July 15

Events

 * - : soldiers take  in  after the final assault of.
 * - declared.
 * - expels  monks for supporting.
 * - A ian army led by defeats the  in the.
 * -, a leader in the , in the presence of.
 * -, allied forces of the and the  defeat the army of the.
 * - is executed at,  after his defeat at the  on.
 * -, by acclamation, named of the new.
 * - is found in the ian village of, by.
 * - : Near,   begins an expedition from  to explore the west.
 * - surrenders from aboard.
 * - A fire destroys the ancient in.
 * - : break naval blockade of.
 * - : becomes the last of the former  states to be readmitted to the.
 * 1870 - and the  are transferred to  from the, and the province of  and the  are established from these vast territories.
 * - scores  record  innings of 424 for  against  at.
 * - In, and  incorporate  (later renamed ).
 * - : - The battle begins near the  with a  attack.
 * - buses make its début in.
 * - : 89 protesters are killed by the n police in.
 * - First weekly radio broadcast of radio show, .
 * - becomes 's first world  champion.
 * -  disembarks the heavy cruiser the  in  en route to  for the.
 * -,  executed.
 * - First flight of the, the first jet passenger airliner.
 * - Eighteen s signed the against s, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
 * - Full-scale production of the automobile begins.
 * - In, 5,000 land in the capital  in order to provide military support to the pro-Western government there.
 * - The begins, leading to significant importation of foreign  for the first time in  history.
 * - In, , -sponsored nationalists launch a , deposing  and installing  as.
 * 1974  -  becomes the first person to commit suicide on-air.
 * - : and  take off for - link-up in space.
 * 1975  -  opens the legendary  blues club Antone's on 6th Street.
 * -   gives his famous "" speech, where he characterizes the greatest threat to the country as "this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation."
 * - First item sold on
 * - A  carrying the  marching band crashes on landing at.
 * - In,  guns down  outside his home.
 * - " " pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and for the possession of explosives during the commission of a.
 * 2002  -  of  awarded death sentence to  born  and life term to three other suspects in murdering  reporter.
 * - disbands . The  is established on the same day.
 * 2003  - the   removed its -related travel advisory for, the last area to have such a travel alert.
 * - service begins in.
 * 2004  - The  airs the documentary The Secret Agent, exposing racism by members of the.
 * - plays his last hole of competitive golf during  at Hole 18 at, finishing with a birdie.
 * 2005  - the  approves a 70 parts per million addition of  to all processed foods.
 * - in 's capital of  re-opens after an eleven-year closure mainly due to the.
 * - becomes the first person to swim at the.

Births

 * -, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. )
 * -, Russian prince (d. )
 * -, Spanish Explorer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English architect (d. )
 * -, Dutch artist (d. )
 * -, Danish diplomat (d. )
 * -, German religious leader (d. )
 * -, daughter of king Louis XV (d. )
 * -, American educator, author, and poet (d. )
 * -, American mythologist (d. )
 * -, English Catholic archbishop (d. )
 * -, English barrister (d. )
 * -, queen of Portugal (d. )
 * -, Italian economist and sociologist (d. )
 * -, Argentinian author (d. )
 * -, Italian-born Catholic saint (d. )
 * -, English singer and actress (d. )
 * -, Austrian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Russian publisher and politician (d. )
 * -, Japanese writer (d. )
 * -, German literary critic and writer (d. )
 * -, Polish-American engineer and inventor (d. )
 * -, Irish leader (d. )
 * -, Belgian politician and {d. )
 * -, Indian politician (d. )
 * -, German-born author (d. )
 * -, American librettist and lyricist (d. )
 * -, English explorer (d. )
 * -, American country singer (d. )
 * 1913  -, American violinist (d. )
 * -, pioneer of in  (d. )
 * 1914  -, English writer (d. )
 * 1914  -, Swiss actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Irish writer (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate
 * 1921  -, French film director (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * -, American actor
 * -, Moroccan author
 * 1926  -, Argentine dictator (d. )
 * -, American microbiologist
 * -, American tenor
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * 1930  -, American mathematician
 * 1930  -, French Canadian sports journalist
 * -, American author
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English guitarist and lutenist
 * 1933  -, Italian comics artist (d. )
 * -, English composer
 * 1934  -, Finnish filmmaker (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1935  -, American actor
 * 1935  -, American football player and actor
 * -, American artist and football player
 * -, President of Portugal and former Prime Minister
 * 1939  -, American actor
 * -, French Canadian film director and producer
 * -, Mexican professional wrestler
 * -, Irish astrophysicist
 * -, American singer
 * 1944  -, American actor
 * -, German politician (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1946  - ,
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, American drummer
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1949  -, British composer
 * 1949  -, British music producer, bassist and vocalist
 * -, Greek-born newspaper columnist
 * -, professional wrestler and former Governor of Minnesota
 * -, American guitarist and singer (d. )
 * 1952  -, American actor
 * -, former
 * 1953  -, British politician
 * 1953  -, American singer
 * -, Argentine football player
 * -, British musician, singer, and lyricist (d. )
 * 1956  -, Canadian hockey player, coach, and commentator
 * 1956  -, American musician
 * 1956  -, American guitarist
 * -, American politician
 * -, French actor
 * 1959  -, American record producer
 * -, American supermodel and actress
 * 1960  -, American actor
 * -, UN weapons inspector in Iraq
 * 1961  -, American actor
 * 1961  -, Canadian-born actress
 * -, Canadian player
 * 1963  -, Danish-born actress
 * -, French-born Swiss actress
 * -, English drummer and son of deceased Led Zeppelin drummer,
 * -, American actor
 * -, American comedian
 * 1968  -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, Croatian singer
 * -, American actor
 * 1972  -, American model
 * -, Lebanese-born drummer
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * 1973  -, American author and politician
 * -, Filipino musician
 * -, Australian basketball player
 * -, African Puerto Rican American rapper
 * 1976  -, German actress and former fashion model
 * -, American musician
 * 1977  -, American model ( Catfight commercial)
 * 1977  -, Pakistani guitarist
 * 1977  -, American actress
 * -, Dutch racing driver
 * 1979  -, American musical theatre actress
 * -, professional ice hockey player
 * 1980  -, Finnish actor and film producer
 * -, American musician
 * 1982  -, American singer and former  contestant
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese singer (
 * -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * -, daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco

Deaths

 * -, French adventurer
 * -, English soldier (b. )
 * -, Italian theologian and saint (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English priest
 * - Duke
 * -, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (killed in battle) (b. )
 * 1521    -, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)
 * -, Prince of the House of Orange (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. )
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, French historian and biographer
 * -, Italian architect (b. )
 * -, illegitimate son of (b. )
 * -, Russian statesman (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Scottish poet (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, French historian (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, Swiss writer (b. )
 * -, second (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, Austrian writer (b. )
 * -, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. )
 * -, Russian economist (b. )
 * -, Foremost promoters (b. )
 * -, American literary critic (b. )
 * 1933  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American--at 8 ft. 11.1 in, the tallest human ever known (b. )
 * -, French Canadian Christian Brother and botanist (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, U.S. general (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * 1957  -, Russian orator and liberal politician (b. )
 * -, mother of (b. )
 * -, Swiss composer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1960  -, Swedish communist politician (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, television news reporter (b.)
 * -, President of Mexico (b. )
 * -, American musician and producer (b. )
 * -, American harness driver and trainer (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, 's most noted journalist (b. )
 * -, first (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1993 -, alleged  murdered by his friends (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Italian fashion designer (b. )
 * -, Canadian baritone (b. )
 * -, Chilean writer (b. )
 * 2003  -, American football team president and general manager (b. )
 * 2003  -, Queen of Salsa and famous Afro-Cuban vocalist (b. )
 * -, founder of (b. )
 * -, founder of (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Birthday of the and  of.
 * , - Festival of.
 * - Third day of feast period.
 * - Third day of feast period.

Liturgical feasts

 * , monk at [Paris]
 * , bishop,
 * 's feast day.
 * , martyrs [Teutonic Knights, Genf, Trent, Italy, Russia; 6082] (Saints Ciriaca and Juliata)
 * , bishop, confessor (died 713) [Utrecht]
 * ,, (Relatio) [Cambrai]
 * ,, confessor (Translation) [England] (also celebrated in the ).
 * , martyr [Basel, Chur, Constance, Strassburg]
 * [Scotland]
 * , martyr [Basel, Chur, Constance, Strassburg]
 * [Scotland]
 * [Scotland]