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
- 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.
- 1829 –The Aaronic Priesthood is restored to Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery, prior to the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- 1864 –American Civil War: Battle of New Market, Virginia – students from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate Army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley.
- 1891 –Pope Leo XIII defends workers’ rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum Novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching.
- 1934 –Kārlis Ulmanis establishes an authoritarian government in Latvia.
- 1936 –Amy Johnson arrives back in England after a record-breaking return flight to Cape Town
- 1940 –World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
- 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.
- 2010 –Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
Who were born on May 15?
- 1567 –(baptism) Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer (d. 1643)
- 1890 –Katherine Anne Porter, American author (d. 1980)
- 1916 –Vera Gebuhr, Danish actress
- 1918 –Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (d. 2009)
- 1936 –Wavy Gravy, American clown and activist
- 1948 –Kathleen Sebelius, American politician and Obama Administration figure
- 1950 –Nicholas Hammond, American actor
- 1970 –Desmond Howard, American football player
- 1973 –Emilia Tsoulfa, Greek sailing champion
- 1974 –Ahmet Zappa, American musician
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