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Historical events & facts — May 15
What happened on May 15?
On May 15, 1948, the day after the proclamation of the State of Israel, the armies of Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon invaded Israeli territory, starting the first Arab-Israeli War. The date is known to Palestinians as the Nakba ("the Catastrophe") — the day 700,000 Palestinian Arabs fled or were expelled from their homes never to return, creating a refugee crisis that persists today.
On May 15, 1957, the United Kingdom detonated its first hydrogen bomb over Christmas Island (Kiritimati) in the Pacific, becoming the third country in the world to possess thermonuclear weapons, after the US and the USSR. The nuclear test was a display of power in the midst of the Cold War and allowed Britain to maintain its status as a nuclear power, negotiated in the Nassau Agreements with the US.
On May 15, 1800, the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, defeated the Sultan of Mysore, Tipu Sultan, at the Battle of Seringapatam, completing the British conquest of southern India. The death of Tipu Sultan in the battle ended the greatest resistance to British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent. The Sultan, known as the "Tiger of Mysore", was immortalised for his fierce resistance.
Notable birthdays — May 15
Famous people born on May 15
Carl Wernicke
Carl Wernicke was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He is known for his influential research into the pathological effects of specific forms of encephalopathy and also the study of receptive aphasia, both of which are commonly associated with Wernicke's name and referred to as Wernicke encephalopathy and Wernicke's aphasia, respectively.
Albert Dubout
Albert Dubout was a French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor.
Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman was a Canadian-born American actor of stage and screen. He starred as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962. He was also known for his role as crime boss Manny Weisbord on the television series Crime Story and his lengthy career on Broadway, where he was once called "the spookiest actor in the American theatre".
Ted Dexter
Edward Ralph Dexter, was an England international cricketer.
Diane Nash
Diane Judith Nash is an American civil rights activist and strategist of the student wing of the Civil Rights Movement. Nash's campaigns were among the most successful of the era.
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