July 15
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| *[[1099]] - [[First Crusade]]: [[Christian]] soldiers take [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in [[Jerusalem]] after a difficult siege. | *[[1099]] - [[First Crusade]]: [[Christian]] soldiers take [[Church of the Holy Sepulchre]] in [[Jerusalem]] after a difficult siege. | ||
| - | *[[1799]] - [[Rosetta Stone]] is found in the [[Egypt]] | + | *[[1799]] - [[Rosetta Stone]] is found in [[Egypt]]. |
| *[[1927]] - [[Massacre of July 15, 1927]]: 89 protesters are killed by the [[Austria]]n police in [[Vienna]]. | *[[1927]] - [[Massacre of July 15, 1927]]: 89 protesters are killed by the [[Austria]]n police in [[Vienna]]. | ||
| *[[1944]] - [[Irene Morgan]] arrested for not giving up Greyhound seat to white passenger on a ride from Virginia to Maryland | *[[1944]] - [[Irene Morgan]] arrested for not giving up Greyhound seat to white passenger on a ride from Virginia to Maryland | ||
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Art and culture
- 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after a difficult siege.
- 1799 - Rosetta Stone is found in Egypt.
- 1927 - Massacre of July 15, 1927: 89 protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.
- 1944 - Irene Morgan arrested for not giving up Greyhound seat to white passenger on a ride from Virginia to Maryland
- 1972 - “Modern architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri at 3:32 pm when the Pruitt-Igoe buildings were dynamited
- 1995 - First item sold on Amazon.com
Births
- 1606 - Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)
- 1892 - Walter Benjamin, German literary critic and writer (d. 1940)
- 1904 - Rudolf Arnheim, German-born author (d. 2007)
- 1914 - Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (d. 1996)
- 1919 - Iris Murdoch, Irish writer (d. 1999)
- 1930 - Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)
- 1933 - Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist (d. 2003)
- 1941 - Larry Cohen, American film director
- 1947 - Roky Erickson, American singer
- 1949 - Trevor Horn, British music producer, bassist and vocalist
- 1956 - Ian Curtis, British musician, singer, and lyricist (Joy Division) (d. 1980)
Deaths
- 1609 - Annibale Carracci, Italian painter (b. 1560)
- 1614 - Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French historian and biographer
- 1904 - Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (b. 1860)
- 1933 - Irving Babbitt, American literary critic (b. 1865)
- 1941 - Walther Ruttmann German film director (b. 1887)
- 1959 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss composer (b. 1880)
- 1997 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (b. 1946)
- 2003 - Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer (b. 1953)
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