Historical Events In May - 15

1918  Greek troops lands at Smyrna on May - 15.  

1918  On this day in history 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  Eddy Arnold, Henderson TN, country singer (Cattle Call, Anytime) on May - 15.  

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

1919  Charles Palmer, cricketer (one Test 1955, later MCC president) on this day in history.  

1920  On May - 15 soccer team ADO '20 forms in Heemskerk  

1920  On this day in history hugh Henry Home Popham, aviator/writer/poet  

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

1923  Cooperation of Dutch Molen forms on this day in history.  

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

1924  On this day in history andrea Gyarmati, Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60)  

1924  On May - 15 paul d'Estornelles de Constant, French diplomat/pacifist, dies at 71  

1925  Andrey Yakoulevich Eshpay, composer on May - 15.  

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  On May - 15 mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies  

1928  On May - 15 mickey Mouse made his first appearance  

1928  Mickey Mouse made his 1st appearance on May - 15.  

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

1929  On May - 15 fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleve Ohio)  

1930  Ellen Church becomes the first airline stewardess (United airlines, San Francisco to Cheyenne, WY) on this day in history.  

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

1931  Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Quadragesimo anno on May - 15.  

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

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  On May - 15 1st voice amplification system to be used in US Senate  

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

1934  Department of Justice offers $25,000 reward for Dillinger, dead or alive on May - 15.  

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 May - 15.  

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1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on May - 15.  

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on May - 15.  

1608  On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)  

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

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

0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on this day in history.  

0884  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies  

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.  

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

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince  

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

1381  On this day in history death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron  

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