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Annular solar eclipse, May 15, 1836
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42850911/bailys-beads/



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On May 15 the sun is directly overhead of the Observatory of Xochicalco.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53694991/xochicalco-observatory/

Mercuralia is a Roman celebration known also as the "Festival of Mercury". 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercuralia

Kirkwood Observatory was dedicated on May 15, 1901,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkwood_Observatory

Johannes Kepler third law of planetary motion was published in 1619 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42850774/kepler-third-law-of-planetary-motion/

The Cuerdale Hoard of Viking silver was discovered on the 15th May 1840
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuerdale_Hoard



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The first heavy water reactor Chicago Pile-3 went critical on 15 May 1944. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pile_3

Operation Grapple was the name of a British nuclear test of the hydrogen bomb on 15 May 1957.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42850881/operation-grapple/



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The first flight of the Gloster E28/39 jet aircraft was on the 15th May 1941
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49154083/gloster-e2839/



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Korabl-Sputnik 1 (also known as Sputnik 4) was launched on May 15, 1960.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t10278719/sputnik-iv-satellite/

Sputnik 3 (Russian: Satellite 3) was a Soviet satellite launched on May 15, 1958
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t21664124/sputnik-iii-satellite/

Mercury-Atlas 9 was launched on the 15th May 1963
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35893925/mercury-atlas-9/

The Polyus prototype orbital weapons platform was launched on the 15th May 1987
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyus_(spacecraft)

STS-84 was launched on the 15th May 1997
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-84

Soyuz TMA-04M Soyuz FG was launched on the 15th May 2012 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-04M

The first image of Earth taken by ESTCube-1 on May 15, 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_first_image_of_the_Earth,_taken_by_ESTCube-1_nanosatellite..png

GPS 2F-4 satellite was launched on the 15th May 2014
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53701939/gps-2f-4-satellite/

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Anthony Wayne England (born May 15, 1942) is a former NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_W._England

Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born on May 15, 1949) is a former NASA astronaut 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_L._Culbertson,_Jr.

Frank Anthony Wilczek (born May 15, 1951) is a theoretical physicist from the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wilczek

Robijn F. Bruinsma (born May 15, 1953, Haarlem, The Netherlands) is a theoretical physicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robijn_Bruinsma

Zhou Guangzhao (born May 15, 1929) is a Chinese physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Guangzhao

Maria Reiche (1903-1998) was a German mathematician and archaeologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Reiche

Henrik Mohn (15 May 1835 - 12 September 1916) was a Norwegian astronomer and meteorologist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Mohn

Michael C. Malin (born 1950) is an American astronomer, space-scientist, and CEO of Malin Space Science Systems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_C._Malin

Maximilian Hell, S.J. (May 15, 1720 - April 14, 1792) was a Hungarian astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_Hell

Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming (May 15, 1857 - May 21, 1911) was a Scottish astronomer. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49154167/williamina-fleming-1857-1911/

Stuart Kingsley (born May 15, 1948) is considered a pioneer in Optical SETI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Kingsley



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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Episode_III:_Revenge_of_the_Sith



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NGC 5804 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 15th May 1787. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57572606/ngc-5804/

NGC 6375 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 15th May 1864. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57572520/ngc-6375/

NGC 6379 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 15th May 1864. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57572474/ngc-6379/



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The discovery images of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra were taken on May 15, 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_(moon)#Discovery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_(moon)#Discovery

The Alpha-Scorpiids meteor shower peak
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35910679/alpha-scorpiids-meteor-shower/

Daytime Arietids
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53968905/daytime-arietids/



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Meteorites

The Felix (CO3.3) meteorite fell in Alabama, USA, on the 15th May, 1900.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49154042/felix-meteorite/

The Junan (L6) meteorite fell in Shandong, China, on the 15th May, 1976.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49154040/junan-meteorite/



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