1976 in Fresno California) is an American professional Basketball player formerly of the NBA, currently Jacek Krzynówek ( pron ˈjatsɛk kʂɨˈnuvɛk born May 15 1976, is a Polish international footballer who plays for Wolfsburg Ryan David Leaf (born May 15 1976 is a former American football Quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tyler Lanier Walker (born May 15, 1976 in San Francisco California) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who currently plays for Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Amy Yuen Yee Chow ( Chinese: 周[[wikt 婉|婉]] 儀; Pinyin: Zhōu Wǎnyí Jyutping: zau1 jyun2 ji4 born May 15, Dwayne Anthony De Rosario (also spelt de Rosario and commonly shortened to D-Ro by fans born on May 15, 1978 in Scarborough Ontario Caroline Dhavernas (born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian Actress. Eduardo César Daude Gaspar (born May 15, 1978 in São Paulo, Brazil) known by the nickname Edu, is a Brazilian football David Krumholtz (born May 15, 1978) is an American actor He currently stars in the CBS television show Numb3rs. Kristen Erin "Krissy" Taylor ( May 15, 1978 &ndash July 2, 1995) was an American model. 1995)
• 1980 - Josh Beckett, American baseball player
• 1980 - Rocky Marquette, American actor
• 1981 - Patrice Evra, French-Senegalese footballer
• 1981 - Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player
• 1981 - Zara Phillips, British royal and eventer
• 1981 - Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress
• 1982 - Alex Breckenridge, American actress
• 1982 - Veronica Campbell, Jamaican athlete
• 1982 - Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1982 - Tatsuya Fujiwara, Japanese actor
• 1982 - Jessica Sutta, American dancer, singer and actress (The Pussycat Dolls)
• 1983 - Devin Bronson, American guitarist (Avril Lavigne)
• 1984 - Sérgio Jimenez, Brazilian racing driver
• 1985 - Cristiane, Brazilian footballer
• 1986 - Matías Fernández, Chilean footballer
• 1986 - Adam Moffat, Scottish football player
• 1987 - Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player
• 1987 - Jennylyn Mercado, Filipina Actress and Singer
• 1987 - Andrew "Andy" Murray, Scottish tennis player
• 1990 - Joe Mattock, English Football Player

Deaths

• 913 - Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz
• 1036 - Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Rocky Marquette (born May 15, 1980 is an American film actor most known for his roles in independent horror films, especially Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Patrice Latyr Evra (born 15 May 1981 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French international footballer who plays for English Justin Ernest George Morneau (born May 15, 1981 in New Westminster British Columbia) is a Canadian Major League Baseball player who Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE (born 15 May 1981 is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne Princess Royal and her first husband Captain Mark Eventing is an equestrian event which comprises Dressage, cross-country and Show-jumping. Jamie-Lynn Sigler (born May 15, 1981) previously known as Jamie-Lynn DiScala, is an American Actress and Singer. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Alexandra Hetherington "Alex" Breckenridge (born May 15 1982 is an American Film and Television Actress. Veronica Campbell-Brown CD (born May 15, 1982) is a track and field sprint athlete competing internationally for Jamaica Segundo "Gunner" Alejandro Castillo Nazareno (born May 15 1982 in San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador) Club career is a Japanese actor He is famous for acting the part of Shuya Nanahara in the controversial 2000 film Battle Royale and continues the character as Jessica Lilian Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American Dancer, Singer, and Actress. Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Devin Bronson (Born Seattle Washington, May 15, 1983) used to be Avril Lavigne's lead guitarist and previously held positions with Kelly Avril Lavigne Whibley (born September 27 1984 better known by her birth name of Avril Lavigne (ˈævrɨl ləˈviːn is a Canadian Grammy Award Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) For the Mexican actor see Sergio Jiménez. Sérgio Jimenez (born May 15 1984, in Piedade, São Paulo Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva (born May 15, 1985 in Osasco, São Paulo) better known as Cristiane, is a Brazilian Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Matías Fernández (born on May 15, Adam Moffat (born 15 May 1986 is a Scottish football midfielder who currently plays for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Ersan İlyasova (born May 15 1987 in Eskişehir, Turkey) is a Turkish professional Basketball player currently with Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado also known as Jennylyn Mercado (born May 15, 1987 in Las Piñas City, Metro Manila, Philippines) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events By Place Africa The Shiite Fatimid state in modern day Tunisia launches a failed military campaign against Egypt Emperor Go-Ichijō (後一条天皇 Go-Ichijō-tennō) ( October 12, 1008 &ndash May 15, 1036) was the 68th emperor 1008)
• 1157 - Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince
• 1174 - Nur ad-Din, ruler of Syria (b. Prince Yuri I Dolgoruki (Юрий Долгорукий "Yuri the Long-arm" also known as George I of Russia, (c 1118)
• 1381 - Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron
• 1470 - Charles VIII of Sweden (b. Eppelein von Gailingen (born c 1310 in Illesheim, Windsheim; died May 15, 1381 in Neumarkt) was a famous German Karl Knutsson Bonde 1409)
• 1585 - Niwa Nagahide, Japanese warlord (b. Niwa Nagahide (丹羽長秀 October 16, 1535 - May 15, 1585) was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku through Azuchi-Momoyama periods 1535)
• 1591 - Dmitry Ivanovich, Tsarevich (b. Tsarevich Demetrius, or Tsarevich Dimitri, or Dmitriy Ivanovich, also known as Dmitry of Uglich and Dmitry of Moscow, ( Дмитрий 1582)
• 1609 - Giovanni Croce, Italian composer (b. Giovanni Croce (also Ioanne a Cruce Clodiensis, Zuanne Chiozotto) (1557 – May 15, 1609) was an Italian composer of the late 1557)
• 1634 - Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. Hendrick Avercamp (bapt January 27, 1585, Amsterdam - buried May 15, 1634, Kampen (Overijssel) was a Dutch 1585)
• 1698 - Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. Marie Champmeslé ( 18 February 1642 &ndash 15 May 1698) was a French Actress. 1642)
• 1699 - Edward Petre, English Jesuit and privy councilor (b. Edward Petre SJ (1631 &ndash May 15 1699) was an English Jesuit and Privy councillor. 1631)
• 1714 - Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar
• 1740 - Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Major General Roger Elliott (CIR 1665 - 16 May 1714) was one of the earliest British Governors of Gibraltar. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Ephraim Chambers (c 1680 - 15 May 1740) was an English writer and Encyclopedist, who is primarily known for producing the Cyclopaedia 1680)
• 1760 - Alaungpaya, King of Burma (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Alaungpaya (အလောင်းဘုရား or Alompra or Alaung Mintaya (အလောင်းမင်းတရား(อลองพญา lit 1711)
• 1773 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alban Butler ( October 13, 1709 - St-Omer, France May 15, 1773) English Roman Catholic Priest 1710)
• 1782 - Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo 1st Count of Oeiras 1st Marquis of Pombal (in Portuguese, Marquês de Pombal, pron In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. 1699)
• 1879 - Gottfried Semper, German architect (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gottfried Semper ( November 29 1803 - May 15 1879) was a German Architect, Art critic, and professor of 1803)
• 1886 - Emily Dickinson, American poet (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1830)
• 1924 - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul-Henri-Benjamin Baluet d'Estournelles baron de Constant de Rébecque ( 22 November 1852 &ndash 15 May 1924) was a French The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1852)
• 1935 - Kazimir Malevich, Polish/Ukrainian artist (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (Казимир Северинович Малевич Kazimierz Malewicz Ukrainian Казимир Северинович Малевич sɛʋɛˈrɪnoʋɪtʃ 1878)
• 1937 - Phillip Snowden, British politician (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Snowden 1st Viscount Snowden ( July 18, 1864 – May 15, 1937) was a British politician and the first Labour 1864)
• 1940 - Menno ter Braak, Dutch author and polemicist (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Menno ter Braak ( January 26, 1902 &ndash May 14, 1940) was a Dutch Modernist author Polemics (pəˈlɛmɪks/ /poʊ- is the practice of disputing or controverting religious, philosophical, or political matters 1902)
• 1945 - Charles Williams, UK writer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar There have been a number of notable people named Charles Williams: United Kingdom Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (1708&ndash1759 a British 1886)
• 1948 - Edward Flanagan, American priest and founder of Boys Town (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Father Edward Joseph Flanagan ( July 13, 1886 &ndash May 15, 1948) was a Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in the 1886)
• 1954 - William March, American writer (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) William March (born William Edward Campbell September 18 1893 – May 15 1954 was an American World War I veteran short-story writer and novelist cited 1893)
• 1956 - Austin Osman Spare, English magician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Austin Osman Spare ( 31 December 1886 - 15 May 1956) was an English Artist who developed idiosyncratic magical techniques 1886)
• 1967 - Edward Hopper, American painter (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Edward Hopper ( July 22, 1882 &ndash May 15, 1967) was an American painter and Printmaker. 1882)
• 1971 - Tyrone Guthrie, English director, producer, and writer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Sir William Tyrone Guthrie ( 2 July 1900 &ndash 15 May 1971) was an Anglo-Irish Tony Award -winning theatrical director 1900)
• 1978 - Sir Robert Menzies, twelfth Prime Minister of Australia (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1894)
• 1982 - Gordon Smiley, American race car driver (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Gordon Eugene Smiley ( April 20, 1946 - May 15, 1982) was an American Race car driver from Omaha Nebraska who 1946)
• 1984 - Francis Schaeffer, American theologian, philosopher, and pastor (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Francis August Schaeffer ( 30 January 1912 &ndash 15 May 1984) a forerunner of the Presbyterian Church in America. 1912)
• 1986 - Theodore White, American writer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Theodore Harold White ( May 6, 1915 – May 9, 1986) was an American political journalist historian and novelist best known for his accounts 1915)
• 1986 - Elio de Angelis, Italian race car driver (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elio de Angelis ( 26 March 1958 – 15 May 1986) was a Racing driver who participated in Formula One between and, racing 1958)
• 1989 - Johnny Green, American songwriter (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Johnny Green ( 10 October 1908 in New York City New York – 15 May 1989 in Los Angeles) was an American 1908)
• 1991 - Andreas Floer, German mathematician (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Andreas Floer ( August 23, 1956 – May 15, 1991) was a German Mathematician who made important seminal contributions 1956)
• 1991 - Ronald Lacey, English actor (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Lacey ( 28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor 1935)
• 1992 - Jovy Marcelo, Filipino race car driver (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Edward Jovy Marcelo ( July 21, 1965 - May 15, 1992) was a Filipino Race car driver from 1965)
• 1993 - Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, Sudanese writer, poet, and diplomat (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Salah Ahmed Ibrahim (1933 in Omdurman - 15 May[[ 993]] Arabic صلاح أحمد إبراهيم, was a Sudanese writer, poet 1933)
• 1994 - Gilbert Roland, Mexican actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Gilbert Roland ( December 11, 1905 &ndash May 15, 1994) was a Mexican -born actor in American films 1905)
• 1995 - Eric Porter, British actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Eric Richard Porter (8 April 1928 - 15 May 1995 was a distinguished English actor who appeared on stage as well as in cinema and television 1928)
• 1996 - Charles B. Fulton, American jurist (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Charles Britton Fulton ( May 12, 1910 &ndash May 15, 1996) was a lawyer and United States federal judge. 1910)
• 1998 - Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Earl Manigault ( September 7 1944 – May 15 1998) was an American Basketball player famous under his nickname of "The 1944)
• 2003 - June Carter Cash, American musician and singer (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne 1929)
• 2003 - George Francis, British gangster (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Francis (1940 - 2003 was a British citizen who was suspected of involvement in Organised crime. 1940)
• 2005 - Alan B. Gold, Quebec Chief Justice (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Bernard Gold ( January 21[[ 917]] &ndash May 15 2005) was the Chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1983 to 1992 1917)
• 2007 - Jerry Falwell, American evangelist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jerry Lamon Falwell Sr ( August 11 1933 – May 15, 2007) was an American evangelical Christian Pastor, 1933)
• 2007 - Yolanda King, American actress and activist, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yolanda Denise King ( November 17, 1955 May 15, 2007) was the first-born child of Coretta Scott King and Civil rights Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader 1955)
• 2008 - Alexander Courage, composer of original Star Trek theme (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Alexander Mair Courage Jr (December 10 1919 &ndash May 15 2008 was an American orchestrator, Arranger, and Composer of music primarily 1919)
• 2008 - Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas "Tommy" Burns ( 16 December 1956 – 15 May 2008) was a Scottish professional football player and 1956)
• 2008 - Robert Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer, younger brother of Joey Dunlop (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Dunlop ( November 25, 1960 - May 15, 2008) was a Northern Irish Motorcycle racer, the younger brother of fellow William Joseph "Joey" Dunlop, OBE ( February 25 1952 - July 2 2000) was a world champion motorcyclist best known 1960)

Holidays and observances

• International Conscientious Objectors' Day
• Paraguay - Independence Day. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on Flag Day, 14 May. A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the
• Roman Empire - Mercuralia in honor of Mercury held. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Mercuralia is a Roman celebration known also as the "Festival of Mercury" "Alipes" redirects here For the Centipede Genus, see Alipes (centipede.
• Buddha's Birthday in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea (2005). This article deals with the East Asian holiday See also Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• United States - Peace Officers Memorial Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays tribute to the local state and federal law enforcement officers
• Slovenia - Day of Slovenian armed forces. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The Military of Slovenia consists of the Slovenian Armed Forces (also Slovenian Army; officially Slovene Slovenska vojska; SAF
• Teacher's Day in Mexico (Día del Maestro) and South Korea (스승의 날). In some countries Teachers’ Days are intended to be special days for the appreciation of Teachers Some of them are Holidays while others are celebrated during working The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː
• Nakba Day in Palestinian communities. Nakba Day ( Arabic يوم النكبة yawm al-nakba — 15 May) meaning "day of the catastrophe" is an annual day of commemoration for the Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn

In the Roman Catholic Church:

• Saint Achillius
• Hilary of Galeata
• Saint Isidore the Labourer
• Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
• Saint Reticius
• Saint Denise
• Saint Dymphna
• Saint Hallvard (in Norway)

In the Coptic Church

• Athanasius of Alexandria

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Achillius of Larissa, also known as Achilles, Ailus, Achillas, ( Άγιος Αχίλλειος) was one of the 318 persons present Saint Hilary of Galeata (Italian Sant'Ilaro or Sant'Ellero; 476 The foundation attracted new recruits and the monastery followed a version of the rule of Saint "San Isidro Labrador" redirects here For the city in El Salvador see San Isidro Labrador Chalatenango. Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (John Baptist de La Salle (born 30 April 1651 in Reims; died 7 April 1719 in Saint-Yon Autun is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in Burgundy in eastern France. Saint Denise refers to two Christian Martyrs of the early church Saint Dymphna (also Dympna, Dimpna) is traditionally held to be the daughter of a pagan Irish chief and his Christian wife in the 7th century Hallvard Vebjørnsson (c 1020-1043 commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard, is the Patron saint of Oslo. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the

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