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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
- 1536 –Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest. She is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury.
- 1776 –American Revolution: the Virginia Convention instructs its Continental Congress delegation to propose a resolution of independence from Great Britain, paving the way for the United States Declaration of Independence.
- 1796 –First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
- 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.
- 1928 –Mickey Mouse premiered in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy
- 1929 –A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
- 1945 –World War II: The final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.
- 1969 –People’s Park: California Governor Ronald Reagan has an impromptu student park owned by University of California at Berkeley fenced off from student anti-war protestors, sparking a riot called Bloody Thursday.
- 1988 –Soviet war in Afghanistan: After more than eight years of fighting, the Red Army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- 2008 –California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
Who were born on May 15?
- 1808 –Michael William Balfe, Irish composer of the opera The Bohemian Girl (d. 1870)
- 1856 –L. Frank Baum, American author (d. 1919)
- 1901 –Luis Monti, Argentine-Italian footballer (d. 1983)
- 1925 –Roy Stewart, Jamacian-born British actor and fitness industry figure (d. 2008)
- 1953 –Mike Oldfield, British composer
- 1974 –Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor
- 1978 –Amy Chow, American gymnast
- 1978 –Caroline Dhavernas, Canadian actress
- 1985 –Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
- 1987 –Jennylyn Mercado, Filipina actress and singer
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