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On This Day · The 135th day of the year

May 15

May 15 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 392. Most of the weight falls in the 21st century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♉ZodiacTaurus ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Taurus is the sign for May 15 — read more on the Taurus page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 15?

May 15 is the 135th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 392 and 2024. Famous people born on May 15 include Mikhail Bulgakov, Patrice Evra and Mike Oldfield.

Released on May 15

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • TV Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine
  • TV Dutton Ranch
  • Movie Pati Patni Aur Woh Do
  • TV The WONDERfools
  • Movie Kartavya
  • Movie Propeller One-Way Night Coach

2025

  • Game Doom: The Dark Ages

2024

  • Game Mullet Madjack

2023

  • Game Humanity

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 392

    Valentinian II

  2. 1252

    Pope Innocent IV

  3. 1725

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  4. 1836

    Francis Baily

  5. 1891

    Pope Leo XIII

  6. 1940

    World War II

  7. 1972

    Ryukyu Islands

  8. 2004

    Arsenal F.C.

  9. 2010

    Jessica Watson

  10. 2024

    Prime Minister of Slovakia

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 15

Mikhail Bulgakov

b. 1891

Patrice Evra

b. 1981

Mike Oldfield

b. 1953

Veronica Campbell Brown

b. 1982

Michel Audiard

b. 1920

Andy Murray

b. 1987

Maximilian Hell

b. 1720

Kathleen Sebelius

b. 1948

Deaths

  • 2014Jean-Luc Dehaene
  • 2012Arno Lustiger
  • 1991Fritz Riess
  • 1886Emily Dickinson
  • 1879Gottfried Semper
  • 392Valentinian II

Holidays & observances

  • —Aoi Matsuri (Kyoto)
  • —Army Day (Slovenia)
  • —Christian feast day: Achillius of Larissa
  • —Christian feast day: Athanasius of Alexandria (Coptic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Hilary of Galeata
  • —Christian feast day: Isidore the Laborer, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of bullfighting season in Madrid.
  • —Christian feast day: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (Roman Catholic Church)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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