This Day in History on 15th May
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 15th May. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
International Day of Families (International)
- Mother’s Day (Paraguay)
- Army Day (Slovenia)
- Teachers’ Day (Colombia, Mexico and South Korea
Important Events
1718: The world’s first machine gun was patented by James Puckle.
1730: Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1836: Francis Bailey, a scientist, first observed the Belize beads that appear before the eclipse of the solar eclipse.
1850: The Bloody Island massacre takes place in Lake County, California, in which a large number of Pomo Indians are slaughtered by a regiment of the United States Cavalry.
1873: The proposal to dissolve the East India Company was passed in England.
1878: Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.
1889: The official inauguration of the Eiffel Tower was on this day, the opening day of the Exposition Universelle.
1928: Walt Disney’s character Mickey Mouse premiered in his first cartoon, “Plane Crazy”.
1940: Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s restaurant.
1949: Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
1958: Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
1958: Gift Tax Act was introduced.
1993: United Nations decided to celebrate May 15 as International Family Day.
1998: Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
1999: The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
2000: A landmine blast planted by militants at Mandipura in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district killed five people, including Jammu and Kashmir’s Minister of State for Energy Ghulam Hasan Butt.
Birthday / Anniversary
1817: Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, the Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born.
1864: Mahavirprasad Dvivedi, famous Hindi litterateur, poet, writer and editor, was born in Daulatpur village in UP.
1859: Pierre Curie, a French physicist.
1907: Sukhdev Thapar, an Indian revolutionary.
1967: Madhuri Dixit Nene, an Indian actress, producer, television personality, and music artist.
1987: Andy Murray, a British professional tennis player from Scotland.
1988: Ram Pothineni, an Indian film actor.
Death / Death Anniversary
1729: Khanderao Dabhade, a great warrior in the Maratha kingdom, passed away.
1993: K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93. He was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
1994: Omprakash Agrawal, an Indian professional snooker player.
1994: P Sardar, an Indian painter, and calendar maker.