Historical Events In May - 15

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

1992  On this day in history colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy  

1992  On this day in history in Kyrgyzstan a 6.2 quake resulted in three people killed, 5,500 houses completely destroyed and more than 4,000 houses damaged  

1992  New York department store chain Alexanders announces closing of all 11 stores on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44  

1993  On May - 15 jane Seymour & James Kesch marry  

1994  On this day in history frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61  

1995  On May - 15 china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China  

2005  A passenger ferry capsizes and sinks in strong winds in the Bura Gauranga River in Bangladesh, leaving over 10 people missing on May - 15.  

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.  

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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  On this day in history uN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test  

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

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 May - 15.  

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 May - 15.  

2018  On May - 15 controversial Kerch bridge linking Russia and annexed Crimea opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin . At 19km the longest bridge in Europe.  

2018  Taliban forces attack and claim to has seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan on May - 15.  

2018  Flyover collapses in Varanasi, India, killing at least 18 on May - 15.  

2018  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 on May - 15.  

2018  "Laurel vs Yanny" disagreement over what word heard in an audio file begins across social media on this day in history.  

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.  

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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 May - 15.  

1608  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)  

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.  

0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21  

0884  On May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies  

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

1036  On May - 15 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 this day in history.  

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on May - 15.  

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)