The 135th day of the year, the 136th in a leap year
Born on 15 May
Every 15 May birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Taurus, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- TaurusEarth, fixed, ruled by Venus.
- Birthstone
- EmeraldThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Lily of the valley, HawthornUsually taken today to mean returning happiness and hope.
- Most common weekdays
- Sunday and Friday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 15 May in any year.
Which weekday 15 May falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 15 May falls on every day of the week: Sunday 16, Friday 16, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Wednesday 15.
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How common a birthday 15 May is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,840 babies were born on 15 May in each year of the twenty, making it the 100th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 15 May
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Curie | 1859–1906 | French physicist and chemist |
| Mikhail Bulgakov | 1891–1940 | Russian author |
| Madeleine Albright | 1937–2022 | United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001 |
| Layal Abboud | 1982– | Lebanese pop singer |
| Klemens von Metternich | 1773–1859 | Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and Chancellor |
| Paul Samuelson | 1915–2009 | American economist |
| Andy Murray | 1987– | British tennis player |
| Élie Metchnikoff | 1845–1916 | Russian-French immunologist, embryologist, biologist |
| Claudio Monteverdi | 1567–1643 | Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest |
| Ousmane Dembélé | 1997– | French footballer |
| Arthur Schnitzler | 1862–1931 | Austrian writer |
| Madhuri Dixit | 1967– | Indian actress |
| Sejong the Great | 1397–1450 | fourth king of Joseon (Korea), creator of Hangul |
| L. Frank Baum | 1856–1919 | American author of children's books |
| Max Frisch | 1911–1991 | Swiss playwright and novelist |
| Frank Wilczek | 1951– | American theoretical physicist |
| Patrice Evra | 1981– | French footballer |
| Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 1964– | Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2019 |
Died on 15 May
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Dickinson | 1830–1886 | American poet |
| Kazimir Malevich | 1879–1935 | Russian avant-garde artist and founder of Suprematism |
| Carlos Fuentes | 1928–2012 | Mexican writer |
| Pope Marinus I | 830–884 | pope |
| Edward Hopper | 1882–1967 | American realist painter and printmaker |
| Valentinian II | 371–392 | Roman emperor from 375 to 392 |
| Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant | 1852–1924 | French politician |
| Yuri Dolgorukiy | died 1157 | Grand Prince of Kyiv |
| Nur al-Din Zengi | 1118–1174 | Emir of Aleppo (1146–1174) and Damascus (1154–1174) |
| Karl Knutsson | 1409–1470 | King of Sweden and Norway |
| Robert Menzies | 1894–1978 | Australian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia |
| June Carter Cash | 1929–2003 | American singer |
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