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John Smoltz won the National League (NL) Cy Young Award in 1996 after posting a record of 24–8, equaling the most victories by an NL pitcher since 1972.
Famous Birthdays on May 15
1967 — John Smoltz
American baseball player and sportscaster
May 15 has 251 recorded notable births across history, from 1397 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1397 – 2006
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Major events on May 15
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- 1934 A self coup by prime minister Kārlis Ulmanis succeeds in Latvia, suspending its constitution and dissolving its Saeima. Source
- 1963 Project Mercury: The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space, and the last American to go into space alone. Source
- 1851 The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier. Source
- 1970 President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington as the first female United States Army generals. Source
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Jerry Quarry is regarded as being one of the best heavyweight boxers never to win a title.
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A four-time MLS Cup champion, he also won the 2011 MLS Most Valuable Player award.
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Roderick Duane Smith is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, all with the Denver Broncos.
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Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England.
More major people born on May 15
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1945
Jerry Quarry
American boxer (died 1999)
Jerry Quarry, nicknamed "Irish" or "the Bellflower Bomber" or the "Great White Hope", was an American professional boxer and multiple heavyweight boxing title contender.
1978
Dwayne De Rosario
Canadian soccer player
Dwayne Anthony De Rosario OOnt is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder.
1970
Rod Smith
American football player
Roderick Duane Smith is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, all with the Denver Broncos.
1689
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
English writer (died 1762)
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet. Born in 1689, Lady Mary spent her early life in England.
1948
Kathleen Sebelius
American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius is an American politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of health and human services from 2009 until 2014.
1803
Juan Almonte
son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (died 1869)
Juan Nepomuceno Almonte Ramírez was a Mexican soldier, commander, minister of war, congressman, diplomat, presidential candidate, and regent.
1960
Rimas Kurtinaitis
Lithuanian basketball player and coach
Rimas Kurtinaitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Lithuania men's national team and Sabah of the Azerbaijan Basketball League (ABL).
1918
Arthur Jackson
American lieutenant and target shooter (died 2015)
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Charles Jackson was an American competitive sport shooter.
1914
Turk Broda
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972)
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.
1986
Adam Moffat
Scottish footballer
Adam John William Moffat is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and spent the majority of his career playing in the various professional leagues in the United States.
1944
Ulrich Beck
German sociologist and academic (died 2015)
Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime.
1981
Justin Morneau
Canadian baseball player
Justin Ernest George Morneau is a Canadian former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Chicago White Sox.
1987
Andy Murray
Scottish tennis player
Sir Andrew Barron Murray is a British former professional tennis player and coach. He was ranked as the world No.
1942
Jusuf Kalla
Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia
Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, commonly referred to by his initials JK, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the 10th and 12th Vice President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2019, the only Vice President to serve…
1956
Dan Patrick
American television anchor and sportscaster
Daniel Patrick Pugh is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor. He hosts The Dan Patrick Show broadcast on radio on Premiere Networks and streaming on Peacock.
1893
José Nepomuceno
Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema (died 1959)
José Nepomuceno y Zialcita was a Filipino filmmaker. A founding father of Philippine cinema, he is widely known for pioneering film directing and producing locally until the Second World War began.
1938
Diane Nash
American civil rights movement activist
Diane Judith Nash is an American civil rights activist and strategist of the student wing of the Civil Rights Movement. Nash's campaigns were among the most successful of the era.
1902
Richard J. Daley
American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (died 1976)
Richard Joseph Daley was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death.
1948
Brian Eno
English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Brian Eno is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, sound designer, author and political activist.