Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In May - 15
Thursday, 21 November 2024
1991 Bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84 on this day in history. 
1992 Colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy on this day in history.
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 May - 15 new York department store chain Alexanders announces closing of all 11 stores
1992 Bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1993 On May - 15 jane Seymour & James Kesch marry
1994 Frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61 on May - 15.
1995 China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on this day in history.
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 Coalition government of Fatah and Hamas in Palestinian National Authority appeared to break down, as massive fighting breaks out in Gaza Strip on this day in history.
2012 On May - 15 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 May - 15.
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 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 Taliban forces attack and claim to has seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan on this day in history.
2018 On May - 15 flyover collapses in Varanasi, India, killing at least 18
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 "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.
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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