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What happened in history on this day: May 15?
On May 15 in ...
- 1963 - NBC airs "The best on Record", the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 5th Annual Grammy Awards.
Record of the Year: Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart In San Francisco";
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle";
Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male: Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart In San Francisco";
Best Rock and Roll Recording: Bent Fabric for "Alley Cat";
Best Country and Western Recording: Burl Ives for "Funny Way Of Laughin'";
Best Rhythm and Blues Recording: Ray Charles for "I Can't Stop Loving You";
Best Folk Recording: Peter, Paul And Mary for "If I Had A Hammer";
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bing Crosby.
- 1977 - NBC airs the special 90-minute show The Father Knows Best Reunion.
- 1979 - ABC airs the final episode of Starsky and Hutch TV show.
- 1981 - NBC debuts the Canadian TV show SCTV Network, a 90-minute variety/comedy show.
- 1992 - Warner Bros. releases the film Lethal Weapon 3 to theaters.
- 1997 - ABC News and Starwave Corp launch ABCNEWS.com.
- 2003 - Warner Bros. releases the film The Matrix Reloaded to theaters.
Births on May 15
- 1891 - Birth of Chief Nipo T Strongheart in Yakima, Washington, US; Indian actor (Pony Soldier).
- 1895 - Birth of Charles Lamont in San Francisco, California, USA; director (Abbott and Costello Go to Mars).
- 1898 - Birth of Arlette-Leonie Arletty [Bathiat] in Courbevoie, France; actress (Maxime).
- 1905 - Birth of Joseph Cotten in Petersburg, Virginia, USA; actor (3rd Man, Airport 77, Hearse).
- 1909 - Birth of James Mason in England; actor (Lolita, Bloodline, The Boys From Brazil) (dies in 1984).
- 1911 - Birth of Leo Fuchs; Polish/US Yiddish actor (Galitzianer Cowboy).
- 1916 - Birth of Bill Williams in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Starlit Time, Date With the Angels).
- 1918 - Birth of Joseph Wiseman in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables).
- 1924 - Birth of Ursula Thiess in Hamburg, Germany; actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano).
- 1929 - Birth of Peggy Pope in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; actress (Billy, Mrs David - Soap).
- 1931 - Birth of David Healy; actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton, Be My Guest).
- 1932 - Birth of John Glen in Thames, England; actor (Spy Who Loved Me, Backfire).
- 1936 - Birth of Anna Maria Alberghetti in Italy; actress/singer (Cinderfella).
- 1940 - Birth of Mireille Darc in Toulon, France; actor (Week End, Hurried Man).
- 1940 - Birth of Paul Rudd in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actor (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court).
- 1943 - Birth of Harve Brosten comedy writer/producer/director (All in the Family).
- 1944 - Birth of Gunilla Hutton in Göteborg, Sweden; actress (Petticoat Junction).
- 1946 - Birth of Chazz Palminteri in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Jade, Diabolique, Bronx Tale).
- 1949 - Birth of Eric J Beekes; actor/singer (Hunk).
- 1955 - Birth of Lee Horsley in Muleshoe, Texas, USA; actor (Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston).
- 1963 - Birth of Grant Herslov in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Wayne - Spencer, Under One Roof).
- 1965 - Birth of Jeff Rochlin in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Cutting Class, Splitz, Taps).
- 1968 - Birth of Todd Porter in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; actor (Hamilton - Whiz Kids).
- 1972 - Birth of David Charvet; actor (Melrose Place).
- 1978 - Birth of David Krumholtz in New York City, New York, USA; American actor (Billy Kulchak - Chicago Sons).
Deaths on May 15
- 1933 - Ernest Torrence, actor (I Cover the Waterfront), dies at age 54.
- 1952 - Albert Basserman, actor (Madame Curie, Rhapsody in Blue), dies at age 84.
- 1972 - Nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at age 47.
- 1985 - Jackie Curtis, playwright/actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at age 38.
- 1987 - Wynne Gibson, actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby), dies.
- 1988 - Andrew Duggan, actor (Jigsaw, Firehouse), dies of cancer at age 64.
- 1988 - Greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill), dies.
- 1991 - Ronald Lacey, actor (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Next Victim), dies at age 55.
- 1994 - Gilbert Roland, Mexican/American actor (Armand in Camille), dies at age 88 (born 1905).
- 1994 - Royal Dano, actor (Ghoulies 2), dies of a heart attack at age 71.
- 1995 - Edouard Dermit, actor (Testament of Orpheus), dies at age 69.
- 1995 - Eric Richard Porter, English actor (Crucible, Hennessy), dies at age 67 (born 1928).
- 1996 - Death of Virgil Ross; animator (Looney Tunes TV show, Merrie Melodies TV show).
- 2003 - Death of June Carter Cash at age 73 after heart valve replacement surgery; singer, songwriter ("Ring of Fire"), actress and comedian (Carter Family), second wife of singer Johnny Cash.
- 2022 - Death of Kay Mellor at age 71; English screenwriter (Band of Gold TV show, Fat Friends TV show).
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