Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 15
May 15, 2025 is the 135th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 230 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 15
- 1792 –War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.
- 1850 –The Bloody Island Massacre takes place in Lake County, California, in which a large number of Pomo Indians in Lake County are slaughtered by a regiment of the United States Cavalry, led by Nathaniel Lyon.
- 1869 –Woman’s suffrage: in New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
- 1905 –Las Vegas, Nevada, is founded when 110 acre, in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off.
- 1911 –In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an “unreasonable” monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
- 1919 –Greek invasion of İzmir. During the invasion, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks. Those responsible are punished by the Greek Commander Aristides Stergiades.
- 1940 –USS Sailfish (SS-192) recommissioned, originally the USS Squalus.
- 1960 –The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 4.
- 1963 –Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut L. Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space.
- 1970 –President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals.
Who were born on May 15?
- 1895 –William D. Byron, American politician (d. 1941)
- 1902 –Richard J. Daley, American politician (d. 1976)
- 1912 –Arthur Berger, American composer (d. 2003)
- 1914 –Turk Broda, Canadian hockey goaltender (d. 1972)
- 1958 –Ron Simmons, American professional wrestler
- 1961 –Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
- 1965 –Raí, Brazilian footballer
- 1969 –Asalah Nasri, Syrian singer
- 1975 –Peter Iwers, Swedish Musician
- 1986 –Thomas Brown, American football player
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