May 15: Nakba Day in Palestinian communities
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
- 1793 – Inventor Diego Marín Aguilera, the "father of aviation" in Spain, flew one of the first gliders for about 300 yd (270 m).
- 1850 – Members of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the United States Cavalry massacred at least 135 Pomo Indians in Lake County, California.
- 1904 – Russo-Japanese War: After striking several mines off Port Arthur, the Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank.
- 1970 – During a confrontation with a group of Jackson State College students protesting the Vietnam War, specifically the United States invasion of Cambodia, police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve.
- 1990 – Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet (pictured) was sold at auction in Christie's New York office for US$82.5 million, at the time the world's most expensive painting.
Klemens von Metternich (b. 1773) · Emily Dickinson (d. 1886) · Patrice Evra (b. 1981)
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