July 15th, 1848

Born on July 15th, 1848

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What happened on July 15th?

July 15th, 2012

South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".

July 15th, 2009

Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people aboard.

July 15th, 1983

Armenian extremist organization ASALA bombed the Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Orly Airport, killing 8 and injuring 55, as part of its campaign for the recognition of and reparations for the Armenian genocide.

July 15th, 1943

The all-female Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion was formed in the Soviet Union's First Polish Army.

July 15th, 1870

Following the transfer of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, Manitoba was established as a province of Canada.

July 15th, 1815

Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon (pictured) surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding the Napoleonic Wars.

July 15th, 1799

French soldiers at Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid, uncovered the Rosetta Stone, which was essential in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts.

July 15th, 1410

The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald, the decisive engagement of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.

July 15th, 1946

The State of North Borneo, now Sabah, Malaysia, is annexed by the United Kingdom.

July 15th, 1941

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

July 15th, 1927

Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by Austrian police in Vienna.

July 15th, 1922

The Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.

July 15th, 1920

Aftermath of World War I: The Parliament of Poland establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.

July 15th, 1918

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

July 15th, 1916

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

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 15th

Born on July 15th, 1848

75

Vilfredo Pareto

Italian economist and sociologist (1848-1923)

*July 15th, 1848, Paris †August 19th, 1923, Céligny

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Who's birthday is on July 15th?

69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

*July 15th, 1858, Moss Side †June 14th, 1928, Hampstead

73

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

25

Kenia Os

Mexican singer and social media personality

*July 15th, 1999, Mazatlán

63

Rembrandt

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)

*July 15th, 1606, Leiden †October 4th, 1669, Amsterdam

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

65

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

24

Josue

Brazilian football player

*July 15th, 2000, Rio de Janeiro

30

Gera MX

Mexican rapper

*July 15th, 1994, San Nicolás de los Garza

78

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

48

Diane Kruger

German actress

*July 15th, 1976, Algermissen

71

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

*July 15th, 1953, Port-Salut

61

Emil von Sydow

German geographer

*July 15th, 1812, Freiberg †October 13th, 1873, Berlin

72

Daniel Mesguich

French actor

*July 15th, 1952, Algiers

70

Enrique Soro Barriga

Chilean composer (1884-1954)

*July 15th, 1884, Concepción †December 3rd, 1954, Santiago

59

Gero Miesenböck

Austrian neuroscientist

*July 15th, 1965, Braunau am Inn

65

Vincent Lindon

French actor

*July 15th, 1959, Boulogne-Billancourt

76

Adolf Wurmbach

German author

*July 15th, 1891, Littfeld †January 17th, 1968, Kredenbach

43

Alou Diarra

French association football player

*July 15th, 1981, Villepinte

48

Walter Benjamin

German cultural critic, philosopher and social critic (1892–1940)

*July 15th, 1892, Berlin †September 26th, 1940, Portbou

74

Jacques Derrida

French philosopher (1930–2004)

*July 15th, 1930, El Biar †October 8th, 2004, 5th arrondissement of Paris

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Born in 1848

69

Octave Mirbeau

French writer, art critic and journalist

*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, Paris

82

Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff

German classical philologist (1848-1931)

*December 22nd, 1848, Markowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship †September 25th, 1931, Berlin

74

Hermann Diels

German classical scholar (1848–1922)

*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, Dahlem

59

Joris-Karl Huysmans

French novelist and art critic

*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, Paris

62

Fritz von Uhde

German artist (1848–1911)

*May 22nd, 1848, Limbach-Oberfrohna †February 25th, 1911, Munich

48

Édouard Joseph Dantan

French painter (1848–1897)

*August 26th, 1848, Paris †July 7th, 1897, Villerville

75

Raphael von Koeber

Russian-German philosopher

*January 15th, 1848, Nizhny Novgorod †June 14th, 1923, Yokohama

86

Benjamin Baillaud

French astronomer (1848-1934)

*February 14th, 1848, Chalon-sur-Saône †July 8th, 1934, Paris

76

Wilhelm von Finck

German entrepreneur and banker

*February 6th, 1848, Bad Vilbel †April 8th, 1924, Munich

76

Gottlob Frege

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)

*November 8th, 1848, Wismar †July 26th, 1925, Bad Kleinen

71

Johann Desch

German entrepreneur

*April 27th, 1848, Glattbach †January 29th, 1920, Aschaffenburg

81

Arthur Balfour

British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman (1848-1930)

*July 25th, 1848, Whittingehame †March 19th, 1930, Woking

65

Hubertine Auclert

French feminist and suffragist

*April 10th, 1848, Saint-Priest-en-Murat †April 8th, 1914, 11th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hugo de Vries

Dutch botanist (1848-1935)

*February 16th, 1848, Haarlem †May 21st, 1935, Ede

54

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker

*June 7th, 1848, Paris †May 9th, 1903, Atuona

73

Jean Aicard

French poet, dramatist and novelist (1848-1921)

*February 4th, 1848, Toulon †May 13th, 1921, 7th arrondissement of Paris

56

Marguerite Charpentier

French salon-holder and painter

*March 1st, 1848, Paris †November 30th, 1904, Paris

48

Otto Lilienthal

German aviation pioneer (1848-1896)

*May 23rd, 1848, Anklam †August 10th, 1896, Berlin

83

Pierre De Geyter

Belgian composer

*October 8th, 1848, Ghent †September 26th, 1932, Saint-Denis

76

Johann Palisa

Austrian astronomist

*December 6th, 1848, Opava †May 2nd, 1925, Vienna

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Leap year

Yes: 1848 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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