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== Events ==

=== Pre-1600 ===

* [[221]] &ndash; [[Liu Bei]], Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of [[Shu Han]], the successor of the [[Han dynasty]].
* [[392]] &ndash; Emperor [[Valentinian II]] is assassinated while advancing into [[Gaul]] against the [[Franks|Frankish]] usurper [[Arbogast (magister militum)|Arbogast]]. He is found hanging in his residence at [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne]].
* [[589]] &ndash; King [[Authari]] marries [[Theodelinda]], daughter of the [[Bavaria]]n duke [[Garibald I of Bavaria|Garibald I]]. A [[Catholicism|Catholic]], she has great influence among the [[Lombards|Lombard]] nobility.
* [[756]] &ndash; [[Abd al-Rahman I]], the founder of the Arab dynasty that ruled the greater part of [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberia]] for nearly three centuries, becomes [[emir]] of [[Province of Córdoba (Spain)|Cordova]], Spain.<ref>Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Maqqari. ''The History of the Mohammedan Dynasties in Spain'', 96. Al-Maqqari quotes from historian [[Ibn Hayyan]]'s ''Muktabis'' when detailing Abd al-Rahman's flight from Syria.</ref>
* [[1194]] &ndash; [[Michael the Syrian]] reconsecrates the [[Mor Bar Sauma Monastery]], which he reconstructed after its destruction by a fire. The monastery stays a center of the [[Syriac Orthodox Church]] until the end of the thirteenth century.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Micheau |first1=Francoise |editor1-last=Angold |editor1-first=Michael |title=The Cambridge History of Christianity: Volume 5, Eastern Christianity |date=17 August 2006 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-81113-2 |page=399 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1xUV-nMxNGsC |access-date=6 February 2025 |language=en |chapter=Copts, Melkites, Nestorians and Jacobites}}</ref>
* [[1252]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent IV]] issues the [[papal bull]] ''[[ad extirpanda]]'', which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of [[Heresy in Christianity|heretics]] in the [[Medieval Inquisition]].
* [[1525]] &ndash; [[Insurgency|Insurgent]] peasants led by [[Anabaptist]] pastor [[Thomas Müntzer]] were defeated at the [[Battle of Frankenhausen]], ending the [[German Peasants' War]] in the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
* [[1536]] &ndash; [[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]].

=== 1601–1900 ===

* [[1602]] &ndash; [[Cape Cod]] is sighted by English navigator [[Bartholomew Gosnold]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Brereton|first=John|title=A Brief and true Relation of the Discoverie of the North Part of Virginia …|location=London|publisher=Georg. Bishop|year=1602|pages=3–4}} reprinted in {{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/forerunnersandc01ygoog|editor-last=Levermore|editor-first=Charles Herbert|title=Forerunners and Competitors of the Pilgrims and Puritans: or, Narratives of Voyages Made by Persons Other than the Pilgrims and Puritans of the Bay Colony to the Shores of New England during the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century, 1601–1625, with Especial Reference to the Labors of Captain John Smith in Behalf of the Settlement of New England|location=Brooklyn, New York|publisher=The Society|year=1912|lccn=a17000511}}</ref>
* [[1618]] &ndash; [[Johannes Kepler]] confirms his previously rejected discovery of the [[Kepler's laws of planetary motion|third law of planetary motion]] (he first discovered it on [[March 8]] but soon rejected the idea after some initial calculations were made).
* [[1648]] &ndash; The [[Peace of Münster]] is ratified, by which Spain acknowledges Dutch sovereignty.
* [[1725]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] leads the first performance of his cantata [[Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85|''Ich bin ein guter Hirt'', BWV 85]], about Jesus as the [[Good Shepherd]].<ref>{{cite web
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  | access-date = 2 May 2025}}</ref>
* [[1791]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: [[Maximilien Robespierre]] proposes the [[Self-denying Ordinance (French Revolution)|Self-denying Ordinance]].
* [[1817]] &ndash; Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now [[Friends Hospital]], [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania).
* [[1836]] &ndash; [[Francis Baily]] observes "[[Baily's beads]]" during an [[annular eclipse]].
* [[1849]] &ndash; The [[Sicilian revolution of 1848]] is finally extinguished.
*   1850   &ndash; The [[Arana–Southern Treaty]] is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between [[Great Britain]] and [[Argentina]].
* [[1851]] &ndash; The first [[Australian gold rushes|Australian gold rush]] is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier.
* [[1864]] &ndash; American Civil War: [[Battle of New Market]], [[Virginia]]: Students from the [[Virginia Military Institute]] fight alongside the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] army to force [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] General [[Franz Sigel]] out of the [[Shenandoah Valley]].
* [[1891]] &ndash; [[Pope Leo XIII]] defends [[Labor rights|workers' rights]] and property rights in the encyclical ''[[Rerum novarum]]'', the beginning of modern [[Catholic social teaching]].

=== 1901–present ===

* [[1905]] &ndash; The city of [[Las Vegas]] is founded in [[Nevada]], United States.<ref>{{cite book| url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf| title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada| publisher=[[Works Progress Administration]] | author=Federal Writers' Project| year=1941| page=16}}</ref>
* [[1911]] &ndash; In ''[[Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States]]'', the [[Supreme Court of the United States|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.
*   1911   &ndash; More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the [[Torreón massacre]] when the forces of the [[Mexican Revolution]] led by [[Emilio Madero]] take the city of [[Torreón]] from the [[Federales]].
* [[1916]] &ndash; A seventeen-year-old [[farmworker]], Jesse Washington, is infamously [[Lynching of Jesse Washington|lynched]] in [[Waco, Texas]], USA, after being [[convicted]] of [[rape]] and [[murder]].<ref>{{cite book |last=SoRelle |first=James M. |editor1=Bruce A. Glasrud |editor2=James Smallwood |title=The African American Experience in Texas: An Anthology |year=2007 |publisher=[[Texas Tech University Press]] |isbn=978-0-89672-609-3 |chapter=The "Waco Horror": The Lynching of Jesse Washington|pages=183–184}}</ref>
* [[1918]] &ndash; The [[Finnish Civil War]] ends when the [[White Guard (Finland)|Whites]] took over [[Fort Ino]], a Russian [[coastal artillery]] base on the [[Karelian Isthmus]], from Russian troops.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Keränen|first1=Jorma|last2=Tiainen|first2=Jorma|last3=Ahola|first3=Matti|last4=Ahola|first4=Veikko|last5=Frey|first5=Stina|last6=Lempinen| first6=Jorma|last7=Ojanen|first7=Eero|last8=Paakkonen| first8=Jari|last9=Talja|first9=Virpi|last10=Väänänen|first10=Juha|year=1992|title=Suomen itsenäistymisen kronikka|pages=123–137|place=Jyväskylä|publisher=Gummerus|isbn=951-20-3800-5|language=fi}}</ref>
* [[1919]] &ndash; The [[Winnipeg general strike]] begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of [[Winnipeg]] had walked off the job.
*   1919   &ndash; [[Occupation of Smyrna|Greek occupation of Smyrna]]. During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 [[Turkish people|Turks]]; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
* [[1929]] &ndash; A [[Cleveland Clinic fire of 1929|fire]] at the [[Cleveland Clinic]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] kills 123.
* [[1932]] &ndash; In an attempted [[coup d'état]], the [[Prime Minister of Japan]] [[Inukai Tsuyoshi]] is [[May 15 Incident|assassinated]].
* [[1933]] &ndash; All military aviation organizations within or under the control of the [[Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany)|RLM]] of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner to form its [[Wehrmacht]] military's air arm, the [[Luftwaffe#Origins|Luftwaffe]].
* [[1934]] &ndash; A [[1934 Latvian coup d'état|self coup]] by [[Prime Minister of Latvia|prime minister]] [[Kārlis Ulmanis]] succeeded in [[Latvia]], suspending its constitution and dissolving its [[Saeima]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Emergence of an Authoritarian Regime in Latvia, 1932–1934 – Janis Rogainis |url=https://www.lituanus.org/1971/71_3_03.htm |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.lituanus.org}}</ref>
* [[1940]] &ndash; {{USS|Sailfish|SS-192|6}} is recommissioned. It was originally the USS ''Squalus''.
*   1940   &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Battle of the Netherlands]]: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped [[Netherlands|Dutch]] troops surrender to [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
*   1940   &ndash; [[Richard and Maurice McDonald]] open the first [[McDonald's]] restaurant.
* [[1941]] &ndash; First flight of the [[Gloster E.28/39]] the first British and Allied [[jet aircraft]].
* [[1942]] &ndash; World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the [[Women's Army Corps|Women's Army Auxiliary Corps]] (WAAC) is signed into law.
* [[1943]] &ndash; [[Joseph Stalin]] dissolves the [[Comintern]] (or ''Third International'').
* [[1945]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Battle of Poljana]], the final skirmish in Europe is fought near [[Prevalje]], Slovenia.
* [[1948]] &ndash; Following the expiration of [[Mandatory Palestine|The British Mandate for Palestine]], the [[Kingdom of Egypt]], [[Jordan|Transjordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Iraq]] and [[Saudi Arabia]] invade [[Israel]] thus starting the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]].
* [[1957]] &ndash; At [[Malden Island]] in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first [[hydrogen bomb]] in [[Operation Grapple#Grapple|Operation Grapple]].
* [[1963]] &ndash; [[Project Mercury]]: The launch of the final Mercury mission, [[Mercury-Atlas 9]] with astronaut [[Gordon Cooper]] on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in [[outer space|space]], and the last American to go into space alone.
* [[1970]] &ndash; President [[Richard Nixon]] appoints [[Anna Mae Hays]] and [[Elizabeth P. Hoisington]] the first female United States Army [[General (United States)|general]]s.
* [[1972]] &ndash; The [[Ryukyu Islands]], under [[United States Military Government of the Ryukyu Islands|U.S. military governance]] since its [[Battle of Okinawa|conquest]] in 1945, reverts to Japanese control.
* [[1974]] &ndash; [[Ma'alot massacre]]: Members of the [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] attack and take hostages at an [[Israel]]i school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
* [[1976]] &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 1802]] crashes near [[Viktorivka, Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast]], killing 52.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov 24RV CCCP-46534 Chernigov |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19760515-0 |access-date=2017-03-20 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* [[1988]] &ndash; [[Soviet–Afghan War]]: After more than eight years of fighting, the [[Soviet Army]] [[Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan|begins to withdraw]] 115,000 troops from [[Afghanistan]].
* [[1991]] &ndash; [[Édith Cresson]] becomes France's first female [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]].
* [[1997]] &ndash; The United States government acknowledges the existence of the [[Laotian Civil War|"Secret War" in Laos]] and dedicates the [[Laos Memorial]] in honor of [[Hmong people|Hmong]] and other "Secret War" veterans.
*   1997   &ndash; The [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] launches on [[STS-84]] to dock with the Russian space station ''[[Mir]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-84.html|title=STS-84|last=Warnock|first=Lynda|website=www.nasa.gov|publisher=NASA|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref>
* [[2001]] &ndash; A [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] [[EMD SD40-2]] [[CSX 8888 incident|rolls out of a train yard]] in [[Walbridge, Ohio|Walbridge]], Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some [[tank car]]s with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106&nbsp;km) until it was brought to a halt near [[Kenton, Ohio|Kenton]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CSX 8888-"Crazy Eights"|url=http://www.wvncrails.org/csx-8888-crazy-eights.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=WVNC Rails|language=en}}</ref> The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film ''[[Unstoppable (2010 film)|Unstoppable]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Amy|last=Worden|title=Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired 'Unstoppable'|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20101112_Pennsylvania_man_lived_the_drama_that_inspired__Unstoppable_.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.inquirer.com|date=12 November 2010 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2004]] &ndash; [[Arsenal F.C.]] go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining [[Preston North End F.C.]] with the right to claim the title "[[The Invincibles (football)|The Invincibles]]".
* [[2008]] &ndash; [[Same-sex marriage in California|California]] becomes the second [[U.S. state]] after [[Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] in [[2004]] to legalize [[same-sex marriage]] after the state's own Supreme Court [[In re Marriage Cases|rules a previous ban unconstitutional]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Liptak|first=Adam|date=2008-05-16|title=California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/15cnd-marriage.html|access-date=2021-05-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[2010]] &ndash; [[Jessica Watson]] becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-05-15|title=Jessica Watson, the girl who sailed round the world, comes home to cheers|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/may/15/jessica-watson-sailed-world-home|access-date=2021-05-15|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
* [[2013]] &ndash; An [[May 2013 Iraq attacks|upsurge in violence]] in [[Iraq]] leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.
* [[2023]] &ndash; The [[United Nations|UN]] commemorates the Palestinian [[Nakba Day]] for the first time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Syed |first=Armani |date=2023-05-15 |title=Why the U.N. Is Commemorating the Nakba This Year |url=https://time.com/6279800/united-nations-nakba-palestinians/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2024]] &ndash; [[Prime Minister of Slovakia]] [[Robert Fico]] is [[Attempted assassination of Robert Fico|shot]] and critically injured while meeting with supporters at an event in [[Handlová]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Fico: Slovakia’s prime minister shot multiple times in ‘politically motivated’ attack |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/15/europe/slovakia-prime-minister-fico-shooting-intl |website=CNN |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>

== Births ==

=== Pre-1600 ===

* [[1397]] &ndash; [[Sejong the Great]], Korean king of [[Joseon]] (d. 1450)<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard Saccone|title=Koreans to Remember: Fifty Famous People who Helped Shape Korea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wh5yAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Hollym International|isbn=978-1-56591-007-2|page=49}}</ref>
* [[1531]] &ndash; [[Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg]] (d. 1581){{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
* [[1565]] &ndash; [[Hendrick de Keyser]], Dutch sculptor and architect (d. 1621)<ref>{{cite book|author=Harry S. Ashmore|title=Encyclopaedia Britannica: a new survey of universal knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yQ5GAQAAIAAJ|year=1961|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica|page=358}}</ref>
* [[1567]] &ndash; [[Claudio Monteverdi]], Italian priest and composer (d. 1643)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Stanley Sadie|author2=Alison Latham|title=The Cambridge Music Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KO7yTQqryNUC&pg=PA145|date=5 April 1990|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-39942-5|pages=145}}</ref>

=== 1601–1900 ===

* [[1608]] &ndash; [[René Goupil]], French-American missionary and saint (d. 1642)
* [[1633]] &ndash; [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban]], French noble (d. 1707)
* [[1645]] &ndash; [[George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys]], British judge (d. 1689)
* [[1689]] &ndash; [[Lady Mary Wortley Montagu]], English writer (d. 1762)<ref>Grundy, Isobel. ''Lady Mary Wortley Montague'', p. 5. Oxford University Press, 1999. Print.</ref>
* [[1720]] &ndash; [[Maximilian Hell]], Hungarian priest and astronomer (d. 1792)
* [[1749]] &ndash; [[Levi Lincoln Sr.]], American lawyer and politician, 4th [[United States Attorney General]] (d. 1820)
* [[1759]] &ndash; [[Maria Theresia von Paradis]], Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1824)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paradis, Maria Theresia von {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/paradis-maria-theresia-von-0 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>
* [[1770]] &ndash; [[Ezekiel Hart]], Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1843)
* [[1773]] &ndash; [[Klemens von Metternich]], German-Austrian politician, 1st [[List of Ministers-President of Austria|State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire]] (d. 1859)
* [[1786]] &ndash; [[Dimitris Plapoutas]], Greek general and politician (d. 1864)
* [[1803]] &ndash; [[Juan Almonte]], son of [[José María Morelos]], was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a [[regent]] in the [[Second Mexican Empire]] (d. 1869)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10089/Juan%20Nepomuceno%20Almonte|title=Juan Nepomuceno Almonte|publisher=Busca Biografias|language=es|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>
* [[1805]] &ndash; [[Samuel Carter (Coventry MP)|Samuel Carter]], English railway solicitor and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) (d. 1878)
* [[1808]] &ndash; [[Michael William Balfe]], Irish composer and conductor (d. 1870)
* [[1817]] &ndash; [[Debendranath Tagore]], Indian philosopher and author (d. 1905)
* [[1841]] &ndash; [[Clarence Dutton]], American commander and geologist (d. 1912)
* [[1845]] &ndash; [[Élie Metchnikoff]], Russian zoologist (d. 1916)
* [[1848]] &ndash; [[Viktor Vasnetsov]], Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1926)
* 1848 &ndash; [[Carl Wernicke]], German neuropathologist. (d. 1905)<ref name= FJU>{{cite web| url= http://www.ling.fju.edu.tw/neurolng/wernicke.htm| title= Carl Wernicke: Biography| website= fju.edu.tw| publisher= [[Fu Jen Catholic University]] | place= New Taipei City, Taiwan| access-date= January 17, 2017}}</ref>
* [[1854]] &ndash; [[Ioannis Psycharis]], Ukrainian-French philologist and author (d. 1929)
* [[1856]] &ndash; [[L. Frank Baum]], American novelist (d. 1919)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greasley |first1=Philip A. |title=Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 1: The Authors |date=30 May 2001 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-10841-8 |page=53 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnuYKJSoHCMC&pg=PA53 |language=en}}</ref>
*   1856   &ndash; [[Matthias Zurbriggen]], Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917)
* [[1857]] &ndash; [[Williamina Fleming]], Scottish-American astronomer and academic (d. 1911)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Deborah|last1=Todd|first2=Joseph|last2=Angelo|title=A to Z of Scientists in Space and Astronomy|location=New York|publisher=Facts of File|year=2003|page=117|isbn=978-0-81604-639-3}}</ref>
* [[1859]] &ndash; [[Pierre Curie]], French physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1906)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Chavaudra |first1=Jean |title=Pierre and Marie Curie-Sklodowska |journal=Medical Physics |date=November 1995 |volume=22 |issue=11 |pages=1877–1887 |doi=10.1118/1.597443|pmid=8587541 |bibcode=1995MedPh..22.1877C }}</ref>
* [[1862]] &ndash; [[Arthur Schnitzler]], Austrian author and playwright (d. 1931)
* [[1863]] &ndash; [[Frank Hornby]], English businessman and politician, invented [[Meccano]] (d. 1936)
* [[1869]] &ndash; [[Paul Probst (sport shooter)|Paul Probst]], Swiss target shooter (d. 1945)
*   1869   &ndash; [[John Storey (politician)|John Storey]], Australian politician, 20th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (d. 1921)
* [[1873]] &ndash; [[Oskari Tokoi]], Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (d. 1963)<ref>[https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/241 Tokoi, Oskari (1873–1963) – Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish)]</ref>
* [[1882]] &ndash; [[Walter White (Scottish footballer)|Walter White]], Scottish international footballer (d. 1950)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/walter-white-48632/|title=Walter White|publisher=11v11.com|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[1890]] &ndash; [[Katherine Anne Porter]], American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (d. 1980)
* [[1891]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Bulgakov]], Russian novelist and playwright (d. 1940)
*   1891   &ndash; [[Hjalmar Dahl]], Finnish journalist, translator and writer (d. 1960)<ref>[https://litteraturbanken.se/%C3%B6vers%C3%A4ttarlexikon/artiklar/Hjalmar_Dahl Hjalmar Dahl] – Svenskt översättarlexikon (in Swedish)</ref>
*   1891   &ndash; [[Fritz Feigl]], Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (d. 1971)
* [[1892]] &ndash; [[Charles E. Rosendahl]], American admiral (d. 1977)
* 1892 &ndash; [[Jimmy Wilde]], Welsh boxer (d. 1969)
* [[1893]] &ndash; [[José Nepomuceno]], Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema (d. 1959)
* [[1894]] &ndash; [[Feg Murray]], American hurdler and cartoonist (d. 1973)
* [[1895]] &ndash; [[Prescott Bush]], American captain, banker, and politician (d. 1972)
*   1895   &ndash; [[William D. Byron]], American lieutenant and politician (d. 1941)
* [[1898]] &ndash; [[Arletty]], French model, actress, and singer (d. 1992)
* [[1899]] &ndash; [[Jean Étienne Valluy]], French general (d. 1970)
* [[1900]] &ndash; [[Ida Rhodes]], American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/notablewomeninma00morr|title=Notable women in mathematics : a biographical dictionary|date=1998|publisher=Greenwood Press|others=Morrow, Charlene, 1948–, Perl, Teri.|isbn=9780313291319|location=Westport, Conn.|oclc=36768082|url-access=registration}}</ref>

=== 1901–present ===

* [[1901]] &ndash; [[Xavier Herbert]], Australian author (d. 1984)
*   1901   &ndash; [[Luis Monti]], Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
* [[1902]] &ndash; [[Richard J. Daley]], American lawyer and politician, 48th [[Mayor of Chicago]] (d. 1976)
*   1902   &ndash; [[Sigizmund Levanevsky]], Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (d. 1937)
* [[1903]] &ndash; [[Maria Reiche]], German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)<ref name=madrb>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-maria-reiche-1164151.html|title = Obituary: Maria Reiche|website = [[Independent.co.uk]] | date = 22 October 2011}}</ref>
* [[1904]] &ndash; [[Clifton Fadiman]], American game show host and author (d. 1999)
* [[1905]] &ndash; [[Joseph Cotten]], American actor (d. 1994)
*   1905   &ndash; [[Albert Dubout]], French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor (d. 1976)
*   1905   &ndash; [[Abraham Zapruder]], American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the [[Zapruder film]] (d. 1970)
* [[1907]] &ndash; [[Sukhdev Thapar]], Indian activist (d. 1931)
* [[1909]] &ndash; [[James Mason]], English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
*   1909   &ndash; [[Clara Solovera]], Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1992)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-29 |title=musicapopular.cl {{!}} La enciclopedia de la música chilena en Internet |url=http://www.musicapopular.cl/3.0/index2.php?op=Artista&id=367 |access-date=2024-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829073843/http://www.musicapopular.cl/3.0/index2.php?op=Artista&id=367 |archive-date=29 August 2009 }}</ref>
* [[1910]] &ndash; [[Constance Cummings]], British-based American actress (d. 2005)<ref>{{Cite ODNB |title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |date=2004-09-23 |editor-last=Matthew |editor-first=H. C. G. |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/96197 |access-date=2024-11-09 |place=Oxford |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/96197 |editor2-last=Harrison |editor2-first=B. |editor3-last=Goldman |editor3-first=L.}}</ref>
* [[1911]] &ndash; [[Max Frisch]], Swiss playwright and novelist (d. 1991)
*   1911   &ndash; [[Herta Oberheuser]], German physician (d. 1978)
* [[1912]] &ndash; [[Arthur Berger (composer)|Arthur Berger]], American composer and educator (d. 2003)
* [[1914]] &ndash; [[Turk Broda]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)
*   1914   &ndash; [[Angus MacLean]], Canadian farmer and politician, 25th [[Premier of Prince Edward Island]] (d. 2000)
*   1914   &ndash; [[Norrie Paramor]], English composer, producer, and conductor (d. 1979)
* [[1915]] &ndash; [[Hilda Bernstein]], English-South African author and activist (d. 2006)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hilda Bernstein {{!}} South African History Online |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/hilda-bernstein |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.sahistory.org.za}}</ref>
*   1915   &ndash; [[Paul Samuelson]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2009)
*   1915   &ndash; [[Henrik Sandberg]], Danish production manager and producer (d. 1993)
* [[1916]] &ndash; [[Vera Gebuhr]], Danish actress (d. 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vera Gebuhr |url=https://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/vera-gebuhr |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.dfi.dk |language=da}}</ref>
* [[1918]] &ndash; [[Eddy Arnold]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)
*   1918   &ndash; [[Arthur Jackson (sport shooter)|Arthur Jackson]], American lieutenant and target shooter (d. 2015)
*   1918   &ndash; [[Joseph Wiseman]], Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
* [[1920]] &ndash; [[Michel Audiard]], French director and screenwriter (d. 1985)
* [[1921]] &ndash; [[Federico Krutwig]], Basque writer, member of ETA and translator (d. 1998)<ref>{{cite web |title=Federico Krutwig Sagredo politikaria 1921eko maiatzaren 15ean jaio zen |url=https://www.euskonews.eus/0485zbk/efem48503eu.html |website=Euskonews}}</ref>
* [[1922]] &ndash; [[Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt]], Russian historian and ethnographer (d. 2013)
*   1922   &ndash; [[Jakucho Setouchi]], Japanese nun and author (d. 2021)<ref name="Rich 11-26-2021">{{cite news |last1=Rich |first1=Motoko |last2=Inoue |first2=Makiko |title=Jakucho Setouchi, 99, Dies; Buddhist Priest Wrote of Sex and Love |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/26/world/asia/jakucho-setouchi-dead.html |access-date=27 November 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] | date=26 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[1923]] &ndash; [[Richard Avedon]], American sailor and photographer (d. 2004)
*   1923   &ndash; [[John Lanchbery]], English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003)
* [[1924]] &ndash; [[Maria Koepcke]], German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971)<ref name="Auk">{{cite journal|author1=Rea, Amadeo M. |author2=Kostritsky, B. León |year=1973 |title=Obituary: Maria Emilie Anna von Mikulicz-Radecki Koepcke |journal=[[Auk (journal)|Auk]] | volume=90 |issue=3 |pages= 735–736 |url=http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v090n03/p0735-p0739.pdf |doi=10.2307/4084200|jstor=4084200 }}</ref>
* [[1925]] &ndash; [[Andrei Eshpai]], Russian pianist and composer (d. 2015)
*   1925   &ndash; [[Mary F. Lyon]], English geneticist and biologist (d. 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-03 |title=Mary Lyon, geneticist - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11387229/Mary-Lyon-geneticist-obituary.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
*   1925   &ndash; [[Carl Sanders]], American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th [[Governor of Georgia]] (d. 2014)
*   1925   &ndash; [[Roy Stewart]], Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (d. 2008)
* [[1926]] &ndash; [[Clermont Pépin]], Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006)
*   1926   &ndash; [[Anthony Shaffer (writer)|Anthony Shaffer]], English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
*   1926   &ndash; [[Peter Shaffer]], English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016)
* [[1930]] &ndash; [[Jasper Johns]], American painter and sculptor
* [[1931]] &ndash; [[Ken Venturi]], American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2013)
*   1931   &ndash; [[James Fitz-Allen Mitchell]], Vincentian politician and agronomist, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sir James Mitchell|url=https://www.interactioncouncil.org/index.php/about-us/members/members/sir-james-mitchell|access-date=2021-05-12|website=[[InterAction Council]]}}</ref>
* [[1935]] &ndash; [[Don Bragg]], American pole vaulter (d. 2019)
*   1935   &ndash; [[Ted Dexter]], Italian-English cricketer (d. 2021)
*   1935   &ndash; [[Utah Phillips]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
*   1935   &ndash; [[Akihiro Miwa]], Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen
* [[1936]] &ndash; [[Anna Maria Alberghetti]], Italian-American actress and singer
*   1936   &ndash; [[Mart Laga]], Estonian basketball player (d. 1977)
*   1936   &ndash; [[Ralph Steadman]], English painter and illustrator
*   1936   &ndash; [[Paul Zindel]], American playwright and novelist (d. 2003)
* [[1937]] &ndash; [[Madeleine Albright]], Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Madeleine Albright obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/23/madeleine-albright-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=24 March 2022 |language=en |date=23 March 2022}}</ref>
*   1937   &ndash; [[Karin Krog]], Norwegian singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jazz |first=All About |date=2022-03-12 |title=Karin Krog Musician – All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/karin-krog/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=All About Jazz Musicians |language=en}}</ref>
*   1937   &ndash; [[Trini Lopez]], American singer, guitarist, and actor (d. 2020)
* [[1938]] &ndash; [[Mireille Darc]], French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-13 |title=Mireille Darc – AlloCiné |url=https://archive.today/20130213114815/http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=4937&nopub=1.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=archive.ph}}</ref>
*   1938   &ndash; [[Nancy Garden]], American author (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy Garden: The author whose novel Annie on My Mind was credited |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nancy-garden-the-author-whose-novel-annie-on-my-mind-was-credited-with-helping-gay-teenagers-feel-9603448.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/nancy-garden-the-author-whose-novel-annie-on-my-mind-was-credited-with-helping-gay-teenagers-feel-9603448.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en |date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
* [[1939]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Shirley]], English high jumper and educator
* [[1940]] &ndash; [[Roger Ailes]], American businessman (d. 2017)
*   1940   &ndash; [[Lainie Kazan]], American actress and singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=archives.nypl.org – Lainie Kazan papers |url=https://archives.nypl.org/the/21777 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=archives.nypl.org}}</ref>
*   1940   &ndash; [[Don Nelson]], American basketball player and coach
* [[1941]] &ndash; [[Jaxon (cartoonist)|Jaxon]], American illustrator and publisher, co-founded the ''[[Rip Off Press]]'' (d. 2006)
* [[1942]] &ndash; [[Lois Johnson]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
*   1942   &ndash; [[Jusuf Kalla]], Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th [[Vice President of Indonesia]]
*   1942   &ndash; [[Doug Lowe (Australian politician)|Doug Lowe]], Australian politician, 35th [[Premier of Tasmania]]
*   1942   &ndash; [[K. T. Oslin]], American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2020)
* [[1943]] &ndash; [[Paul Bégin]], Canadian lawyer and politician
*   1943   &ndash; [[Freddie Perren]], American songwriter, producer, and conductor (d. 2004)
* [[1944]] &ndash; [[Bill Alter]], American police officer and politician
*   1944   &ndash; [[Ulrich Beck]], German sociologist and academic (d. 2015)
* [[1945]] &ndash; [[Michael Dexter]], English hematologist and academic
*   1945   &ndash; [[Jerry Quarry]], American boxer (d. 1999)
* [[1946]] &ndash; [[Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý]], Vietnamese priest and activist
* [[1947]] &ndash; [[Graeham Goble]], Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
* [[1948]] &ndash; [[Yutaka Enatsu]], Japanese baseball player
*   1948   &ndash; [[Brian Eno]], English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
*   1948   &ndash; [[Kathleen Sebelius]], American politician, 44th [[Governor of Kansas]]
* [[1949]] &ndash; [[Frank L. Culbertson Jr.]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut
*   1949   &ndash; [[Robert Stephen John Sparks|Robert S.J. Sparks]], English geologist and academic
* [[1950]] &ndash; [[Jim Bacon (politician)|Jim Bacon]], Australian politician, 41st [[Premier of Tasmania]] (d. 2004)
*   1950   &ndash; [[Jim Simons (golfer)|Jim Simons]], American golfer (d. 2005)
* [[1951]] &ndash; [[Dennis Frederiksen]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
*   1951   &ndash; [[Chris Ham]], English political scientist and academic
*   1951   &ndash; [[Frank Wilczek]], American mathematician and physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate
* [[1952]] &ndash; [[Chazz Palminteri]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
* [[1953]] &ndash; [[George Brett]], American baseball player and coach
*   1953   &ndash; [[Athene Donald]], English physicist and academic<ref name="whoswho">{{Who's Who | title=Donald, Prof. Dame Athene Margaret | id = U13890 |year=2024|publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] | author=Anon|edition = 176th|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U13890|location=Oxford|isbn=9781399409452|oclc=1402257203|pages=2736}}</ref>
*   1953   &ndash; [[Mike Oldfield]], English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
* [[1954]] &ndash; [[Diana Liverman]], English-American geographer and academic
*   1954   &ndash; [[Caroline Thomson]], English journalist and broadcaster<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-30 |title=Miss Caroline Thomson Authorised Biography – Debrett's People of Toda… |url=https://archive.today/20120730075448/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/t/10135/Caroline+Agnes.aspx |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=archive.ph}}</ref>
* [[1955]] &ndash; [[Mohamed Brahmi]], Tunisian politician (d. 2013)
*   1955   &ndash; [[Lia Vissi]], Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
* [[1956]] &ndash; [[Andreas Loverdos]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity (Greece)|Greek Minister of Labour]]
*   1956   &ndash; [[Dan Patrick (sportscaster)|Dan Patrick]], American television anchor and sportscaster
*   1956   &ndash; [[Kevin Greenaugh]], American nuclear engineer (d. 2023)
* [[1957]] &ndash; [[Meg Gardiner]], American-English author and academic
*   1957   &ndash; [[Juan José Ibarretxe]], Spanish politician
*   1957   &ndash; [[Kevin Von Erich]], American football player and wrestler
* [[1958]] &ndash; [[Jason Graae]], American musical theater actor
*   1958   &ndash; [[Ruth Marcus (journalist)|Ruth Marcus]], American journalist<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/15/playbook-birthday-ruth-marcus-588664 Politico.com Ruth Marcus]</ref>
*   1958   &ndash; [[Ron Simmons]], American football player and wrestler
* [[1959]] &ndash; [[Khaosai Galaxy]], Thai boxer and politician
*   1959   &ndash; [[Luis Pérez-Sala]], Spanish race car driver
*   1959   &ndash; [[Beverly Jo Scott]], American-Belgian singer-songwriter
* [[1960]] &ndash; [[Rhonda Burchmore]], Australian actress, singer, and dancer
*   1960   &ndash; [[Rob Bowman (director)|Rob Bowman]], American director and producer
*   1960   &ndash; [[R. Kuhaneswaran]], Sri Lankan politician
*   1960   &ndash; [[Rimas Kurtinaitis]], Lithuanian basketball player and coach
* [[1961]] &ndash; [[Giselle Fernández]], Mexican-American television journalist.
* [[1962]] &ndash; [[Lisa Curry]], Australian swimmer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lisa Curry {{!}} Sport Australia Hall of Fame |url=https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/lisa-curry/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[1963]] &ndash; [[Gavin Nebbeling]], South African footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=5793|title=Gavin Nebbeling|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[1964]] &ndash; [[Lars Løkke Rasmussen]], Danish lawyer and politician, 40th [[Prime Minister of Denmark]]
* [[1965]] &ndash; [[André Abujamra]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
*   1965   &ndash; [[Scott Tronc]], Australian rugby league player
* [[1966]] &ndash; [[Jiří Němec]], Czech footballer
* [[1967]] &ndash; [[Simen Agdestein]], Norwegian chess grandmaster and football player
*   1967   &ndash; [[Laura Hillenbrand]], American journalist and author
*   1967   &ndash; [[John Smoltz]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*   1967   &ndash; [[Madhuri Dixit]], Indian actress<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-15 |title=Happy Birthday Madhuri Dixit: 'Dhak Dhak' girl turns 48 |url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/happy-birthday-madhuri-dixit-dhak-dhak-girl-turns-47/#2madhuri_dixit_parents |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* [[1968]] &ndash; [[Cecilia Malmström]], Swedish academic and politician, 15th [[European Commissioner for Trade]]
*   1968   &ndash; [[Sophie Raworth]], English journalist and broadcaster
* [[1969]] &ndash; [[Hideki Irabu]], Japanese-American baseball player (d. 2011)
*   1969   &ndash; [[Emmitt Smith]], American football player and sportscaster
* [[1970]] &ndash; [[Frank de Boer]], Dutch footballer and manager
*   1970   &ndash; [[Ronald de Boer]], Dutch footballer and manager
*   1970   &ndash; [[Desmond Howard]], American football player and sportscaster
*   1970   &ndash; [[Alison Jackson (artist)|Alison Jackson]], English photographer, director, and screenwriter
*   1970   &ndash; [[Rod Smith (wide receiver)|Rod Smith]], American football player
*   1970   &ndash; [[Ben Wallace (politician)|Ben Wallace]], English captain and politician
* [[1971]] &ndash; [[Karin Lušnic]], Slovenian tennis player
* [[1972]] &ndash; [[Danny Alexander]], Scottish politician, [[Secretary of State for Scotland]]
*   1972   &ndash; [[David Charvet]], French actor and singer
* [[1974]] &ndash; [[Vasilis Kikilias]], Greek basketball player and politician
*   1974   &ndash; [[Matthew Sadler]], English chess player and author
*   1974   &ndash; [[Marko Tredup]], German footballer and manager
*   1974   &ndash; [[Ahmet Zappa]], American musician and writer
* [[1975]] &ndash; [[Ray Lewis]], American football player and sportscaster
*   1975   &ndash; [[Ales Michalevic]], Belarusian lawyer and politician
*   1975   &ndash; [[Janne Seurujärvi]], [[Sami people|Finnish Sami]] politician, first Sami ever to be elected to the [[Parliament of Finland|Finnish Parliament]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurotrib.com/story/2007/11/5/8342/36983 |title= Minority MEPs?|author= NordicStorm |date= 5 November 2007|publisher= The European Tribune|accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref>
* [[1976]] &ndash; [[Torraye Braggs]], American basketball player
*   1976   &ndash; [[Mark Kennedy (footballer, born 1976)|Mark Kennedy]], Irish footballer
*   1976   &ndash; [[Jacek Krzynówek]], Polish footballer
*   1976   &ndash; [[Ryan Leaf]], American football player and coach
*   1976   &ndash; [[Anže Logar]], Slovenian politician
*   1976   &ndash; [[Tyler Walker (baseball)|Tyler Walker]], American baseball player
* [[1978]] &ndash; [[Amy Chow]], American gymnast and pediatrician
*   1978   &ndash; [[Dwayne De Rosario]], Canadian soccer player
*   1978   &ndash; [[Edu (footballer, born 1978)|Edu]], Brazilian footballer
*   1978   &ndash; [[David Krumholtz]], American actor
* [[1979]] &ndash; [[Adolfo Bautista]], Mexican footballer
*   1979   &ndash; [[Daniel Caines]], English sprinter
*   1979   &ndash; [[Chris Masoe]], New Zealand rugby player
*   1979   &ndash; [[Ryan Max Riley]], American skier
*   1979   &ndash; [[Robert Royal]], American football player
*   1979   &ndash; [[Dominic Scott]], Irish guitarist
* [[1980]] &ndash; [[Josh Beckett]], American baseball player
* [[1981]] &ndash; [[Patrice Evra]], French footballer
*   1981   &ndash; [[Paul Konchesky]], English international footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=12185|title=Paul Konchesky|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>
*   1981   &ndash; [[Justin Morneau]], Canadian baseball player
*   1981   &ndash; [[Zara Phillips]], English equestrian
*   1981   &ndash; [[Jamie-Lynn Sigler]], American actress and singer
* [[1982]] &ndash; [[Veronica Campbell-Brown]], Jamaican sprinter
*   1982   &ndash; [[Segundo Castillo (footballer, born 1982)|Segundo Castillo]], Ecuadorian footballer
*   1982   &ndash; [[Rafael Pérez (baseball)|Rafael Pérez]], Dominican baseball player
*   1982   &ndash; [[Layal Abboud]], Lebanese singer
* [[1984]] &ndash; [[Jeff Deslauriers]], Canadian ice hockey player
*   1984   &ndash; [[Sérgio Jimenez]], Brazilian race car driver
*   1984   &ndash; [[Samantha Noble]], Australian actress
*   1984   &ndash; [[Beau Scott]], Australian rugby league player
*   1984   &ndash; [[Mr Probz]], Dutch singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mr-probz-mn0000666075/biography|title=Mr. Probz &#124; Biography & History| website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>
* [[1985]] &ndash; [[Cristiane Rozeira|Cristiane]], Brazilian footballer
*   1985   &ndash; [[Tania Cagnotto]], Italian diver
*   1985   &ndash; [[Laura Harvey]], English football coach
*   1985   &ndash; [[Tathagata Mukherjee]], Indian actor
*   1985   &ndash; [[Denis Onyango]], Ugandan football goalkeeper
*   1985   &ndash; [[Justine Robbeson]], South African javelin thrower
* [[1986]] &ndash; [[Thomas Brown (running back)|Thomas Brown]], American football player
*   1986   &ndash; [[Matías Fernández (footballer, born 1986)|Matías Fernández]], Chilean footballer
*   1986   &ndash; [[Adam Moffat]], Scottish footballer
* [[1987]] &ndash; [[David Adams (baseball)|David Adams]], American baseball player
*   1987   &ndash; [[Michael Brantley]], American baseball player
*   1987   &ndash; [[Brian Dozier]], American baseball player
*   1987   &ndash; [[Mark Fayne]], American ice hockey player
*   1987   &ndash; [[Ersan İlyasova]], Turkish basketball player
*   1987   &ndash; [[Leonardo Mayer]], Argentinian tennis player
*   1987   &ndash; [[Andy Murray]], Scottish tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andy Murray's road to US Open win and first Grand Slam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18726985 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 April 2020 |language=en-gb |date=11 September 2012}}</ref>
* [[1988]] &ndash; [[Indrek Kajupank]], Estonian basketball player
*   1988   &ndash; [[Scott Laird]], English footballer
* [[1989]] &ndash; [[Sunny (singer)|Susan Soonkyu Lee]], Korean-American singer and entertainer<ref>{{cite web |title=The Birth of Susan Soonkyu Lee |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susan_soonkyu_lee_born_1989_19290280 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809082252/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/susan_soonkyu_lee_born_1989_19290280 |archive-date=August 9, 2014 |access-date=December 16, 2018 |website=[[California Birth Index]] | language=en}}</ref>
*   1989   &ndash; [[Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa]], French footballer
* [[1990]] &ndash; [[Jordan Eberle]], Canadian ice hockey player
*   1990   &ndash; [[Lee Jong-hyun]], Korean guitarist
*   1990   &ndash; [[Stella Maxwell]], New Zealand model
* [[1993]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Hawkins]], New Zealand rugby league player
*   1993   &ndash; [[Tomáš Kalas]], Czech international footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=55256|title=Tomáš Kalas|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>
* [[1996]] &ndash; [[Birdy (singer)|Birdy]], English singer-songwriter
* [[1997]] &ndash; [[Ousmane Dembélé]], French footballer
*   1997   &ndash; [[Scott Drinkwater]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Scott-Drinkwater/summary.html|title=Scott Drinkwater|publisher=Rugby League Project|accessdate=3 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903014818/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/scott-drinkwater/summary.html|archive-date=3 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[1998]] &ndash; [[Lucrezia Stefanini]], Italian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucrezia Stefanini {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323149/lucrezia-stefanini |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
* [[1999]] &ndash; [[Anastasia Gasanova]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anastasia Gasanova {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322333/anastasia-gasanova |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2000]] &ndash; [[Dayana Yastremska]], Ukrainian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dayana Yastremska {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/324261/dayana-yastremska |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2002]] &ndash; [[Lil Huddy|Chase Hudson]], American internet celebrity, singer, actor<ref>{{Cite web|title=How old is Lil Huddy?|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/internet/viral/lil-huddy-chase-hudson/age/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=PopBuzz|language=en}}</ref>
* [[2006]] &ndash; [[Haerin]], Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=[5월 15일 오늘의 운세] 가족과 앰비언트 뮤직을 [유진모 칼럼]|url=https://www.mediafine.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=30734|work=미디어파인|date=15 May 2023|access-date=10 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
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== Deaths ==

=== Pre-1600 ===

* [[392]] &ndash; [[Valentinian II]], Roman emperor (b. 371)
* [[558]] &ndash; [[Hilary of Galeata]], Christian monk (b. 476)
* [[884]] &ndash; [[Pope Marinus I|Marinus I]], pope of the Catholic Church (b. 830)
* [[913]] &ndash; [[Hatto I (archbishop of Mainz)|Hatto I]], German archbishop (b. 850)
* [[926]] &ndash; [[Li Cunxu|Zhuang Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. 885)
* [[973]] &ndash; [[Byrhthelm (bishop of Wells)|Byrhthelm]], bishop of Wells
* [[1036]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Ichijō|Go-Ichijō]], emperor of Japan (b. 1008)
* [[1157]] &ndash; [[Yuri Dolgorukiy]], Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1099)
* [[1175]] &ndash; [[Mleh, Prince of Armenia|Mleh]], prince of Armenia
* [[1174]] &ndash; [[Nur ad-Din (died 1174)|Nur ad-Din]], Seljuk emir of Syria (b. 1118)
* [[1268]] &ndash; [[Peter II, Count of Savoy|Peter II]], count of Savoy (b. 1203)
* [[1461]] &ndash; [[Domenico Veneziano]], Italian painter (b. c. 1410)
* [[1464]] &ndash; [[Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset]] (b. 1436)
* [[1470]] &ndash; [[Charles VIII of Sweden|Charles VIII]], king of Sweden (b. 1409)
* [[1585]] &ndash; [[Niwa Nagahide]], Japanese samurai (b. 1535)

=== 1601–1900 ===

* [[1609]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Croce]], Italian composer and educator (b. 1557)
* [[1615]] &ndash; [[Henry Bromley (died 1615)|Henry Bromley]], English politician (b. 1560)
* [[1634]] &ndash; [[Hendrick Avercamp]], Dutch painter (b. 1585)
* [[1698]] &ndash; [[Marie Champmeslé]], French actress (b. 1642)
* [[1699]] &ndash; [[Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet]], English politician (b. 1631)
* [[1700]] &ndash; [[John Hale (minister)|John Hale]], American minister (b. 1636)
* [[1740]] &ndash; [[Ephraim Chambers]], English publisher (b. 1680)
* [[1773]] &ndash; [[Alban Butler]], English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
* [[1845]] &ndash; [[Braulio Carrillo Colina]], Costa Rican lawyer and politician, [[List of Presidents of Costa Rica|Head of State of Costa Rica]] (b. 1800)
* [[1879]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Semper]], German architect and educator, designed the [[Semperoper|Semper Opera House]] (b. 1803)
* [[1886]] &ndash; [[Emily Dickinson]], American poet and author (b. 1830)

=== 1901–present ===

* [[1914]] &ndash; [[Ida Freund]], Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJc8afOZV0QC&q=Ida+Freund+15+April+1863&pg=PA301|title=The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History|last1=Rubinstein|first1=William D.|last2=Jolles|first2=Michael|last3=Rubinstein|first3=Hilary L.|author-link1=William Rubinstein|author-link3=Hilary L. Rubinstein|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=9781403939104|pages=301|language=en}}</ref>
* [[1919]] &ndash; [[Hasan Tahsin]], Turkish journalist (b. 1888)
* [[1924]] &ndash; [[Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant]], French diplomat and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1852)
* [[1926]] &ndash; [[Joseph James Fletcher]], Australian biologist (b. 1850)
* [[1928]] &ndash; [[Umegatani Tōtarō I]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th [[Yokozuna]] (b. 1845)
* [[1935]] &ndash; [[Kazimir Malevich]], Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878)
* [[1937]] &ndash; [[Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1864)
* [[1945]] &ndash; [[Kenneth J. Alford]], English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (b. 1881)
*   1945   &ndash; [[Charles Williams (British writer)|Charles Williams]], English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886)
* [[1948]] &ndash; [[Edward J. Flanagan]], Irish-American priest, founded [[Boys Town (organization)|Boys Town]] (b. 1886)
* [[1954]] &ndash; [[William March]], American soldier and author (b. 1893)
* [[1955]] &ndash; [[Harry J. Capehart]], American lawyer, politician, and businessperson (b. 1881)<ref name="WVAH 1">{{cite web |url= http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1096605&Type=Death |title= Death Record Detail: Harry J. Capehart |year= 2020 |publisher= West Virginia Archives and History, West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History |access-date= October 25, 2020 |archive-date= October 27, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201027163540/http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1096605&Type=Death |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="Bluefield Daily Telegraph 3">{{cite news | title = Harry J. Capehart | newspaper = [[Bluefield Daily Telegraph]] | location = [[Bluefield, West Virginia]] | date = May 19, 1955 | page = 4 | url = https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-19-1955-2043945/ | access-date = November 1, 2020 | via = [[NewspaperArchive.com]] | archive-date = November 1, 2020 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20201101190951/https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-19-1955-2043945/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Bluefield Daily Telegraph 1">{{cite news | title = Harry J. Capehart | newspaper = [[Bluefield Daily Telegraph]] | location = [[Bluefield, West Virginia]] | date = May 18, 1955 | page = 2 | url = https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-18-1955-2043923/ | access-date = November 1, 2020 | via = [[NewspaperArchive.com]] | archive-date = November 1, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201101145700/https://newspaperarchive.com/obituary-clipping-may-18-1955-2043923/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[1956]] &ndash; [[Austin Osman Spare]], English painter and magician (b. 1886)
* [[1957]] &ndash; [[Keith Andrews (racing driver)|Keith Andrews]], American race car driver (b. 1920)
*   1957   &ndash; [[Dick Irvin]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892)
* [[1963]] &ndash; [[John Aglionby (bishop)|John Aglionby]], English-born [[Bishop of Accra]] and soldier (b. 1884)
* [[1964]] &ndash; [[Vladko Maček]], Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
* [[1965]] &ndash; [[Pio Pion]], Italian businessman (b. 1887)
* [[1967]] &ndash; [[Edward Hopper]], American painter (b. 1882)
*   1967   &ndash; [[Italo Mus]], Italian painter (b. 1892)
* [[1969]] &ndash; [[Joe Malone]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)
* [[1971]] &ndash; [[Tyrone Guthrie]], English director, producer, and playwright (b. 1900)
* [[1978]] &ndash; [[Robert Menzies]], Australian lawyer and politician, 12th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (b. 1894)
* [[1980]] &ndash; [[Gordon Prange]], American historian and author (b. 1910)
* [[1982]] &ndash; [[Gordon Smiley]], American race car driver (b. 1946)
* [[1984]] &ndash; [[Francis Schaeffer]], American pastor, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1912)
* [[1985]] &ndash; [[Jackie Curtis]], American actress and writer (b. 1947)
* [[1986]] &ndash; [[Elio de Angelis]], Italian race car driver (b. 1958)
*   1986   &ndash; [[Theodore H. White]], American historian, journalist, and author (b. 1915)
* [[1989]] &ndash; [[Johnny Green]], American composer and conductor (b. 1908)
*   1989   &ndash; [[Luc Lacourcière]], Canadian ethnographer and author (b. 1910)
* [[1991]] &ndash; [[Andreas Floer]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1956)
*   1991   &ndash; [[Amadou Hampâté Bâ]], Malian ethnologist and author (b. 1901)
*   1991   &ndash; [[Fritz Riess]], German race car driver (b. 1922)
* [[1993]] &ndash; [[Salah Ahmed Ibrahim]], Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933)
* [[1994]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Roland]], American actor (b. 1905)
* [[1995]] &ndash; [[Eric Porter]], English actor (b. 1928)
* [[1996]] &ndash; [[Charles B. Fulton]], American lawyer and judge (b. 1910)
* [[1998]] &ndash; [[Earl Manigault]], American basketball player (b. 1944)
*   1998   &ndash; [[Naim Talu]], Turkish economist, banker, politician, 15th [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1919)
* [[2003]] &ndash; [[June Carter Cash]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1929)
* [[2006]] &ndash; [[Nizar Abdul Zahra]], Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)
* [[2007]] &ndash; [[Jerry Falwell]], American pastor, founded [[Liberty University]] (b. 1933)
* [[2008]] &ndash; [[Tommy Burns (footballer)|Tommy Burns]], Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
*   2008   &ndash; [[Alexander Courage]], American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
*   2008   &ndash; [[Will Elder]], American illustrator (b. 1921)
* [[2009]] &ndash; [[Bud Tingwell]], Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
*   2009   &ndash; [[Wayman Tisdale]], American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964)
* [[2010]] &ndash; [[Besian Idrizaj]], Austrian footballer (b. 1987)
*   2010   &ndash; [[Loris Kessel]], Swiss race car driver (b. 1950)
* [[2012]] &ndash; [[Carlos Fuentes]], Mexican novelist and essayist (b. 1928)
*   2012   &ndash; [[Arno Lustiger]], German historian and author (b. 1924)
*   2012   &ndash; [[Zakaria Mohieddin]], Egyptian soldier and politician, 33rd [[Prime Minister of Egypt]] (b. 1918)
* [[2013]] &ndash; [[Henrique Rosa]], Bissau-Guinean politician, [[President of Guinea-Bissau]] (b. 1946)
* [[2014]] &ndash; [[Jean-Luc Dehaene]], French-Belgian politician, 63rd [[Prime Minister of Belgium]] (b. 1940)
*   2014   &ndash; [[Noribumi Suzuki]], Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
* [[2015]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth Bing]], German-American physical therapist and author (b. 1914)
*   2015   &ndash; [[Jackie Brookner]], American sculptor and educator (b. 1945)
*   2015   &ndash; [[Flora MacNeil]], Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite web |title=Flora MacNeil obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/20/flora-macneil |website=the Guardian |access-date=24 December 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
*   2015   &ndash; [[Garo Yepremian]], Cypriot-American football player (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stout|first=David|date=2015-05-17|title=Garo Yepremian, Whose Kicks Outshined One Pass, Dies at 70|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/sports/football/garo-yepremian-70-dies-his-kicks-outshined-a-pass.html|access-date=2021-05-16|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[2017]] &ndash; [[Herbert R. Axelrod]] American [[tropical fish]] expert, publisher of pet books, and entrepreneur (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theviolinchannel.com/controversial-string-instrument-collector-herbert-axelrod-died/|title=Controversial String Instrument Collector Herbert Axelrod Has Died|publisher=Classical Music News|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017}}</ref>
* [[2020]] &ndash; [[Fred Willard]], American actor, comedian, and writer (b. 1933)<ref>Kreps, Daniel (May 20, 2020). "[https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/fred-willard-best-in-show-actor-dead-obit-1000942/ Fred Willard, 'Best in Show' and 'A Mighty Wind' Actor, Dead at 86]". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 20, 2020.</ref>
* [[2021]] &ndash; [[Oliver Gillie]], British journalist and scientist (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-21|title=Oliver Gillie obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/21/oliver-gillie-obituary|access-date=2021-05-21|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
* [[2022]] &ndash; [[Frank Curry]], Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1950)<ref>[https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2022/05/15/vale-frank-curry/ Vale Frank Curry]</ref>
*   2022   &ndash; [[Kay Mellor]], English actress (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Kay Mellor obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/17/kay-mellor-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2024]] &ndash; [[Kamla Beniwal]], Indian politician (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=Kamla Beniwal, Congress veteran whose tenure as governor was marked by run-ins with Gujarat govt under Narendra Modi, dies at 97 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/kamla-beniwal-congress-veteran-tenure-governor-run-ins-gujarat-govt-narendra-modi-dies-97-9331760/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* [[2025]] &ndash; [[Robert Walls]], Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1950)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-15 |title=AFL world devastated as legend’s battle with rare cancer ends |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-world-devastated-by-death-of-much-loved-legend-robert-walls-aged-74-c-18613278 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=7NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
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== Holidays and observances ==

* [[Aoi Matsuri]] ([[Kyoto]])
* [[Army Day (Slovenia)|Army Day]] ([[Slovenia]])
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Achillius of Larissa]]
** [[Athanasius of Alexandria]] ([[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Church]])
** [[Dymphna]]
** [[Hallvard Vebjørnsson]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
** [[Hesychius of Cazorla]]
** [[Hilary of Galeata]]
** [[Isidore the Laborer]], celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of [[bullfighting]] season in [[Madrid]].
** [[Jean-Baptiste de La Salle]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
** [[Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
** [[Reticius]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
** [[Sophia of Rome]] ([[Roman Catholic]] church)
** [[May 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)|May 15]] ([[Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar]])
* [[Constituent Assembly Day]] ([[Lithuania]])
* [[Independence Day (Paraguay)]], celebrates the independence of [[Paraguay]] from Spain in 1811. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on [[Flag Day]], [[May 14]].
* [[Conscientious objector|International Conscientious Objectors Day]]
* [[International Day of Families]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Saint Ubaldo Day|La Corsa dei Ceri]] begins on the eve of the feast day of [[Ubald|Saint Ubaldo]]. ([[Gubbio]])
* [[Mother's Day]] ([[Paraguay]])
* [[Nakba Day]] ([[Palestinian people|Palestinian communities]])
* [[Peace Officers Memorial Day]] (United States)
* [[Republic Day (Lithuania)]]
* [[Teachers' Day]] ([[Colombia]], [[Mexico]], and [[South Korea]])

== References ==

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== External links ==

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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/15 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=15}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/15 Historical Events on May 15]

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