Mario Mandžukić
Croatian Mario Mandžukić scored the first own goal in a FIFA World Cup final in their defeat to France.
What happened on July 15
29 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1410 to 2021.
Standout on July 15
2018
Mario Mandžukić
Croatian Mario Mandžukić scored the first own goal in a FIFA World Cup final in their defeat to France.
About July 15
July 15 is the 196th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 196 of 365 (197 in leap years)169 days left in the year (169 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Wednesday in 2026, Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029, Monday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 29 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- July birthstone
- Rubypassion, vitality and protection
- July birth flower
- Larkspur / Water lilypositivity, grace and an open heart
- Next occurrence
- In 261 days
- Roman numerals
- XV.VIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 60thVietnam War1966
- 30thBelgian Air Force1996
- 30thVivianne Miedema1996
- 20thX (social network)2006
- 10thPeace at Home Council2016
- 10thTurkish Armed Forces2016
- 5thPeter R. de Vries2021
July 15 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Turkish Armed Forces · Peace at Home Council
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on July 15 — ages this year
- 2008Iain Armitageturns 18
- 2005JuJu Watkinsturns 21
- 1999Mohamed Sobhy (footballer, born 1999)turns 27
- 1998Noah Gragsonturns 28
- 1997Anthony Cirelliturns 29
- 1997Jil Teichmannturns 29
Historical events 29
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
France national football team
France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2.
Turkish Armed Forces
Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
Peace at Home Council
The Peace at Home Council, a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces, staged a coup d'état attempt against the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
2014 Moscow Metro derailment
A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
Psy
South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908
Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people aboard.
Space Shuttle program
Space Shuttle program: Endeavour is launched on STS-127 to complete assembly of the International Space Station's Kibō module.
Seismic magnitude scales
A .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw 7.8 earthquake struck a remote region of Fiordland, New Zealand, the country's largest earthquake magnitude since the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
X (social network)
Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
WarnerMedia
AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
Taliban
"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan
The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life.
Sri Lankan civil war
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
Belgian Air Force
A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
Sega
Sega's first home video game console, the SG-1000 (pictured), was released in Japan.
1983 Orly Airport attack
An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
Nintendo
Nintendo and Sega enter the console market with the respective releases of the Famicom and SG-1000 in Japan.
President of the United States
U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
Space Race
Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
Nicosia
In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.
United Red Army
The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
Nobel Prize
Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion
The all-female Emilia Plater Independent Women's Battalion was formed in the Soviet Union's First Polish Army.
Rupert's Land
Following the transfer of Rupert's Land from the Hudson's Bay Company, Manitoba was established as a province of Canada.
HMS Bellerophon (1786)
Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding the Napoleonic Wars.
Fort Julien
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.
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
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.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Peter R. de Vries
Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (born 1956)
Wan Li
Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1916)
James MacGregor Burns
James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (born 1918)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Martyrology of Rabban Sliba
Christian feast day: Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Anne-Marie Javouhey
Christian feast day: Anne-Marie Javouhey
Bonaventure
Christian feast day: Bonaventure
Dispersion of the Apostles
Christian feast day: Dispersion of the Apostles (formerly by the Catholic Church)
Donald of Ogilvy
Christian feast day: Donald of Ogilvy
Edith of Polesworth
Christian feast day: Edith of Polesworth
Ceslaus
Christian feast day: Ceslaus
Bernhard II of Baden-Baden
Christian feast day: Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Spread across the centuries
- 15th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century2
- 20th century30
- 21st century35
Earliest: Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (1410). Most recent: Peter R. de Vries (2021).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about July 15
What day of the year is July 15?
July 15 is the 196th day of the year, with 169 days left after it.
What star sign is July 15?
July 15 falls under Cancer (June 21 – July 22), a water sign ruled by Moon. The birthstone for the month is Ruby.
How many things happened on July 15?
We record 77 entries for July 15: 29 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1410 to 2021.
Who was born on July 15?
Iain Armitage (2008) is among the notable births on July 15. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the July 15 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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