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What happened in history on this day: July 15?
On July 15 in ...
- 1099 - Crusade capture of Jerusalem.
- 1291 - Death of Rudolf I in Limburg-im-Breisgau, Germany; first King of the Germans from the Habsburg dynasty.
- 1410 - About 39,000 Polish and Lithuanian forces fight against 27,000 Teutonic Knights, at Tannenberg/Grunberg.
- 1458 - Death of Bl. Bernhard von Baden (born near Baden-Baden, 1428); margrave (Markgraf) of Baden.
- 1573 - Birth of Inigo Jones London, architect; restored Saint Paul's cathedral.
- 1606 - Birth of Rembrandt van Rijn Leiden, Netherlands, painter (Night Watch).
- 1642 - First bloodshed of English Civil War with a scuffle at Manchester.
- 1662 - Charles II grants charter to establish Royal Society in London.
- 1682 - William Penn signs first peace treaty with Indians.
- 1701 - Birth of Pierre Joubert became oldest known Canadian (113 years 124 days at death).
- 1704 - Birth of August Gottlieb Spangenberg founder of Moravian Church in N America.
- 1773 - The Stock Exchange is created in London, England.
- 1779 - Birth of Clement Clarke Moore; US author ("'Twas the Night Before Xmas").
- 1796 - Birth of Thomas Bulfinch; mythologist (Bulfinch's Mythology).
- 1815 - Napoleon Bonaparte is captured.
- 1850 - Birth of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini [Mother Cabrini]; first US saint.
- 1856 - Natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony.
- 1869 - A J Hayne, black captain of Arkansas militia, is assassinated.
- 1869 - Margarine is patented in Paris, for use by French Navy.
- 1870 - France's Emperor Napoléon III mobilizes the army.
- 1870 - Hudson's Bay and Northwest Territories are transferred to Canada.
- 1870 - Georgia becomes last Confederate State to be re-admitted to USA.
- 1875 - Birth of Frank "Pop" Morgenweck; basketball hall of famer (elected 1962).
- 1876 - US major league baseball's first no-hitter, Saint Louis Brown Stockings' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford Dark Blues.
- 1881 - Sherriff Patrick F. Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico, shoots to death outlaw William H. Bonney "Billy the Kid" at the home of Peter Maxwell.
- 1888 - Bandai volcano (Japan) erupts for first time in 1,000 years.
- 1889 - Birth of Marjorie Rambeau in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song).
- 1890 - A Charlois discovers asteroid #294 Felicia.
- 1893 - US Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Japan.
- 1896 - US Navy battleship USS Oregon is commissioned.
- 1898 - Spaniards surrender to US at Santiago, Cuba.
- 1902 - Birth of Jean Rey in Belgium; president of European Commission (1967-70).
- 1904 - First Buddhist temple in US established, Los Angeles, California.
- 1907 - First electric bus service in London, England, operated by London Electrobus Company; lasts until 1909.
- 1911 - 46 inches of rain (beginning July 14) falls in Baguio, Phillipines.
- 1912 - British National Health Insurance Act goes into effect.
- 1913 - Birth of Murvyn Vye in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA; actor (The Bob Cummings Show).
- 1916 - 22.22 inches of rain falls in Altapass, North Carolina, USA.
- 1918 - Second Battle of Marne begins.
- 1919 - Birth of Iris Murdoch in Ireland; novelist (Severed Head).
- 1920 - The Manila Mint in the Philippines officially opens for business. First coin struck, by US governor-general Francis Burton Harrison, is a bronze 1-centavo coin. This is the first official coinage of the Philippines under US administration.
- 1920 - Babe Ruth ties his record of 29 home runs in a season.
- 1921 - In Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts, USA a falling meteor starts a fire.
- 1922 - First duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in US, at New York zoo.
- 1925 - Birth of Phil Carey in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; actor (Asa Buchanan - One Life to Live).
- 1927 - Birth of Carmen Zapata in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Hagen, Viva Valdez, Man and the City).
- 1932 - Birth of Nina Van Pallandt in Coopenhagen, Denmark; actress (American Gigolo).
- 1934 - Birth of Harrison Birtwistle in Accringto, Lancashire, UK; composer (Trombeau).
- 1935 - Birth of Alex Karras in Gary, Indiana, USA; NFL player (Detroit Lions), actor (George - Webster).
- 1935 - Birth of Ken Kercheval in Wolcottville, Indiana, USA; actor (Cliff Barnes - Dallas).
- 1937 - Japanese attack Marco Polo Bridge, invade China.
- 1939 - Birth of Patrick Wayne in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Rounder, Shirley, Beyond Atlantis).
- 1940 - First betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
- 1940 - Robert Wadlow, world's tallest man (8 feet 11.1 inches), dies at age 32.
- 1941 - In the Soviet Union, Smolensk falls to German Army Group Centre.
- 1941 - Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Pencillin).
- 1943 - Birth of Diligenti quintuplets in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1944 - Birth of Jan-Michael Vincent in Denver, Colorado, USA; actor (Hooper, Tribes, Buster and Billie).
- 1944 - Greenwich Observatory in England damaged by V-1 flying bomb.
- 1946 - Birth of Linda Ronstadt in Tucson, Arizona, USA; singer ("Different Drum").
- 1946 - British North Borneo Company transfers rights to British crown.
- 1946 - Death of John J. Pershing, general of US armies.
- 1948 - Birth of Enrique Basilio; hurler, first lady to light Olympic flame (Mexico-1968).
- 1948 - John J Persing, US General (WW I), dies at age 87.
- 1948 - US President Harry Truman nominated for another term.
- 1949 - Birth of Trevor Horn; rock producer (Buggles - "Video Killed the Radio Star", Yes, Frankie Goes to Hollywood).
- 1949 - Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik defect to US.
- 1950 - K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1750 Eckert.
- 1952 - First transatlantic helicopter flight begins.
- 1954 - First commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707).
- 1956 - Birth of Kathy Kreiner in Canada; giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1957 - George Cleveland, actor (Grampa - Lassie), dies at age 74.
- 1958 - US President Dwight Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay three months.
- 1960 - Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes five for five including the cycle.
- 1960 - Birth of Kim Alexis in Lockport, New York, USA; model (Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover).
- 1960 - Birth of Willie Aames in Newport Beach, California, USA; actor (Eight is Enough, Paradise, Zapped).
- 1961 - Birth of Forest Whitaker; actor (Bloodsport, Platoon, Stakeout).
- 1962 - Birth of Brigitte Nielsen in Eisinore, Denmark; actress (Red Sonja, Rocky IV).
- 1963 - Birth of Shari Headley in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Mimi Reed - All My Children).
- 1964 - US Republican Senator for Arizona Barry M Goldwater nominated for US president by Republicans.
- 1965 - US scientists display close-up photos of Mars from Mariner IV.
- 1966 - Birth of Kristoff Saint John in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Adam - Generations, The Young and the Restless).
- 1967 - Los Angeles Wolves beat Washington Whips 6-5 in overtime to be United Soccer Association champions.
- 1967 - Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open.
- 1968 - One Life to Live premieres on TV.
- 1968 - New Jersey Americans move to Comack and become New York Nets (ABA).
- 1969 - Cincinnati Reds' Lee May hits four home runs in a doubleheader.
- 1969 - Rod Carew ties the record with his seventh steal of home in a season.
- 1970 - Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship.
- 1971 - US President Richard Nixon announces he would visit People's Republic of China.
- 1972 - Lee Trevino wins his second consecutive golf's British Open.
- 1973 - Birth of Brian Austin Green in North Hollywood, California, USA; actor (David - Beverly Hills 90210).
- 1973 - California Angels' Nolan Ryan second no-hitter, beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0.
- 1973 - Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs.
- 1974 - TV news anchor Chris Chubbuck shoots herself in the head with a revolver on live TV, dying 14 hours later, at age 30.
- 1975 - National League beats American League 6-3 in 46th All Star Game (Milwaukee's County Stadium).
- 1975 - Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous two days later.
- 1979 - Death of Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican President (born 1911).
- 1980 - A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. It causes over US$250 million in damage, and one person is killed.
- 1980 - Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at age 84.
- 1980 - Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher, breaking Yogi Berra's record.
- 1982 - Death of Bill Justis at age 56 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville studio musician/saxophone player ("Raunchy").
- 1982 - Birth of Haley Scarnato; American singer (American Idol TV show).
- 1982 - Body of Wendy Caulfield, first Green River victim, found near Seattle, Washington.
- 1982 - US Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th secretary of state by vote of 97-0.
- 1983 - Nintendo releases the Family Computer (Famicom) video game system in Japan. The system is a phenomenal success, with 500,000 units selling in the first two months.
- 1983 - Eight killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists' bomb at Orly, France.
- 1983 - Eddie Foy Junior, actor (Eddie - Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at age 78.
- 1984 - Hollis Stacy wins her third US women's open golf title.
- 1985 - James Vollandt plays arcade game Joust for over 67 hours on one coin, (with four 20-minute breaks) a world record for any arcade video game. His record high score is 107,216,700.
- 1986 - American League beats National League for second time in 15 years, winning 57th All-Star Game 3-2.
- 1986 - Benny Rubin, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at age 87.
- 1986 - Florence Halop, actress (Florence - Night Court), dies at age 63.
- 1986 - Death of Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (born 1923).
- 1988 - Eleanor Estes, author (Ginger Pye, Moffats), dies at age 82.
- 1988 - Fox releases the film Die Hard to theaters.
- 1990 - Death of Troy Dixon at age 22 from a fall; rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D).
- 1990 - Tamil Tigers kill 168 Muslims in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- 1991 - Death of Bert Convy at age 57 of a brain tumor; singer, game show host (Tattletales, Win Lose or Draw, Super Password), actor (Love of Life, The Snoop Sisters).
- 1991 - US troops leave northern Iraq.
- 1992 - Death of Hammer DeRoburt, first President of Nauru (born 1922).
- 1993 - Death of David Brian at age 78 of cancer; actor (Mr. District Attorney radio and TV show).
- 1994 - (to July 21) The planet Jupiter is hit by 21 large fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
- 1994 - Microsoft reaches a settlement with the US Department of Justice regarding alleged monopolistic operating system licensing practices. Microsoft agrees to change some of its practices of how it sells its operating systems to vendors in the United States and Europe.
- 1994 - Fox releases the film True Lies to theaters.
- 1996 - In France, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurs.
- 1997 - Serial killer Andrew Phillip Cunanan shoots fashion designer Gianni Versace to death outside Versace's Miami, Florida residence.
- 1997 - Birth of Prince Lukás of Bulgaria.
- 1998 - Fox releases the film There's Something About Mary to theaters.
- 2000 - Microsoft unveils its C# (C sharp) language, an extension of C++ adding XML web support, COM, and Windows API support.
- 2002 - In Washington, DC, "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to aiding the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony. Lindh agrees to serve ten years in prison for each charge.
- 2002 - Maiden voyage of Royal Caribbean International's Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship from Harwich, England, on a seven-night voyage to the Norwegian fjords.
- 2005 - Warner Bros. releases the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to theaters.
- 2007 - In Tacoma, Washington, USA, the second span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.
- 2007 - Brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América 2007 Final.
- 2008 - The American League takes a 4-3 victory over the National League in the 79th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York. The 15th inning game was the longest-ever All-Star game, lasting four hours and 50 minutes.
- 2008 - (to July 20) World Youth Day takes place in Sydney, Australia. Pope Benedict XVI appears at the event.
- 2009 - NASA space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission includes the last piece of Japan's Kibo laboratory, to be attached to the International Space Station during an 11-day stay.
- 2009 - A Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft on its way from Tehran to Armenia after catching fire in mid-air and crashes into farmland in Iran, killing all 168 people on board.
- 2009 - Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to theaters.
- 2010 - British Petroleum completes installation of a new containment cap on its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, stopping the flow from the broken wellhead for the first time since April 20. An estimated 689 million litres of oil have escaped into the Gulf.
- 2010 - Two suicide bombers kill at least 28 people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in southeast Iran.
- 2010 - The British Columbia Lottery Corporation opens online gambling website PlayNow.com, the first government-sanctioned online casino in North America. Within a few hours, the site is shut down due to failed security in accounts.
- 2011 - Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 to theaters.
- 2016 - (to July 16) Overnight, an attempted military coup takes place in Turkey; hundreds dead, thousands are arrested, over 80,000 are purged from government.
- 2020 - NBC Universal launches the Peacock video streaming service in the USA.
- 2020 - Death of Toke Talagi, 5th Premier of Niue (born 1951).
- 2022 - Death of Paul Ryder at age 58; bass player (Happy Mondays band).
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