Wednesday May 15, 2019: on this day
About May 15th, 2019, in brief:
- Historical events: In an ambush close to the Malian border, at least 17 Niger Armed Forces soldiers were killed by militants. Six more soldiers have been evacuated to hospital, while 11 others are still missing. None of the groups has claimed responsibility.
- Day of the week: May 15th, 2019 was a Wednesday
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
- Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous
- Popular movie: Spider-Man: Far From Home directed by Jon Watts
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Table of contents
- What day of the week was May 15, 2019?
- May 15, 2019: What happened on that day?
- May 15, 2019: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- May 15, 2019: What was the moon phase on that day?
- How old is someone born on May 15, 2019?
- May 15, 2019: What famous people died on that day?
- Who was the US President on May 15, 2019?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 15, 2019?
- Who was the Pope on May 15, 2019?
- Back in 2019
What day of the week was May 15, 2019?
May 15, 2019 was a Wednesday and it was the 135th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar.
May 15, 2019 can also be written as 5/15/2019 in the US and as 15/5/2019 in UK and Europe.
May 15, 2019: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on May 15, 2019:
- In an ambush close to the malian border, at least 17 niger armed forces soldiers were killed by militants. six more soldiers have been evacuated to hospital, while 11 others are still missing. none of the groups has claimed responsibility.
- Itv studios has cancelled the jeremy kyle show, one the most popular reality tv programs in britain, following the suicide of a guest shortly after he had taken part. many have criticized the show's style and called it poverty porn.
- The pilot was the only person on board the helicopter when it crashed into the hudson river just after taking off from new york city's west 30th street heliport. this injured both the pilot and dockworker.
- Pacific islands forum: united nations secretary-general antonio guterres states that pacific island nations are running out of time in relation to climate change and global warming.
- Antonio guterres, secretary general of the united nations, says pacific island countries are running out of time in relation to climate change and global warming.
- Iraq-united states relations, iran-united states relations: the united states department of state orders all non emergency, non-essential government employees at u.s. embassy baghdad and erbil consulate offices to leave iraq amid rising tensions in the persian gulf.
- In light of the increased tensions in the persian gulf between iran and the united states, the united states department of state has ordered all non-essential and emergency government employees at the u.s. embassy baghdad and erbil consulate offices to leave iraq.
- Germany-iraq relations, nato training mission for iraq, germany-iran relations, iraq-european union relations: germany and the netherlands have suspended military training missions in iraq due to rising tensions with iran.
- Germany and the netherlands have suspended military training missions in iraq due to increasing tensions with iran.
- Christchurch call summit: representatives of 17 countries and several u.s. technology companies met in paris to support the "christchurch call to action," a set anti-terrorism guidelines drafted by new zealand and france. although the white house supported the "overall goals" reflected in this pledge, it refused to support them, citing freedom-of-expression concerns.
- San francisco is the first u.s. municipality to ban facial recognition systems used by law enforcement.
- Abortion in the united states, fetal heartbeat bill bill: six months after signing the human life protection act, kay ivey, the governor of alabama, signs it into law. it bans all abortions in alabama except for those that "are necessary to prevent a grave health risk to the woman." the law reclassifies attempted abortion as a class a felony and abortion as an a felony.
- The human life protection act is signed by kay ivey, the governor of alabama. it becomes effective six months later. according to the bill's text, abortions are banned in alabama unless "abortion must be done in order to protect the health of the woman." the law reclassifies attempted abortion as an a felony and abortion as a class a felony.
- Fiji's prime minister frank bainimarama asked developed countries, particularly the united states, for help in fighting climate change. he said that this would "prevent the crisis from spiraling into total chaos."
- 2019 andorran parliamentary elections: xavier espot zamora, who succeeds antoni marti, is elected prime minister by general council.
- In protest of large-scale cuts to the education budget, hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, and professors are staging demonstrations in brazil's largest cities. jair bolsonaro, brazilian president, calls protestors "stupid" from dallas.
- Bolsonaro supports comedian danilo gentili, who was sentenced for six months for a sexually explicit rant against a congresswoman. she claimed that she was either a transsexual or a prostitute.
- 2019 guatemalan general elections: the constitutional court has ruled that thelma aldana, former attorney general, cannot be a presidential candidate. aldana was a favorite to succeed president jimmy morales.
- The constitutional court has ruled that thelma aldana, former attorney general, cannot run for president and she is therefore out of the election. aldana was a favorite to succeed president jimmy morales.
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May 15, 2019: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 15th is Taurus.
Taurus is the 2nd sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between April 20th and May 20th belong to the Taurus sign: discover Taurus personality and who should a Taurus marry.
Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.
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May 15, 2019: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 15, 2019 is Pig and the associated element is Earth.
Discover the Pig personality and how the Earth Element might affect a person's traits and compatibility with other signs according to the Chinese zodiac.
Birth chart on this day
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May 15, 2019: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on May 15, 2019 was Waxing gibbous.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 15, 2019 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.
An observer located in New York City on May 15, 2019 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 91% full, rising at 04:31 pm and setting at 04:36 am.
The previous full moon was on Apr 19, 2019 while the next full moon would come on May 18, 2019.
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How old is someone born on May 15, 2019?
Someone born on May 15, 2019 is:
5 years 3 months old,
or 63 months and 27 days old,
or 278 weeks
or 1946 days old,
Use our How old am I? Calculator to know the age of a person today or use the Age Calculator to determine the interval between two dates.
How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 15, 2019?
There are 246 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday May 15th 2025.
Try out our Countdown calculator to find out are many days are left until your special moments.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 15, 2019?
You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on May 15, 2019.
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May 15, 2019: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on May 15, 2019:
- Tomio Hara
Legendary Japanese baseball pitcher.
- Frutoso Garrido
Esteemed chemist who made significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry.
- Amada González
Renowned Mexican poet known for her powerful and evocative verses.
- Charles Kittel
- Juan Antonio Menéndez Fernández
- Bobby Diamond
- Herminio Teves
- Giorgio Valentinuzzi
Who was the US President on May 15, 2019?
On May 15, 2019 the US President was Donald John Trump (Republican).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 15, 2019?
On May 15, 2019 the UK Prime Minister was Theresa May (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on May 15, 2019?
On May 15, 2019 the Pope was Francis.
Back in 2019
What is special about May 15th?
May 15th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 15th day of the month of May. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on May 15th, such as:
- 2019 - In an ambush close to the malian border, at least 17 niger armed forces soldiers were killed by militants. six more soldiers have been evacuated to hospital, while 11 others are still missing. none of the groups has claimed responsibility.
- 2018 - 2018 gaza border protests. the israeli army reported that around 4,000 palestinians are protesting at five locations near the gaza border. they were throwing molotov cocktails at soldiers and setting fire to cars. two protesters are killed by the israeli army. more than 100 others are injured or injures by live fire and teargas.
- 2017 - Western digital files an arbitration appeal to stop toshiba memory, its chip-making partner, from selling toshiba memory.
What happened in 2019?
2019 was filled with very interesting events such as
- War in Afghanistan: 27 Afghan National Security Forces members are killed by the Taliban in coordinated attacks in northern Afghanistan. They refused to negotiate peace with the government.
- After refusing to negotiate peace with the government, 27 Taliban members were killed by the Afghan National Security Forces.
- War in North-West Pakistan: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan gunmen attacked a security base located in the Loralai region of Pakistan. The attack resulted in the deaths four security guards as well as four terrorists, one of whom was a suicide bomber. The attack also left two guards with injuries.
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What was the calendar for May 2019?
May 2019 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with May being the 5th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.