
May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). There are 230 days remaining. ==Events== *1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ''ad extirpanda'', which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. Torture quickly gains widespread usage across Catholicism Europe. *1514 - Jodocus Badius Ascensius publishes Christiern Pedersen's Latin version of Saxo’s ''Gesta Danorum,'' the oldest known version of that work. *1525 - The battle of Frankenhausen ends the Peasants' War. *1602 - Bartholomew Gosnold becomes the first European to see Cape Cod. *1618 - Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the Kepler's laws of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made). *1701 - The War of the Spanish Succession begins. *1718 - James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun. *1756 - The Seven Years' War begins when England declares war on France. *1776 - American Revolution: Virginia convention instructs its delegates to propose a declaration of independence from Great Britain. *1795 - First Coalition: Napoleon I of France enters Milan in triumph. *1836 - Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse. *1851 - Ramai IV of Thailand is crowned King of Thailand. *1858 - The third Royal Opera House officially opens in London. *1862 - President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture (later renamed United States Department of Agriculture). *1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Resaca, Georgia (state) ends. * 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia – Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate States of America Army to force United States General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. *1869 - Woman's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. *1897 - The Greek army retreats with heavy losses in Greco-Turkish War *1902 - In a field outside Grass Valley, California, Lyman Gilmore reportedly becomes the first person to fly a powered airplane (a steam-powered glider). *1905 - Las Vegas, Nevada, is founded when 110 acres (0.4 km²), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off. *1911 - The Supreme Court of the United States declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be dissolved. *1914 - Bolivia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention copyright treaty. *1918 - Civil War in Finland ends. * 1918 - The US Post Office Department (later renamed the United States Postal Service) begins the first regular airmail service in the world (between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC). * 1919 - The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 began. By 11:00, virtually the entire working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. *1928 - Release of the animation "Plane Crazy", featuring the first appearances of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. *1930 - Aboard a Boeing tri-motor, Ellen Church becomes the first flight attendant, on a flight from Oakland, California to Chicago. *1932 - The May 15 incident. In an attempted Coup d'état the Prime Minister of Japan of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is killed. *1934 - The United States Department of Justice offers a $25,000 reward for John Dillinger. * 1934 - Karlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia. *1940 - Nylon stockings go on sale for the first time in the United States. * 1940 - World War II: Germany troops occupy Amsterdam and invade Northern France. *1941 - Baseball player Joe DiMaggio starts his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak. *1942 - World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. *1943 - Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or ''Third International''). *1945 - Last skirmish of the Second World War in Europe fought near Prevalje, Slovenia. *1948 - Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia attack Israel. *1951 - The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czeslaw Milosz, asks the French government for political asylum. *1955 - Austrian Independence Treaty signed. *1955 - First ascent of Makalu, the world's fifth highest mountain. *1957 - United Kingdom tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple. *1958 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik program. *1960 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik program. *1963 - Mercury program: USA launches the last mission of the program, Mercury 9 (on June 12 NASA Administrator James E. Webb told Congress the program was complete). *1964 - The Smothers Brothers give their first concert in Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. *1970 - The Beatles' last vinyl record, ''Let It Be'', is released in the United States. * 1970 - President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals. * 1970 - Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests. *1972 - In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor of Alabama George Wallace while Wallace is campaigning to be USA President. *1978 - Lagumot Harris, having only been elected President less than a month before, is replaced as the leader of the republic of Nauru. He is succeeded by Hammer DeRoburt. *1988 - Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: After more than eight years of fighting, the Red Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. *1990 - ''Portrait of Doctor Gachet'' by Vincent van Gogh is sold for a record $82.5 million, the List of most expensive paintings at the time. *1991 - Edith Cresson becomes France's first female Premier of France. *1992 - The Genoa Expo '92 World's Fair opens in Genoa, Italy. *2004 - The largest prime number to be discovered, 224036583 − 1, is found by Josh Findley and the GIMPS collaborative effort. *2005 - Czechs win the 64th World Ice Hockey Championship. ==Births== *1567 - Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643) *1773 - Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, statesman (d. 1859) *1817 - Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) *1856 - L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919) *1857 - Williamina Fleming, astronomer (d. 1911) *1859 - Pierre Curie, French physicist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics (d. 1906) *1862 - Arthur Schnitzler, dramatist and narrator (d. 1931) *1889 - Bessie Hillman, American labor organizer *1890 - Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980) *1891 - Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. 1940) *1892 - Jimmy Wilde, boxer (d. 1969) *1898 - Arletty, model and actress (d. 1992) *1899 - Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970) *1902 - Richard J. Daley, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1976) *1905 - Joseph Cotten, actor (d. 1994) *1909 - James Mason, English actor (d. 1984) *1911 - Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. 1991) *1914 - Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese sherpa and mountaineer (d. 1986) *1915 - Paul Samuelson, economist *1918 - Eddy Arnold, singer *1922 - Setouchi Jakucho, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun *1923 - Richard Avedon, photographer (d. 2004) *1923 - John Lanchbery, English composer (d. 2003) *1926 - Peter Shaffer, playwright, Equus, Amadeus *1926 - Anthony Shaffer, playwright, Sleuth; The Wicker Man *1930 - Jasper Johns, painter *1931 - Ken Venturi, golfer *1934 - Alvin F. Poussaint, physicist, psychiatrist, and educator *1936 - Anna Maria Alberghetti, actress *1936 - Hugh Romney, better known as Wavy Gravy *1936 - Paul Zindel, novelist, playwright *1937 - Madeline Albright, U.S. Secretary of State *1937 - Trini Lopez, musician *1941 - K.T. Oslin, country musician *1945 - Lars Berhagen, Swedish singer and songwriter *1945 - Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza *1948 - Brian Eno, musician and record producer *1951 - Chazz Palminteri, actor *1951 - Jonathan Richman, musician *1951 - Frank Wilczek, physicist *1953 - George Brett, baseball player *1953 - Mike Oldfield, composer *1955 - Melinda Culea, actress *1956 - Dan Patrick, sportscaster *1958 - Ron Simmons, professional wrestler *1959 - Andrew Eldritch, singer and songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy) *1959 - Kaokor Galaxy, boxer *1959 - Khaosai Galaxy, boxer *1962 - Melle Mel, musician *1967 - John Smoltz, baseball player *1969 - Emmitt Smith, American football player *1970 - Rod Smith, American football player *1972 - David Charvet, actor *1974 - Ahmet Zappa, musician *1974 - Andrew Johns, Australia Rugby League *1975 - Ray Lewis (NFL), American football player *1976 - Tyler Walker, Major League Baseball pitcher *1978 - Amy Chow, gymnast *1979 - Elisabeth Harnois, actress *1981 - Jamie-Lynn DiScala, actress ==Deaths== *1036 - Emperor Go-Ichijo of Japan (d. 1036) *1470 - Charles VIII of Sweden *1585 - Niwa Nagahide, Japanese retainer, samurai, and daimyo (b. 1535) *1634 - Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585) *1740 - Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680) *1782 - Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699) *1886 - Emily Dickinson, American poet (b. 1830) *1937 - Phillip Snowden, British politician (b. 1864) *1948 - Father Edward Flanagan, priest, founder of Boys Town *1956 - Austin Osman Spare, magician (b. 1886) *1967 - Edward Hopper, painter (b. 1882) *1971 - Sir Tyrone Guthrie, director, producer, and writer (b. 1900) *1986 - Theodore H. White, writer (b. 1915) *1994 - Gilbert Roland, Mexican actor (b. 1904) *1995 - Eric Porter, British actor (b. 1928) *1996 - Charles B. Fulton, American jurist (b. 1910) *1998 - Earl Manigault, basketball player *2003 - June Carter Cash, American musician and singer (b. 1929) *2003 - George Francis, British mobster *2003 - Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist *2005 - Les Bartley, National Lacrosse League coach (b. 1954) ==Holidays and observances== * Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church: ** Denise ** Saint Achillius ** Dympna ** Reticius ** Jean-Baptiste de la Salle * Paraguay - Independence Day. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on Flag Day, 14 May. *Roman Empire - Mercuralia in honor of Mercury (mythology) held. *International day of family. *International day of climate changes. *International conscientious objectors' day * Buddha's Birthday in Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea (2005) *United States - Peace Officers Memorial Day *Slovenia - Day of Slovenian armed forces *Mexico - Teacher's Day ''(Día del Maestro)'' == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/15 BBC: On This Day] * [http://www.tnl.net/when/5/15 Today in History: May 15] ---- May 14 - May 16 - April 15 - June 15 – historical anniversaries la:15 Maii li:15 mei ml:മേയ് 15
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May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). There are 230 days remaining. ==Events== *1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ''ad extirpanda'', which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. Torture quickly gains widespread usage across Catholicism Europe. *1514 - Jodocus Badius Ascensius publishes Christiern Pedersen's Latin version of Saxo’s ''Gesta Danorum,'' the oldest known version of that work. *1525 - The battle of Frankenhausen ends the Peasants' War. *1602 - Bartholomew Gosnold becomes the first European to see Cape Cod. *1618 - Johannes Kepler confirms his previously rejected discovery of the Kepler's laws of planetary motion (he first discovered it on March 8 but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made). *1701 - The War of the Spanish Succession begins. *1718 - James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun. *1756 - The Seven Years' War begins when England declares war on France. *1776 - American Revolution: Virginia convention instructs its delegates to propose a declaration of independence from Great Britain. *1795 - First Coalition: Napoleon I of France enters Milan in triumph. *1836 - Francis Baily observes "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse. *1851 - Ramai IV of Thailand is crowned King of Thailand. *1858 - The third Royal Opera House officially opens in London. *1862 - President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture (later renamed United States Department of Agriculture). *1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Resaca, Georgia (state) ends. * 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia – Students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate States of America Army to force United States General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. *1869 - Woman's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. *1897 - The Greek army retreats with heavy losses in Greco-Turkish War *1902 - In a field outside Grass Valley, California, Lyman Gilmore reportedly becomes the first person to fly a powered airplane (a steam-powered glider). *1905 - Las Vegas, Nevada, is founded when 110 acres (0.4 km²), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off. *1911 - The Supreme Court of the United States declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be dissolved. *1914 - Bolivia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention copyright treaty. *1918 - Civil War in Finland ends. * 1918 - The US Post Office Department (later renamed the United States Postal Service) begins the first regular airmail service in the world (between New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, DC). * 1919 - The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 began. By 11:00, virtually the entire working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job. *1928 - Release of the animation "Plane Crazy", featuring the first appearances of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. *1930 - Aboard a Boeing tri-motor, Ellen Church becomes the first flight attendant, on a flight from Oakland, California to Chicago. *1932 - The May 15 incident. In an attempted Coup d'état the Prime Minister of Japan of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is killed. *1934 - The United States Department of Justice offers a $25,000 reward for John Dillinger. * 1934 - Karlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia. *1940 - Nylon stockings go on sale for the first time in the United States. * 1940 - World War II: Germany troops occupy Amsterdam and invade Northern France. *1941 - Baseball player Joe DiMaggio starts his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak. *1942 - World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) is signed into law. *1943 - Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or ''Third International''). *1945 - Last skirmish of the Second World War in Europe fought near Prevalje, Slovenia. *1948 - Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia attack Israel. *1951 - The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czeslaw Milosz, asks the French government for political asylum. *1955 - Austrian Independence Treaty signed. *1955 - First ascent of Makalu, the world's fifth highest mountain. *1957 - United Kingdom tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple. *1958 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik program. *1960 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik program. *1963 - Mercury program: USA launches the last mission of the program, Mercury 9 (on June 12 NASA Administrator James E. Webb told Congress the program was complete). *1964 - The Smothers Brothers give their first concert in Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. *1970 - The Beatles' last vinyl record, ''Let It Be'', is released in the United States. * 1970 - President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals. * 1970 - Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green killed at Jackson State University by police during student protests. *1972 - In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor of Alabama George Wallace while Wallace is campaigning to be USA President. *1978 - Lagumot Harris, having only been elected President less than a month before, is replaced as the leader of the republic of Nauru. He is succeeded by Hammer DeRoburt. *1988 - Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: After more than eight years of fighting, the Red Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. *1990 - ''Portrait of Doctor Gachet'' by Vincent van Gogh is sold for a record $82.5 million, the List of most expensive paintings at the time. *1991 - Edith Cresson becomes France's first female Premier of France. *1992 - The Genoa Expo '92 World's Fair opens in Genoa, Italy. *2004 - The largest prime number to be discovered, 224036583 − 1, is found by Josh Findley and the GIMPS collaborative effort. *2005 - Czechs win the 64th World Ice Hockey Championship. ==Births== *1567 - Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643) *1773 - Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, statesman (d. 1859) *1817 - Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) *1856 - L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919) *1857 - Williamina Fleming, astronomer (d. 1911) *1859 - Pierre Curie, French physicist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics (d. 1906) *1862 - Arthur Schnitzler, dramatist and narrator (d. 1931) *1889 - Bessie Hillman, American labor organizer *1890 - Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980) *1891 - Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian writer (d. 1940) *1892 - Jimmy Wilde, boxer (d. 1969) *1898 - Arletty, model and actress (d. 1992) *1899 - Jean-Etienne Valluy, French general (d. 1970) *1902 - Richard J. Daley, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1976) *1905 - Joseph Cotten, actor (d. 1994) *1909 - James Mason, English actor (d. 1984) *1911 - Max Frisch, Swiss author (d. 1991) *1914 - Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese sherpa and mountaineer (d. 1986) *1915 - Paul Samuelson, economist *1918 - Eddy Arnold, singer *1922 - Setouchi Jakucho, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun *1923 - Richard Avedon, photographer (d. 2004) *1923 - John Lanchbery, English composer (d. 2003) *1926 - Peter Shaffer, playwright, Equus, Amadeus *1926 - Anthony Shaffer, playwright, Sleuth; The Wicker Man *1930 - Jasper Johns, painter *1931 - Ken Venturi, golfer *1934 - Alvin F. Poussaint, physicist, psychiatrist, and educator *1936 - Anna Maria Alberghetti, actress *1936 - Hugh Romney, better known as Wavy Gravy *1936 - Paul Zindel, novelist, playwright *1937 - Madeline Albright, U.S. Secretary of State *1937 - Trini Lopez, musician *1941 - K.T. Oslin, country musician *1945 - Lars Berhagen, Swedish singer and songwriter *1945 - Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza *1948 - Brian Eno, musician and record producer *1951 - Chazz Palminteri, actor *1951 - Jonathan Richman, musician *1951 - Frank Wilczek, physicist *1953 - George Brett, baseball player *1953 - Mike Oldfield, composer *1955 - Melinda Culea, actress *1956 - Dan Patrick, sportscaster *1958 - Ron Simmons, professional wrestler *1959 - Andrew Eldritch, singer and songwriter (The Sisters of Mercy) *1959 - Kaokor Galaxy, boxer *1959 - Khaosai Galaxy, boxer *1962 - Melle Mel, musician *1967 - John Smoltz, baseball player *1969 - Emmitt Smith, American football player *1970 - Rod Smith, American football player *1972 - David Charvet, actor *1974 - Ahmet Zappa, musician *1974 - Andrew Johns, Australia Rugby League *1975 - Ray Lewis (NFL), American football player *1976 - Tyler Walker, Major League Baseball pitcher *1978 - Amy Chow, gymnast *1979 - Elisabeth Harnois, actress *1981 - Jamie-Lynn DiScala, actress ==Deaths== *1036 - Emperor Go-Ichijo of Japan (d. 1036) *1470 - Charles VIII of Sweden *1585 - Niwa Nagahide, Japanese retainer, samurai, and daimyo (b. 1535) *1634 - Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (b. 1585) *1740 - Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680) *1782 - Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699) *1886 - Emily Dickinson, American poet (b. 1830) *1937 - Phillip Snowden, British politician (b. 1864) *1948 - Father Edward Flanagan, priest, founder of Boys Town *1956 - Austin Osman Spare, magician (b. 1886) *1967 - Edward Hopper, painter (b. 1882) *1971 - Sir Tyrone Guthrie, director, producer, and writer (b. 1900) *1986 - Theodore H. White, writer (b. 1915) *1994 - Gilbert Roland, Mexican actor (b. 1904) *1995 - Eric Porter, British actor (b. 1928) *1996 - Charles B. Fulton, American jurist (b. 1910) *1998 - Earl Manigault, basketball player *2003 - June Carter Cash, American musician and singer (b. 1929) *2003 - George Francis, British mobster *2003 - Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist *2005 - Les Bartley, National Lacrosse League coach (b. 1954) ==Holidays and observances== * Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church: ** Denise ** Saint Achillius ** Dympna ** Reticius ** Jean-Baptiste de la Salle * Paraguay - Independence Day. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on Flag Day, 14 May. *Roman Empire - Mercuralia in honor of Mercury (mythology) held. *International day of family. *International day of climate changes. *International conscientious objectors' day * Buddha's Birthday in Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea (2005) *United States - Peace Officers Memorial Day *Slovenia - Day of Slovenian armed forces *Mexico - Teacher's Day ''(Día del Maestro)'' == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/15 BBC: On This Day] * [http://www.tnl.net/when/5/15 Today in History: May 15] ---- May 14 - May 16 - April 15 - June 15 – historical anniversaries la:15 Maii li:15 mei ml:മേയ് 15
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