May 15 is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 230 days remain until the end of the year. 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of …

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May 15, 2012 · First wagon train to California, A&T gains a million stockholders, Soviets leave Afghanistan and other historical events, birthdays and deaths from May 15.

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The May 15 incident (五・一五事件, Goichigo jiken) was an attempted coup d'état in the Empire of Japan, on May 15, 1932, launched by reactionary elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy, …

What Happened On This Day – May 15. 1948 Egypt, Syria, Transjordan and Iraq invade Israel. The First Arab-Israeli War was initiated by Israel's proclamation of independence on the day …

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