May 15th in History


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May 15th in History

1902: Portugal declares itself bankrupt
1908: Artist Claude Monet destroys some of his paintings, which he didn't like
1988: Soviet troops begin their withdrawl from Afghanistan

May 15th birthdays

1859: Pierre Curie, French physicist
1909: James Mason, British actor