Hisdates•ComPage 10: Historical Events In May - 15
Thursday, 03 April 2025
1991 On this day in history bud Freeman, jazz tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 84 
1992 Colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy on this day in history.
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 Bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44 on this day in history.
1993 On this day in history jane Seymour & James Kesch marry
1994 On this day in history frederik baron van Pallandt, Danish singer (Nina & F), murdered at 61
1995 China People's Republic performs nuclear test at Lop Nor People's Rebublic of China on May - 15.
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 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 this day in history eurozone economy narrowly avoids recession
2013 On May - 15 the Eurozone records a recession for the sixth straight quarter
2017 UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test on this day in history.
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 On this day in history malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim is released from prison after being pardoned by King Muhammad V
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 Taliban forces attack and claim to has seized control of the western city of Farah, Afghanistan on May - 15.
2018 On this day in history flyover collapses in Varanasi, India, killing at least 18
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 this day in history.
2018 On May - 15 "Laurel vs Yanny" disagreement over what word heard in an audio file begins across social media
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 this day in history.
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 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 Martha Stewart is Sports Illustrated oldest-ever cover model at 81, appearing as part of its swimsuit issue [1] on this day in history.
2024 Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong steps down after 20 years in office, replaced by deputy PM Lawrence Wong [1] on this day in history.
2024 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 on May - 15.
2024 On May - 15 prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and hospitalized while meeting with supporters at an event in Handlová.
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