May 15

Events

 * - issues the  , which authorizes the  of  in the . Torture quickly gains widespread usage across.
 * - publishes 's  version of ’s , the oldest known version of that work.
 * - The ends the.
 * - weds, , her third husband.
 * - becomes the first  to see.
 * - confirms his previously rejected discovery of the  (he first discovered it on  but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
 * - The begins.
 * -, a , patents the world's first.
 * - The begins when  declares war on.
 * - : convention instructs its delegates to propose a declaration of independence from.
 * - proposed the.
 * -, declares war on.
 * - flies a glider for "about 360 ", at a height of 5-6 meters, during one of the first attempted flights.
 * - : enters  in triumph.
 * - declares independence from.
 * - 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 ),.
 * - observes "" during an.
 * - Troops of the take  and crush the republican government of.
 * - is crowned King of.
 * - The third officially opens in.
 * -  signs a bill into law creating the  (later renamed ).
 * - :, ends.
 * 1864  - :,  – Students from the  fight alongside the  Army to force    out of the.
 * - : In, and  form the.
 * - , the first document of the tradition is published by.
 * - The army retreats with heavy losses in
 * - In a field outside, reportedly becomes the first person to fly a powered  (a -powered glider).
 * -, is founded when 110 acres (0.4 km²), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
 * - The last time a major earthquake happened on the.
 * - The declares  to be an "unreasonable"  under the  and orders the company to be dissolved.
 * 1911  - The  is bought by.
 * - becomes a signatory to the.
 * - ends.
 * 1918  - The  (later renamed the ) begins the first regular  service in the world (between,  and ).
 * - The began. By 11:00, virtually the entire working population of  had walked off the job.
 * 1919  - Greek invasion of . During the invasion killed or wounded 350 Turks by the Greek army. The responsible were punished by the Greek Commander Aristides Stergiades. Hasan Tahsin fired the first gun of the.
 * - adjourned as newly elected  met for the first time in
 * - Release of the "", featuring the first appearances of  and.
 * - A fire at the in  kills 123.
 * - Aboard a tri-motor,  becomes the first, on a flight from  to.
 * - The . In an attempted the  of   is killed.
 * - The offers a $25,000 reward for.
 * 1934  -  establishes an authoritarian government in.
 * - stockings go on sale for the first time in the.
 * 1940  - : After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Nazi Germany, marking the beginning of 5 years of occupation.
 * 1940  -  is founded.
 * -  starts his record-breaking 56-game hitting streak.
 * - : In the, a bill creating the (WAAC) is signed into law.
 * - dissolves the  (or ).
 * - Last skirmish of the in  fought near,.
 * -, , , , and  attack.
 * - The  in, , asks the  government for.
 * 1951  - The cartoon  is released
 * - signed.
 * 1955  -  of, the world's fifth highest mountain.
 * - tests its first  in.
 * - The launches.
 * - The launches.
 * - : launch of with astronaut L.  onboard. He became the first American to spend more than a day in space. Final Mercury mission.
 * 1970  -   appoints  and  the first female  s.
 * 1970  - Philip Lafayette Gibbs and James Earl Green killed at  by police during.
 * - The island of, under military governance since its  in , reverts to ese control.
 * 1972  - In,  shoots and paralyzes    while Wallace is campaigning to be.
 * – a total of 31 people, including hostage takers, are killed.
 * -, having only been elected less than a month before, is replaced as the leader of the  of . He is succeeded by.
 * - Soviet Union launches the prototype orbital weapons platform, which failed to reach orbit.
 * - : After more than eight years of fighting, the begins its withdrawal from.
 * - The was last seen due to.
 * -  by is sold for a record $82.5 million, the  at the time.
 * - becomes 's first female.
 * - The largest known at the time of its discovery, 224036583 &minus; 1, is found by  and the  collaborative effort.
 * - is released on bail, following a  ruling that a retrial should be undertaken on the murder of his four family members.

Births

 * - (baptism), Italian composer (d. )
 * -, French Catholic missionary (d. )
 * -, Slovakian astronomer (d. )
 * - Prince, Austrian statesman (d. )
 * - General, a Revolutionary in the (d. )
 * -, Indian religious reformer (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Scottish-born astronomer (d. )
 * -, French physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Austrian dramatist and narrator (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * 1891  -, Austria-born chemist (d. )
 * -, boxer (d. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman (d. )
 * -, French model and actress (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, Mayor of (d. )
 * -, German-born mathematician and archaeologist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Indian freedom fighter (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, British (d. )
 * -, Swiss author (d. )
 * 1911  -, Nazi doctor (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, ice hockey goaltender (d. )
 * 1914  -, (adopted birthdate) Nepalese  who accompanied  to the top of  (d. )
 * -, English-born South African author, artist, and activist (d. )
 * 1915  -, American economist,  laureate
 * 1915  -, French button accordionist (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1918  -, Canadian actor
 * -, Japanese writer and Buddhist nun
 * -, American photographer (d. )
 * 1923  -, English composer (d. )
 * 1923  -, Indian actor (d. )
 * -, ornithologist (d. )
 * -, English playwright (d. )
 * 1926  -, English playwright
 * -, American painter
 * -, American golfer
 * -, Italian-born actress
 * 1936  -, American clown and activist
 * 1936  -, British cartoonist
 * 1936  -, American writer (d. )
 * 1937  -, American musician
 * -, French actress
 * 1938  -, American singer
 * -, American actress and singer
 * 1940  -, NBA coach
 * -, American musician
 * -, vice- president of and Chairman of the  Party.
 * -, German sociologist
 * -, Swedish singer
 * 1945  -, heir to the Portuguese crown
 * -, English musician and record producer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor, writer and director
 * 1951  -, American musician
 * 1951  -, American physicist,  laureate
 * -, baseball player
 * 1953  -, English composer
 * -, American thinker
 * -, American actor
 * -, American sportscaster
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, English singer and songwriter
 * 1959  -, Thai boxer
 * 1959  -, Spanish racing driver
 * -, American film director
 * -, British (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, English musician
 * -, Indian actress
 * 1967  -, baseball player
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1968  -, American musician
 * -, Japanese baseball player
 * 1969  -, American football player
 * -, Dutch football player
 * 1970  -, Dutch football player
 * 1970  -, American football player
 * 1970  -, American football player
 * -, American strength athlete
 * -, French actor
 * -, Greek footballer
 * 1974  -, American musician
 * -, American football player
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * 1976  -, American basketball player
 * 1976  -, Polish footballer
 * 1976  -, former NFL quarterback
 * 1976  -, baseball player
 * -, American gymnast
 * 1978  -, Canadian footballer
 * 1978  -, Canadian actress
 * 1978  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1978  -, American actor
 * 1978  -, American model (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1980  -, American actor
 * -, French-Senegalese footballer
 * 1981  -, Canadian born baseball player in the United States
 * 1981  -, British royal and
 * 1981  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1982  -, Jamaican athlete
 * 1982  -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1982  -, Japanese actor
 * 1982  -, American dancer, singer and actress
 * -, American guitarist
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1985  -, American dancer and choreographer
 * -, Chilean footballer
 * -, Turkish basketball player
 * 1987  -, Filipino actress and singer
 * 1987  -, tennis player
 * -, Filipino actor and singer
 * -, Filipino actor and singer

Deaths

 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, Russian prince
 * -, ruler of Syria (b. )
 * -, German robber baron
 * - (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, Tsarevich (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, French actress (b. )
 * -, English Jesuit and privy councilor (b. )
 * -, British general and Governor of Gibraltar
 * -, English encyclopaedist (b. )
 * -, King of Burma (b. )
 * -, English Catholic priest and writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German architect (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, French diplomat, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Polish/Ukrainian artist (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Dutch author and (b. )
 * -, UK writer (b. )
 * -, American priest and founder of Boys Town (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, English magician (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, English director, producer, and writer (b. )
 * - Sir, twelfth (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, American theologian, philosopher, and pastor (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1986  -, Italian race car driver (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Filipino race car driver (b. )
 * -, Sudanese writer, poet, and diplomat (b. )
 * -, Mexican actor (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, American jurist (b. )
 * -, American basketball player (b. )
 * -, American musician and singer (b. )
 * 2003  -, British gangster (b. )
 * 2003  -, Belgian cyclist (b. )
 * -, lacrosse coach (b. )
 * 2005  -, Canadian judge (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, American evangelist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actress and activist, daughter of  (b. )
 * 2007  -, American actress and activist, daughter of  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * International s' Day
 * - . Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on,.
 * - in honor of  held.
 * in, , and.
 * - Day of.
 * in (Día del Maestro) and  (스승의 날).
 * in.
 * in.

Liturgical Feast days
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