May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (136th if leap year). It 230 days before the end of the year.
Celebrations
International Day of Families
The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The International Day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.
International Day on Conscientious Objection
On this day, we remember and celebrate conscientious objectors' resistance for peace, their refusal to bears arms and take part in war - throughout history and today.
Events
Bloody thursday (People's Park)
(May, 15 1969)California Governor Ronald Reagan has an impromptu student park owned by the University of California at Berkeley fenced off from student anti-war protestors, sparking a riot.
Sayings
There is no saying for this day!
Astrology
Sign of the Zodiac: 25th day of the astrological sign of Taurus.
Last events added
- Discovery of two new natural satellites for Saturn - August, 16 2004
- Nagasaki atomic bombings - August, 9 1945
- Madagascar becomes a French colony - August, 6 1896
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima - August, 6 1945
- Explosions at the Port of Beirut - August, 4 2020