It happened on this day, May 15
events:
1571 – The Tatars burn Moscow after seizing it.
1919 – Victory of the forces of the king of the third Saudi state, Abdulaziz Al Saud, at the Battle of Turba over the forces of Sharif Hussein bin Ali, ruler of Mecca and Medina.
1923 – Creation of the Emirate of Transjordan.
1932 – Assassination of Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi.
1940 – Fast food company McDonald's founded.
1948 – Arab armies enter Palestine during the Palestine War, heralding the creation of the State of Israel. This day is known as Nakba Day.
1957 – The United Kingdom detonates its hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean.
✴️ Declaration of independence of Austria.
1972 – Okinawa returns to Japanese authorities and Okinawa Prefecture is created.
1974 – The first convenience store was born in Taito, Tokyo, from the company “7-Eleven”.
1980 – Israel declares Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel forever.
1984 – Syria recalls its ambassador to Morocco and freezes its membership in the Al-Quds Committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which Morocco chairs, to protest against the Moroccan government's hosting of an Israeli delegation.
1988 – The Soviet army begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan, 9 years after its invasion.
1990 – Musician Yanni releases his sixth album titled (Reflections of Passion), which contains 15 tracks.
1991 – Manchester United win the European Cup Winners' Cup after beating Barcelona 2-1 in the final.
2004 – A Saudi Hawk jet trainer crashes and its pilot is killed.
✴️ South Africa wins bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
2009 – US President Barack Obama reformed the military trial system at Guantanamo Bay for foreigners suspected of having ties to terrorism, angering his supporters who said he had broken his promise to end the controversial courts established by former President George W.'s administration. Bush.
2011 – Clashes between the Israeli army and demonstrators in the Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and border with Lebanon on the anniversary of Nakba Day, leading to shooting from the Israeli side , causing dozens of deaths and injuries.
✴️ Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil El-Arabi was elected as the new Secretary General of the Arab League, succeeding Amr Moussa, after Egypt replaced its previous candidate for the post, Mustafa El-Feki, and Qatar withdrew its candidate, Abdel-Rahman bin. Hamad Al-Attiyah.
2012 – François Hollande takes office as President of France, succeeding Nicolas Sarkozy, and upon coming to power, he appoints Jean-Marc Ayrault as Prime Minister.
2015 – The military coup in Burundi fails after it begins on May 13, President Pierre Nkurunziza enters the country and several of those who attempted the coup are arrested.
2018 – Opening of the Crimean Bridge connecting the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian mainland, making it the longest bridge in Europe until the date of its opening.
2019 – US President Donald Trump signs Executive Order 13873, following which Huawei, a smartphone maker, was added to a list of companies that the US administration considers a threat to national security, and several US companies stopped dealing with the Chinese company. .
✴️ Announcement of the blocking by the Chinese government of Wikipedia in all its language versions since April 23, 2019, although this blocking only concerned the Chinese version.
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Births:
1048 – Omar Khayyam, Persian scholar and poet.
1567 – Claudio Monteverdi, Italian musician.
1773 – Prince Metternich, Austrian politician.
1856 – Lyman Frank Baum, American writer.
1859 – Pierre Curie, French physicist who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1903.
1891 – Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian playwright.
1901 – Luis Monti, Argentine/Italian footballer.
1903 – Maria Reiche, German archaeologist and mathematician.
1904 – Saeed Taqi al-Din, Lebanese short story writer, playwright and journalist.
1911 – Herta Oberhauser, a Nazi doctor famous for her horrific experiments on humans.
1915 – Kamel Al-Tilmisani, Egyptian director and writer.
** Paul Samuelson, American economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1970.
1920 – Cardinal Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, seventy-sixth patriarch of the Maronite Church.
1926 – Adel Al-Muhailmi, Egyptian actor.
1932 – Ali Al-Siqali Al-Husseini, Moroccan writer.
1937 – Madeleine Albright, American politician and the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in the United States.
1938 – Inaam Muhammad Ali, Egyptian director.
1946 – Elias Jiryis, Jordanian journalist, teacher and poet.
1951 – Frank Wilczek, American theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2004.
1952 – Chazz Palminteri, American actor.
1953 – Ibrahim Al-Harbi, Saudi actor.
** Mike Oldfield, British musician.
1954 – Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and coach.
1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark.
1967 – Strida Geagea, Lebanese politician
**Muntaha Al Ramahi, Jordanian media personality.
** Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress.
1969 – Asala Nasri, Syrian singer.
1970 – Frank DeBoer, Dutch footballer.
**Ronald DeBoer, Dutch footballer.
1972 – Moein Sharif, Lebanese singer.
** Shamma Al-Kuwari, Qatari writer.
1974 – Khaled Al-Fadhli, Kuwaiti footballer.
1976 – Jacek Krzynovic, Polish footballer.
1978 – Eduardo Cesar Gaspar, Brazilian footballer.
1980 – Hani Hussein, Egyptian actor.
1981 – Patrice Evra, French footballer.
1982 Segundo Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer.
** Layal Abboud, Lebanese pop singer and stage dancer.
1986 – Matias Fernández, Chilean footballer.
2002 – Hala Al-Turk, Bahraini singer.
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Death:
392 – Valentinian II, Roman emperor.
1157 – Yuri Dolgoruky, Russian prince and founder of the city of Moscow.
1174 – Nur al-Din Zengi, governor of Aleppo.
1886 – Emily Dickinson, American poet.
1924 – Paul de Constant, French politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909.
1932 – Inukai Tsuyoshi, Prime Minister of Japan.
1935 – Kazimir Malevich, Russian painter.
1997 – Saadallah Wannous, Syrian playwright.
2007 – Jerry Falwell, American pastor.
2010 – Muhammad Ahmed Al-Rasheed, former member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly.
2012 – Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian soldier and politician.
** Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist, sociologist and diplomat.
2014 – Riyad Shahrour, Syrian actor.
2020 – Muhammad Marashi, Syrian doctor and university professor.
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Holidays and Occasions:
◀️ International Family Day.
◀️ Nakba Memorial (Palestine)
◀️ Army Day in Slovenia.
◀️ Teachers' Day in Mexico and South Korea.
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