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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