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15 May 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
International Day of FamiliesSelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2024 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is hospitalised after an assassination attempt.Head of government
Anniversary
2010 - Three days before her seventeenth birthday, Jessica Watson arrived in Sydney after sailing non-stop and unassisted around the world.Australian sailor (born 1993)
Anniversary
2004 - Arsenal became the first football team in England's top flight to finish a season undefeated since Preston North End did so in 1888–1889.Association football club in England
Anniversary
2001 - A runaway train loaded with hazardous chemicals traveled driverless for 66 miles (106 km) through Ohio before being stopped near Kenton.2001 runaway train event in Ohio, US
Anniversary
1990 - Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold at auction at Christie's in New York for US$82.5 million, making it the world's most expensive painting at the time.Dutch painter (1853–1890)
Historical events
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Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Robert Walls, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1950)Australian rules footballer and coach (1950–2025)
Died
2024 - Kamla Beniwal, Indian politician (born 1927)Indian politician (1927–2024)
Died
2022 - Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1950)Australian rugby league footballer and coach (1950–2022)
Died
2022 - Kay Mellor, English actress (born 1951)English actress and director (1951–2022)
Died
2021 - Oliver Gillie, British journalist and scientist (born 1937)British journalist and scientist (1937–2021)
Died
2020 - Fred Willard, American actor, comedian, and writer (born 1933)American actor and comedian (1933–2020)
Died
2017 - Herbert R. Axelrod American tropical fish expert, publisher of pet books, and entrepreneur (born 1927)American tropical fish expert, a publisher of pet books, and an entrepreneur
Died
2016 - Jelesko Grancharoff, Bulgarian-Australian resistance fighter and anarchist (born 1925)Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.9 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
24.41 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Aries
2.36 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.