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May 15: Day of the Week
May 15, 2024 was the 136th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 230 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 15 Historical Event(s)
392
Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne.
1252
Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition.
1525
The battle of Frankenhausen ends the German Peasants’ War.
1755
Laredo, Texas is established by the Spaniards.
1791
Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
1811
Paraguay declares independence from Spain.
1936
Amy Johnson arrives back in England after a record-breaking return flight to Cape Town
1951
The Polish cultural attache in Paris, Czesław Miłosz, asks the French government for political asylum.
1958
The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 3.
1997
The United States government acknowledges the existence of the “Secret War” in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other “Secret War” veterans.
Who were born on May 15?
1567
(baptism) Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
1608
René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)
1901
Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)
1936
Anna Maria Alberghetti, Italian-born actress
1953
Mike Oldfield, British composer
1961
Melle Mel, American musician
1973
Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailing champion
1978
Amy Chow, American gymnast
1978
Dwayne DeRosario, Canadian footballer
1985
Tania Cagnotto, Italian diver
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters SITIUOQ? Check your answers here: Word finder SITIUOQ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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