100 years anniversary |
15 May 1924
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birth
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Andrea Gyarmati: Hungary -- Water polo player (Olympics - 1948-60)
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15 May 1924
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birth
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Jaime Garcia Terre: Poet / essayist
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15 May 1924
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birth
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Ursula Thiess: Hamburg, Germany -- Actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano)
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15 May 1924
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death
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Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852) |
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15 May 1924
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birth
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Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971) |
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15 May 1924
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history
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WW2
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Martin Bormann received a 10-year sentence for the murder of Walther Kadow.
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15 May 1924
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history
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WW2
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Rudolf Höss received a 10-year sentence for the murder of Walther Kadow.
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15 May 1924
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birth
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Andrea Gyarmati Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60)
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15 May 1924
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birth
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Don Kenyon cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55)
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15 May 1924
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birth
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Jaime Garcia Terre poet/essayist
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15 May 1924
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birth
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Ursula Thiess Hamburg, actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano)
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15 May 1924
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death
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Paul d'Estornelles de Constant French diplomat/pacifist, dies at 71
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75 years anniversary |
15 May 1949
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birth
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Eric J Beekes: Actor / singer (Hunk)
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15 May 1949
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birth
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Frank L Culbertson, Jr.: Charleston, South Carolina -- Cmdr USN / Astronaut (STS-38)
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15 May 1949
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birth
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Robert Stephen John Sparks, English geologist and academic |
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15 May 1949
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birth
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Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut |
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15 May 1949
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birth
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George Adams, American basketball player |
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15 May 1949
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birth
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Eric J Beekes actor/singer (Hunk)
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15 May 1949
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birth
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Frank L Culbertson Jr Charleston SC, Commander USN/astronaut (STS-38)
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15 May 1949
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birth
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Wendy Pritchard Australian women's field hockey team manager (Olympics-96)
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50 years anniversary |
15 May 1974
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birth
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A J Hinch: Wavely, Iowa -- Baseball catcher (1996 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
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15 May 1974
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birth
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Addilson dos Santos: Soccer player (Sparta)
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15 May 1974
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event
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Walter Scheel succeeds Heinemann as President
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15 May 1974
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event
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Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren. |
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15 May 1974
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birth
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Ahmet Zappa, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor |
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15 May 1974
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birth
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Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager |
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15 May 1974
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birth
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Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author |
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15 May 1974
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birth
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Vassilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician |
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15 May 1974
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music
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Frank Zappa and his wife announced the birth of their third child, a boy named Ahmet Rodan, after the Japanese movie monster that lived of a steady diet of 707 planes.
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15 May 1974
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birth
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A J Hinch Wavely IA, baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
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15 May 1974
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birth
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Addilson dos Santos soccer player (Sparta)
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15 May 1974
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birth
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Ahmet Rodan Zappa son of Frank/rocker (Z, 2 Hip 4 TV)
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15 May 1974
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event
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Mail truck terrorists take school in Ma
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15 May 1974
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event
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Walter Scheel succeeds Heinemann as president
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25 years anniversary |
15 May 1999
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music
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Rob Gretton manager of Joy Division and New Order died aged 46. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Hacienda nightclub in Manchester, England.
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15 May 1999
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event
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125th Preakness: Chris Antley on Charismatic wins in 1:55.2
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15 years anniversary |
15 May 2009
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death
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Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964) |
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15 May 2009
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death
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Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923) |
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15 May 2009
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death
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Rodger McFarlane, American soldier, therapist, and activist (b. 1955) |
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10 years anniversary |
15 May 2014
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death
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Noribumi Suzuki, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933) |
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15 May 2014
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death
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Michael Mence, English cricketer (b. 1944) |
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15 May 2014
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death
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Greg Hughes, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1939) |
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15 May 2014
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death
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Robert J. Flynn, American soldier, pilot, and navigator (b. 1937) |
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15 May 2014
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death
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Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940) |
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