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15 May 2025
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
History
2024 - Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and critically injured while meeting with supporters at an event in Handlová.Head of government
History
2013 - An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.2013 violence throughout cities in Iraq during the post-U.S. insurgency
History
2010 - Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.Australian sailor (born 1993)
History
2008 - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.History
2004 - Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C. with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles".Association football club in England
History
2001 - A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106 km) until it is brought to a halt near Kenton. The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film Unstoppable.Class I railroad system in the United States
History
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.1959–1975 conflict in Laos
History
1997 - The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
History
1991 - Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister.Prime Minister of France from 1991 to 1992
History
1988 - Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
Notable births
Born
2002 - Chase Hudson, American internet celebrity, singer, actorAmerican Internet celebrity (born 2002)
Born
2000 - Dayana Yastremska, Ukrainian tennis playerUkrainian tennis player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Anastasia Gasanova, Russian tennis playerRussian tennis player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Lucrezia Stefanini, Italian tennis playerItalian tennis player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Scott Drinkwater, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
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 Gibbous
90.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 17.7 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
24.91 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
25.93 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.