July 15th, 1940

Born on July 15th, 1940

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What happened on July 15th?

July 15th, 2012

South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.

July 15th, 2009

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

July 15th, 1983

Sega's first home video game console, the SG-1000, was released in Japan.

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

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

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 (pictured), an essential key 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, 1940

74

Ian Athfield

New Zealand architect

*July 15th, 1940, Christchurch †January 16th, 2015, Wellington

83

Robert Winston

British scientist (born 1940)

*July 15th, 1940, Greater London

83

José Sarukhán Kermez

Mexican biologist

*July 15th, 1940, Mexico City

49

Ronald Gene Simmons

American spree killer (1940-1990)

*July 15th, 1940, Chicago †June 25th, 1990, Arkansas

75

Denis Héroux

Canadian film director and producer (1940-2015)

*July 15th, 1940, Montreal †December 10th, 2015, Montreal

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Who's birthday is on July 15th?

72

Jesse Ventura

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

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

77

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

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

80

Frank Glaubrecht

German actor and dub actor

*July 15th, 1943, Berlin

70

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

*July 15th, 1953, Port-Salut

69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

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

71

Daniel Mesguich

French actor

*July 15th, 1952, Algiers

84

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Portuguese politician (born 1939)

*July 15th, 1939, Boliqueime

23

Paulinho

Brazilian football player

*July 15th, 2000, Rio de Janeiro

69

Achim Mentzel

German television presenter and musician

*July 15th, 1946, Berlin †January 4th, 2016, Cottbus

24

Kenia Os

Mexican youtuber and singer

*July 15th, 1999, Mazatlán

47

Diane Kruger

German actress

*July 15th, 1976, Algermissen

74

Jacques Derrida

Algerian-French philosopher

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

64

Vincent Lindon

French actor

*July 15th, 1959, Boulogne-Billancourt

57

Jürgen Möllemann

German politician (1945-2003)

*July 15th, 1945, Augsburg †June 5th, 2003, Marl-Loemühle airfield

64

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

58

Gero Miesenböck

Austrian neuroscientist

*July 15th, 1965, Braunau am Inn

74

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ruler of Dubai (born 1949)

*July 15th, 1949, Dubai

77

Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei

Sultan of Brunei since 1967

*July 15th, 1946, Bandar Seri Begawan

84

Peter Hacker

British philosopher

*July 15th, 1939, Greater London

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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