On This Day in History for May 15
Events in History
- 1004 Henry II the Saint crowned King of Italy
- 1213 King John of England names Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1222 Mongolian leader Genghis Khan meets the leader of the Taoist Dragon Gate sect Chang Chun at his camp in Parwan (Afghanistan)
- 1248 Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden lays cornerstone for Cologne Cathedral
- 1252 Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition
- 1492 Cheese & Bread rebellion: German mercenaries kill 232 residents of Alkmaar, Netherlands
- More Events in History
Peter Shaffer
Madeleine Albright
Zara Phillips
Emily Dickinson
Robert MenziesWeddings in History
- 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
- 1825 Author and scholar Wilhelm Grimm (39) weds Henriette Dorothea
- 1996 Auto racing champ-turned-TV commentator Danny Sullivan (46) weds former Manhattan financial planner Brenda Bosveld (33) in Monte Carlo, Monaco
More Weddings & Divorces in History
May in History
Pope 'Turned Vatican Into Whorehouse'
Pope John XII who died – some say he was murdered – on this day lived a life of sin, corruption and murder. But is his reputation as the worst pope deserved?
May 14, 964 ADTaxman Delivers Cruel Blow to Miss Whiplash
If I agreed to your demand for cash payment it means that you would be living off immoral earnings, celebrated Madam tells the tax authority.
May 15, 1990UK Tests a Hydrogen Bomb
The first British hydrogen bomb test, Operation Grapple
May 15, 1957Mikhail Kalashnikov Meets Eugene Stoner
The inventor of the AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov (right), meets the inventor of the M-16, Eugene Stoner (left)
May 16, 1990
