Today in History for 15th May 2026

Historical Events

1610 - Parliament of Paris appoints 8-year old Louis XIII as French King, following the assassination of his father Henry IV; Louis' mother and Henry's widow Marie de' Medici serves as regent until 1617
1862 - Battle of Drewry's Bluff (Fort Darling), Virginia
1961 - 36 Unification church couples wed in Korea
2008 - Hollywood fixer Anthony Pellicano is found guilty of 76 counts, including racketeering, wiretapping and wire fraud
2022 - Pope Francis canonizes Dutch Roman Catholic priest and anti-Nazi activist Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) as a saint

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Famous Birthdays

1909 - James Mason, British actor (Lolita, North by Northwest, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil), born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire (d. 1984)
1915 - Paul A. Samuelson, American economist (1970 Nobel Prize for Economics, 1947 John Bates Clark Medal), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2009)
1923 - Johnny Walker [Badruddin Jamaluddin Kazi], Indian actor (Madhumati, Chachi 420), born in Indore, British India (d. 2003)
1944 - Gunilla Hutton, Swedish-American actress (Hee Haw, Petticoat Junction), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
1959 - Andrew Eldritch, British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet), born in Ely, England

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Famous Deaths

1714 - Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar
1967 - Jaromír Fiala, Czech composer, dies at 74
1971 - Donald F. Duncan Sr., American entrepreneur (Duncan Toys Company), dies at 78
1984 - Lionel Charles Robbins, British economist, dies at 85
2021 - Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), dies at 92

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