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May 15, 2010

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 12, 2010, covering May 15, 2010.

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    Album cover for B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray by B.o.B

    B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

    B.o.B

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    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

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    Album cover for Fever by Bullet for My Valentine

    Fever

    Bullet for My Valentine

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    Album cover for My World 2.0 by Justin Bieber

    My World 2.0

    Justin Bieber

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    Album cover for Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack) by AC/DC

    Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack)

    AC/DC

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Notable Deaths

2010Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (born 1987)[†]

Besian Idrizaj was an Austrian professional footballer. He played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Luton Town both whilst on loan from Liverpool for whom he did not make a League appearance. He also played for LASK Linz, Wacker Innsbruck and FC Eilenburg before returning in the English football league with Swansea City. He died of a heart attack on 15 May 2010 at the age of 22. He was of Albanian descent.

Loris Kessel

2010Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (born 1950)[†]

Loris Kessel was a racing driver from Switzerland.

Historical Events

Jessica Watson

2010Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.[†]

Jessica Watson is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16. Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth at the equator – by nearly 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km); Watson was nevertheless named 2011 Young Australian of the Year and awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2012 for "...service to sailing and to youth through the achievement of sailing solo and unassisted around the world [sic], and as a role model for young Australians". As of November 2022, she resides in Melbourne. Netflix produced a film, True Spirit (2023), about Watson's voyage.

Historical Context for May 15, 2010

In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]