Historical Events In May - 15

1918  Greek troops lands at Smyrna on this day in history.  

1918  On May - 15 the first regular airmail service (between New York, Philadelphia & Washington DC) inaugurated  

1918  On May - 15 1st airmail postal service (NY, Phila & Wash DC)  

1918  On this day in history eddy Arnold, Henderson TN, country singer (Cattle Call, Anytime)  

1919  On May - 15 bkln Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0  

1919  On May - 15 charles Palmer, cricketer (one Test 1955, later MCC president)  

1920  Soccer team ADO '20 forms in Heemskerk on May - 15.  

1920  On May - 15 hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet  

1922  Enrico Berlinguer, Italian communist/sec-gen (CPI) [or May 25] on this day in history.  

1923  On this day in history cooperation of Dutch Molen forms  

Advertisements

1923  Richard Avedon, US, photographer (1957 ASMP award) on this day in history.  

1924  Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60) on this day in history.  

1924  Paul d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist, dies at 71 on May - 15.  

1925  On this day in history andrey Yakoulevich Eshpay, composer  

1926  On May - 15 british general strike ends, but mine workers go on strike  

1926  On this day in history 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8  

1926  On this day in history anthony Shaffer, twin brother playwright (Sleuth)  

1926  Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies on this day in history.  

1928  Mickey Mouse made his first appearance on May - 15.  

1928  On May - 15 mickey Mouse made his 1st appearance  

1929  On this day in history fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland OH)  

1929  Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleve Ohio) on this day in history.  

1930  On May - 15 ellen Church becomes the first airline stewardess (United airlines, San Francisco to Cheyenne, WY)  

1930  On May - 15 ellen Church becomes 1st airline stewardess, United (SF to Cheyenne)  

1931  On this day in history pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quadragesimo anno  

1932  The May 15 Incident: in an attempted Coup d'état, the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is killed on May - 15.  

1932  Ki Inukai, premier Japan (1931-32), murdered on May - 15.  

1933  The first voice amplification system to be used in US Senate on this day in history.  

1933  1st voice amplification system to be used in US Senate on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history ernest Torrence, actor (I Cover the Waterfront), dies at 54  

1934  On this day in history department of Justice offers $25,000 reward for Dillinger, dead or alive  

1934  Karlis Ulmanis names himself fascist dictator of Latvia on May - 15.  

1934  On this day in history dept of Justice offers $25,000 reward for Dillinger, dead or alive  

1935  Pirates beat Phillies 20-5 on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1565  On May - 15 birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam  

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  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)  

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  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.  

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.  

0392  On May - 15 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  On May - 15 death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz  

1036  On May - 15 death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)  

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.  

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies  

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

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.