What Day Of The Week Was May 15?

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Friday May 15, 2026
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May 15: Day of the Week

May 15, 2026 is the 135th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 230 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.

Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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May 15 by the Numbers

  • 60 days since May 15
  • 0 year, 1 month, and 30 days ago
  • 1 month since then
  • May 15 is in the 20th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 8 weeks ago
  • The year 2026 is not a leap year

May 15 Historical Event(s)

1648The Treaty of Westphalia signed. 1718James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world’s first machine gun. 1755Laredo, Texas is established by the Spaniards. 1817Opening of the first private mental health hospital in the United States, the Asylum for the Relief of Persons Deprived of the Use of Their Reason (now Friends Hospital) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1862President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture. It is later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture. 1891Pope Leo XIII defends workers’ rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum Novarum, the beginning of modern Catholic social teaching. 1904The Russian minelayer Amur laid a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sank Japan’s battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and “Yashima”. 1919Greek invasion of İzmir. During the invasion, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks. Those responsible are punished by the Greek Commander Aristides Stergiades. 1928Mickey Mouse premiered in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy 1987The Soviet Union launches the Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform. It fails to reach orbit.

Who were born on May 15?

1915Mario Monicelli, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2010) 1923Richard Avedon, American photographer (d. 2004) 1942Doug Lowe, Tasmanian politician 1944Ulrich Beck, German sociologist 1953Mike Oldfield, British composer 1964Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark 1978Amy Chow, American gymnast 1978David Krumholtz, American actor 1979Chris Masoe, New Zealander rugby player 1981Zara Phillips, British royal and eventer

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