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  1. Born on May 15th, 1911 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on May 15th, 1911?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on May 15th
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (May 1911)

Born on May 15th, 1911

Weekday

Monday

May 15th, 1911 was a Monday.

Age

112

People born on May 15th, 1911 will turn 113 this year (2024), in exactly 25 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1911 - May 21st, 1911

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 751 days, exactly on May 11th, 2026, people who were born on May 15th, 1911 will be 42,000 days old!

41,249 Days

5,892 Weeks

1,355 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on May 15th, 1911?

Torreón massacre

More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torreón_massacre
Mexican Revolution

Mexican Revolution: A force of Maderistas captured Torreón and proceeded to massacre 303 of the city's Chinese residents.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Revolution

What else happened on May 15th?

Jessica Watson May 15th, 2010

Three days before her seventeenth birthday, Jessica Watson arrived in Sydney after sailing non-stop and unassisted around the world.
Arsenal F.C. May 15th, 2004

Arsenal became the first football team in England's top flight to finish a season undefeated since Preston North End did so in 1888–1889.
Vincent van Gogh May 15th, 1990

Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold at auction at Christie's in New York for US$82.5 million, making it the world's most expensive painting at the time.
Ryukyu Islands May 15th, 1972

The Ryukyu Islands were returned to Japan by the United States, and the U.S. occupation government was abolished.
Tôn Thất Đính May 15th, 1966

Disapproving of General Tôn Thất Đính's handling of the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ordered an attack on his forces and ousted Đính from his post.
Thermonuclear weapon May 15th, 1957

The United Kingdom tested its first hydrogen bomb over Malden Island in Operation Grapple.
Pinewood derby May 15th, 1953

Don Murphy organized the first pinewood derby, an event for Cub Scouts of the Boy Scouts of America where wooden cars built by the scouts are raced.
British Army May 15th, 1945

The British Army directed fleeing Croatian soldiers to surrender to the Yugoslav Partisans, beginning the Bleiburg repatriations.
Lynching of Jesse Washington May 15th, 1916

Jesse Washington, a teenage African-American farmhand, was lynched in Waco, Texas.
Russo-Japanese War May 15th, 1904

Russo-Japanese War: The Japanese battleships Hatsuse and Yashima sank after striking several mines off Port Arthur, China.
Susan B. Anthony May 15th, 1869

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association, breaking away from the American Equal Rights Association which they had also previously founded.
American Civil War May 15th, 1864

American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Union Army out of the Shenandoah Valley.
Great Gold Robbery May 15th, 1855

Thieves stole 224 pounds (102 kg) of gold from a train travelling from London to Folkestone, England.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 15th

Born on May 15th, 1911

Max Frisch: Age & Birthday 79
Max Frisch
Swiss playwrighter and novelist (1911–1991)
*May 15th, 1911, Zürich †April 4th, 1991, Zürich
Herta Oberheuser: Age & Birthday 66
Herta Oberheuser
Nazi physician (1911-1978)
*May 15th, 1911, Cologne †January 24th, 1978, Linz am Rhein
Leo Fuchs: Age & Birthday 83
Leo Fuchs
Polish-born Jewish American actor and coupletist (1911-1994)
*May 15th, 1911, Lviv †December 31st, 1994, Los Angeles
112
Edvard Platz
Yugoslav-Hungarian footballer
*May 15th, 1911, Sarajevo

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 15th?

Martin Sonneborn: Age & Birthday 58
Martin Sonneborn

German satirist, journalist and politician

*May 15th, 1965, Göttingen
Andrew Eldritch: Age & Birthday 64
Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely
Paul Samuelson: Age & Birthday 94
Paul Samuelson

American economist

*May 15th, 1915, Gary †December 13th, 2009, Belmont
95
Constance Cummings

American actress (1910–2005)

*May 15th, 1910, Seattle †November 23rd, 2005, Oxfordshire
Michel Audiard: Age & Birthday 65
Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan
28
Victoria Williams

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1995, Sheffield
Pierre Curie: Age & Birthday 46
Pierre Curie

French physicist (1859-1906)

*May 15th, 1859, Paris †April 19th, 1906, Paris
Inga Ålenius: Age & Birthday 78
Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg
Mika Vainio: Age & Birthday 53
Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer
Brian Eno: Age & Birthday 75
Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton
60
Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive
23
Carolina Ponce

Argentinian Beach handball player

*May 15th, 2000, Ensenada
23
Caterina Benedetti

Argentinian handball player

*May 15th, 2000, Buenos Aires
Anthony Shaffer: Age & Birthday 75
Anthony Shaffer

Writer, barrister and advertising executive from England

*May 15th, 1926, Liverpool †November 6th, 2001, London
71
Tenzing Norgay

Nepalese Indian Sherpa mountaineer (1914-1986)

*May 15th, 1914, Tengboche †May 9th, 1986, Darjeeling
33
Sannatasah Saniru

Malaysian badminton player

*May 15th, 1990, Sabah
25
Sun Feixiang

Chinese badminton player

*May 15th, 1998, Yichang
Wilhelm von Opel: Age & Birthday 76
Wilhelm von Opel

Member of the German Opel family

*May 15th, 1871, Rüsselsheim am Main †May 2nd, 1948, Wiesbaden
28
Yu Igarashi

Japanese badminton player

*May 15th, 1995, Yamagata Prefecture
Ousmane Dembélé: Age & Birthday 26
Ousmane Dembélé

French footballer

*May 15th, 1997, Vernon

Same year
Born in 1911

93
Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

*February 6th, 1911, Tampico †June 5th, 2004, Bel Air
Freya von Moltke: Age & Birthday 98
Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich
94
Val Guest

English actor and director

*December 11th, 1911, London †May 10th, 2006, Palm Springs
60
Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

*March 20th, 1911, Helsinki †November 16th, 1971, Stockholm
85
Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen
74
Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich
Maurice Allais: Age & Birthday 99
Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud
94
Johannes Beeskow
*May 21st, 1911, Berlin †June 14th, 2005, Bad Neuenahr
Terence Rattigan: Age & Birthday 66
Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton
88
Richard Arlt

German Resistance member

*May 5th, 1911, Witoszyn Górny †August 25th, 1999
John Gorton: Age & Birthday 90
John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney
Annie M.G. Schmidt: Age & Birthday 84
Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam
Renée Simonot: Age & Birthday 109
Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris
83
Rudolf Raftl

Austrian association football player (1911-1994)

*February 7th, 1911, Vienna †September 5th, 1994
62
Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

*July 5th, 1911, Montboudif †April 2nd, 1974, 4th arrondissement of Paris
Jean-Pierre Aumont: Age & Birthday 90
Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez
94
Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

*December 11th, 1911, Cairo †August 30th, 2006, Giza Governorate
Odysseas Elytis: Age & Birthday 84
Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens
Anthony Boucher: Age & Birthday 56
Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland
Tennessee Williams: Age & Birthday 71
Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Pete Shelley: Age & BirthdayJulia Hummer: Age & BirthdayImmanuel Kant: Age & BirthdayElizabeth II: Age & BirthdayTimothy Gibbs: Age & BirthdayVibeke Skofterud: Age & BirthdayOswald Menghin: Age & BirthdayAshe: Age & BirthdayZé Felipe: Age & BirthdayKjeld Hillingsø: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on May 15th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 15th.

Aoi Matsuri (Kyoto)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoi_Matsuri
Army Day (Slovenia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Slovenia
Achillius of Larissa
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achillius_of_Larissa
Athanasius of Alexandria (Coptic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_of_Alexandria
Dymphna
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymphna
Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallvard_Vebjørnsson
Hesychius of Cazorla
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesychius_of_Cazorla
Hilary of Galeata
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_of_Galeata
Isidore the Laborer, celebrated with festivals in various countries, the beginning of bullfighting season in Madrid.
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isidore_the_Laborer
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_de_La_Salle
Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter,_Andrew,_Paul,_and_Denise
Reticius (Roman Catholic Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reticius
Sophia of Rome (Roman Catholic church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_of_Rome
May 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Constituent Assembly Day (Lithuania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Lithuania
Independence Day (Paraguay), celebrates the independence of Paraguay from Spain in 1811. Celebrations for the anniversary of the independence begin on Flag Day, May 14.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Paraguay
International Conscientious Objectors Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objector
International Day of Families (International)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_Families
La Corsa dei Ceri begins on the eve of the feast day of Saint Ubaldo. (Gubbio)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Ubaldo_Day
Mother's Day (Paraguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day
Nakba Day (Palestinian communities)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba_Day
Peace Officers Memorial Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_Officers_Memorial_Day
Republic Day (Lithuania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Lithuania
Teachers' Day (Colombia, Mexico and South Korea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_Days

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XV.V.MCMXI

15.5.1911

Legend

M = 1000CM = 900X = 10V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1911 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1911

May 1911

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18 1234567
19 891011121314
20 15161718192021
21 22232425262728
22 293031

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