July 15th, 1943

Born on July 15th, 1943

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What happened on July 15th, 1943?

July 15th, 1943

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia_Plater_Independent_Women's_Battalion

What else 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, 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, 1943

81

Frank Glaubrecht

German actor and dub actor

*July 15th, 1943, Berlin

81

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

British astrophysicist (born 1943)

*July 15th, 1943, Belfast

81

Billy Truax

American football player

*July 15th, 1943, Gulfport

69

Michael Asher

American conceptual artist

*July 15th, 1943, Los Angeles †October 15th, 2012, Los Angeles

77

Franz Schuster

German politician

*July 15th, 1943, Durlangen †January 8th, 2021

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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

78

Linda Ronstadt

American singer (born 1946)

*July 15th, 1946, Tucson

25

Kenia Os

Mexican singer and social media personality

*July 15th, 1999, Mazatlán

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

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

65

Michael Boddenberg

German politician

*July 15th, 1959, Troisdorf

69

Achim Mentzel

German television presenter and musician

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

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

74

Ian Athfield

New Zealand architect

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

57

Jürgen Möllemann

German politician (1945-2003)

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

69

Emmeline Pankhurst

English suffragist

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

78

Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei

Sultan of Brunei since 1967

*July 15th, 1946, Bandar Seri Begawan

24

Josue

Brazilian football player

*July 15th, 2000, Rio de Janeiro

30

Gera MX

Mexican rapper

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

65

Vincent Lindon

French actor

*July 15th, 1959, Boulogne-Billancourt

48

Diane Kruger

German actress

*July 15th, 1976, Algermissen

75

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ruler of Dubai (born 1949)

*July 15th, 1949, Dubai

59

Gero Miesenböck

Austrian neuroscientist

*July 15th, 1965, Braunau am Inn

74

Jacques Derrida

French philosopher (1930–2004)

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

80

Millie Jackson

American singer

*July 15th, 1944, Thomson

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Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

81

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

81

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

79

Dagmar Schipanski

German politician (1943–2022)

*September 3rd, 1943, Sättelstädt †September 7th, 2022

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

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