Today in History for 15th May 2025
Historical Events
756 – Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova, Spain
1886 – British sailor David Beatty is promoted to midshipman
1972 – The island of Okinawa, under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control.
1993 – Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas opens
2020 – Germany, Europe’s largest economy, officially in recession due to COVID-19, as figures show economy shrank 2.2% 1st 3 months of 2020
Famous Birthdays
1819 – Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, American lawyer, politician, and Major General (Union Army), born in Russellville, Kentucky (d. 1893)
1920 – Hugh Henry Home Popham, British aviator, writer and poet, born in Beer, England (d. 1996)
1934 – David Greville, 8th Earl of Warwick who sold his castle to Madame Tussauds, born in Warwick Castle, Warwick, England (d. 1996)
1970 – Cory Philpot, CFL running back (BC Lions)
1974 – Jennifer Rizzotti, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Uni of Connecticut) and coach (George Washington), born in White Plains, New York
Famous Deaths
1821 – John Wall Calcott, English composer, dies at 54
1940 – Willem Adriaan Bonger, Dutch criminologist (Race and Crime), suicide at 63
1952 – Italo Montemezzi, Italian composer (L’amore dei tre re), dies at 76
1992 – Bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44
2003 – Desmond Dreyer, British admiral (battle of the River Plate), dies at 93
