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July 15

A look at July 15 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Alou Diarra and Rembrandt, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2012

    Psy

    South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.

    South Korean rapper and
  2. 2009

    Caspian Airlines Flight 7908

    Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.

    2009 plane crash near
  3. 2006

    X (social network)

    Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.

    American social networking service
  4. 1975

    Space Race

    Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.

    US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
  5. 1974

    Nicosia

    In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.

    Capital of Cyprus and
  6. 1955

    Nobel Prize

    Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.

    Prizes established by Alfred
  7. 1942

    The Holocaust

    The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins the deportation of 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to extermination camps.

    Genocide of European Jews
  8. 1918

    World War I

    World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  9. 1916

    Seattle

    In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

    City in Washington, United
  10. 1789

    French Revolution

    French Revolution: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.

    1789–1799 sociopolitical change in
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Famous birthday twins

Born on July 15

Alou Diarra

b. 1981

French footballer

Rembrandt

b. 1606

Dutch painter and etcher

Vilfredo Pareto

b. 1848

Italian economist and sociologist

Carl Bildt

b. 1949

Swedish politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Sweden

Diane Kruger

b. 1976

German actress and model

Hassanal Bolkiah

b. 1946

Sultan of Brunei

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

b. 1939

Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic

Walter Benjamin

b. 1892

German philosopher and critic

Deaths

  • 1961Nina Bari, Russian mathematician
  • 1929Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright
  • 1904Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer
  • 1609Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator
  • 1274Bonaventure, Italian bishop and saint
  • 1015Vladimir the Great, Grand prince of Kievan Rus' (born c. 958)

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Anne-Marie Javouhey
  • —Christian feast day: Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
  • —Christian feast day: Bonaventure
  • —Christian feast day: Dispersion of the Apostles (formerly by the Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Donald of Ogilvy
  • —Christian feast day: Edith of Polesworth
  • —Christian feast day: Edith of Wilton

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