Hisdates•ComPage 10: Historical Events In May - 15
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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 On May - 15 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 May - 15.
1992 On this day in history bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44
1993 Jane Seymour & James Kesch marry on May - 15.
1994 Frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61 on May - 15.
1995 On this day in history china People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China
2005 On May - 15 a passenger ferry capsizes and sinks in strong winds in the Bura Gauranga River in Bangladesh, leaving over 10 people missing.
2007 On May - 15 coalition government of Fatah and Hamas in Palestinian National Authority appeared to break down, as massive fighting breaks out in Gaza Strip.
2012 On May - 15 eurozone economy narrowly avoids recession
2013 On this day in history the Eurozone records a recession for the sixth straight quarter
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 State of Emergency declared in Sanaa, Yemen after outbreak of cholera kills 115 on this day in history.
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 May - 15.
2018 On this day in history controversial Kerch bridge linking Russia and annexed Crimea opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin . At 19km the longest bridge in Europe.
2018 On this day in history taliban forces attack and claim to has seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan
2018 On May - 15 flyover collapses in Varanasi, India, killing at least 18
2018 On May - 15 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 "Laurel vs Yanny" disagreement over what word heard in an audio file begins across social media on May - 15.
2019 On this day in history 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
2020 On this day in history 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 On May - 15 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.
2023 On this day in history martha Stewart is Sports Illustrated oldest-ever cover model at 81, appearing as part of its swimsuit issue [1]
2024 On May - 15 singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong steps down after 20 years in office, replaced by deputy PM Lawrence Wong [1]
2024 On this day in history lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore since 2004, is succeeded by former Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as prime minister, ahead of the next general election to be held by 2025.
2024 Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and hospitalized while meeting with supporters at an event in Handlová on this day in history.
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