July 15th, 1919

Born on July 15th, 1919

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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, 1919

79

Iris Murdoch

Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)

*July 15th, 1919, Dublin †February 8th, 1999, Oxford

78

Eve McVeagh

American actress (1919-1997)

*July 15th, 1919, Cincinnati †December 10th, 1997, Los Angeles

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Who's birthday is on July 15th?

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

85

Bertram Brockhouse

Canadian physicist

*July 15th, 1918, Lethbridge †October 13th, 2003, Hamilton

69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

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

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

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

96

Leon M. Lederman

American mathematician and physicist

*July 15th, 1922, Buffalo †October 3rd, 2018, Rexburg

84

Henri Colpi

Swiss film director, screenwriter and film editor (1921-2006)

*July 15th, 1921, Brig †January 14th, 2006, Menton

65

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

78

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

24

Josue

Brazilian football player

*July 15th, 2000, Rio de Janeiro

74

Jacques Derrida

French philosopher (1930–2004)

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

30

Gera MX

Mexican rapper

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

101

Paddy Bassett

New Zealand agricultural scientist

*July 15th, 1918, Menzies Bay †July 20th, 2019

71

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

*July 15th, 1953, Port-Salut

72

Daniel Mesguich

French actor

*July 15th, 1952, Algiers

48

Diane Kruger

German actress

*July 15th, 1976, Algermissen

63

Rembrandt

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)

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

81

Frank Glaubrecht

German actor and dub actor

*July 15th, 1943, Berlin

65

Vincent Lindon

French actor

*July 15th, 1959, Boulogne-Billancourt

59

Gero Miesenböck

Austrian neuroscientist

*July 15th, 1965, Braunau am Inn

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Born in 1919

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang City †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

59

Lennie Tristano

American jazz pianist and composer

*March 19th, 1919, Chicago †November 18th, 1978, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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