Historical Events In May - 15

1991  Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84 on May - 15.   

1992  Colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy on May - 15.   

1992  In Kyrgyzstan a 6.2 quake resulted in three people killed, 5,500 houses completely destroyed and more than 4,000 houses damaged on May - 15.   

1992  On this day in history new York department store chain Alexanders announces closing of all 11 stores   

1992  On May - 15 bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44   

1993  On this day in history jane Seymour & James Kesch marry   

1994  On May - 15 frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61   

1995  On this day in history china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China   

2005  On this day in history a passenger ferry capsizes and sinks in strong winds in the Bura Gauranga River in Bangladesh, leaving over 10 people missing.   

2007  On this day in history coalition government of Fatah and Hamas in Palestinian National Authority appeared to break down, as massive fighting breaks out in Gaza Strip.   

2012  On this day in history eurozone economy narrowly avoids recession   

2013  The Eurozone records a recession for the sixth straight quarter on May - 15.   

2017  UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test on this day in history.   

2017  1st US prosecution under federal Hate Crimes Act of violence against transgender person, murder of Mercedes Williamson on May - 15.   

2017  On May - 15 state of Emergency declared in Sanaa, Yemen after outbreak of cholera kills 115   

2018  Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is released from prison after being pardoned by King Muhammad V on this day in history.   

2018  58 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and 1700 hospitalized on the Gaza border protesting opening of US embassy in Jerusalem and 70 year founding of Israel on this day in history.   

2018  Controversial Kerch bridge linking Russia and annexed Crimea opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin . At 19km the longest bridge in Europe on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 15 taliban forces attack and claim to has seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan   

2018  Flyover collapses in Varanasi, India, killing at least 18 on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history north Korea threatens to pull out of summit with US and South Korea saying it can "not hide our feeling of repugnance" towards US security advisor John Bolton   

2018  On May - 15 "Laurel vs Yanny" disagreement over what word heard in an audio file begins across social media   

2019  Five of world's biggest tech companies pledge to tackle extremist material at "The Christchurch Call" initiative in Paris hosted by Jacinda Ardern and Emmanuel Macron on May - 15.   

2020  On May - 15 researchers announce a 2.5 cm millipede fossil belonging to the Kampecaris genus, discovered on the island of Kerrera in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, is the world's oldest-known land animal, which lived 425 million years ago in the Silurian period.   

2021  Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants continues to escalate, as the death toll exceeds 150. An Israeli airstrike destroys a high-rise office building in Gaza occupied by Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and other media outlets on this day in history.   

2023  Martha Stewart is Sports Illustrated oldest-ever cover model at 81, appearing as part of its swimsuit issue [1] on this day in history.   

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.   

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on May - 15.   

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on May - 15.   

1759  On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

0392  On May - 15 death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on this day in history.   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on May - 15.   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on May - 15.   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 15.