Thursday May 15, 2025
A date scroll with Latin text from β€œThe Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and day ago
  • month since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
World War II: The final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje, Slovenia.
Following the demise of the British Mandate of Palestine, Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army Generals.
In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor George Wallace while he is campaigning to be become President.
The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit.
Portrait of Doctor Gachet by Vincent van Gogh is sold for a record $82.5 million, the most expensive painting at the time.

Who were born on ?

Xavier Herbert, Australian author (d. 1984)
Richard J. Daley, American politician (d. 1976)
Arthur Berger, American composer (d. 2003)
Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress
Johnny Walker, Indian actor (d. 2003)
Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2004)
Anthony Shaffer, British playwright (d. 2001)
Don Nelson, American professional basketball coach
Juan José Ibarretxe, Basque statesman
Patrice Evra, French footballer

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