Births on May 15

Abraham Zapruder

Born on May 15, 1905

Abraham Zapruder, American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the Zapruder film (d. 1970)

Abraham Zapruder (May 15, 1905 – August 30, 1970) was a Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer who witnessed the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. He unexpectedly captured the shooting in a home movie while filming the presidential limousine and motorcade as it traveled through Dealey Plaza. The Zapruder film is regarded as the most complete footage of the assassination.

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Events on 1905

27 May

Battle of Tsushima
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins.
28 May

Battle of Tsushima
Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy.
26 Sep

Special theory of relativity
Albert Einstein publishes his first paper on the special theory of relativity.
26 Oct

Norway
Sweden accepts the independence of Norway.
30 Oct

Nicholas II of Russia
Czar Nicholas II of Russia issues the October Manifesto, granting the Russian peoples basic civil liberties and the right to form a duma. This was October 17 in the Julian calendar.

Births on May 15

Abraham Zapruder

Born on May 15, 1905

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Events on 1905

Battle of Tsushima

Battle of Tsushima

Special theory of relativity

Norway

Nicholas II of Russia