July 15
July 15th is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining.
Events:
- 1410 - Battle of Tannenberg (a.k.a. Grunwald or Zalgiris), power of the Teutonic Knights broken
- 1975 - Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft take off for U.S.-Soviet link-up in space.
Births:
- 1606 - Rembrandt, artist (+ 1669)
- 1848 - Vilfredo Pareto, economist and sociologist (+ 1923)
- 1865 - Alfred Charles William Northcliffe, newspaper publisher (+ 1922)
- 1892 - Walter Benjamin, literary critic and writer (+ 1940)
- 1902 - Jean Rey, politician, President of the European Commission 1967-1970 (+ 1983)
- 1919 - Iris Murdoch, writer (+ 1999)
- 1931 - Clive Cussler, author
- 1946 - Linda Ronstadt, singer
- 1949 - Carl Bildt, politician
- 1951 - Jesse Ventura, professional wrestler, governor of Minnesota
- 1961 - Forest Whitaker, actor
- 1966 - Irène Jacob, actress
Deaths:
- 1948 - John J. Pershing, American General
- 1959 - Billie Holiday, jazz and blues singer
- 1997 - Gianni Versace, fashion designer
Holidays and Observances
- Botswana - President's Day
- Brunei - Birthday of the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
- Palermo, Sicily - Festival of Santa Rosalia
July 14 - July 16 - June 15 - August 15 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December