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July 15: Day of the Week
July 15, 2024 was the 197th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 169 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 15 Historical Event(s)
1207
King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
1410
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald – the allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order.
1685
Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth is executed at Tower Hill, England after his defeat at the Battle of Sedgemoor on 6 July 1685.
1815
Napoleonic Wars: Napoléon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.
1870
Reconstruction era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
1870
Rupert’s Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories are established from these vast territories.
1888
The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1954
First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
1983
A terrorist attack is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA at the Paris-Orly Airport in Paris; it leaves 8 people dead and 55 injured.
1997
In Miami, Florida, serial killer Andrew Phillip Cunanan guns down Gianni Versace outside his home.
Who were born on July 15?
1353
Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
1915
Albert Ghiorso, American nuclear scientist (d. 2010)
1922
Leon M. Lederman, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1926
Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan novelist (d. 2007)
1928
Carl Woese, American microbiologist
1936
George Voinovich, American politician
1956
Joe Satriani, American guitarist
1975
Kara Drew (Cherry), American pro wrestler
1977
Faraz Anwar, Pakistani guitarist (Mizraab)
1984
Alex Boyd, Scottish photographer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters LMUUID? Check your answers here: Word solver LMUUID. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.