What Happened on July 15?
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EVENTS ON JULY 15
Spanish Inquisition
Year:
1834
The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Year:
1838
Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacts with outrage.
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Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Year:
1823
A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
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Napoleonic Wars
Year:
1815
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.
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Pike Expedition
Year:
1806
Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
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Airstrike
Year:
1849
The first air raid in history occurs; Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice
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American Civil War
Year:
1862
American Civil War: The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union Navy ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself.
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Emil Kraepelin
Year:
1910
In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
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Seattle
Year:
1916
In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
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Stratovolcano
Year:
1888
The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts, killing approximately 500 people in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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BIRTHS ON JULY 15
Nan Martin
Year of birth:
1927
Nan Martin, American actress (died 2010)
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Carl Woese
Year of birth:
1928
Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist (died 2012)
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Carmen Zapata
Year of birth:
1927
Carmen Zapata, American actress (died 2014)
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Håkon Brusveen
Year of birth:
1927
Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (died 2021)
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Driss Chraïbi
Year of birth:
1926
Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan-French journalist and author (died 2007)
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Ian Stewart (racing driver)
Year of birth:
1929
Ian Stewart, Scottish racing driver (died 2017)
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Charles Anthony (tenor)
Year of birth:
1929
Charles Anthony, American tenor and actor (died 2012)
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Joanna Merlin
Year of birth:
1931
Joanna Merlin, American actress and casting director (died 2023)
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Clive Cussler
Year of birth:
1931
Clive Cussler, American archaeologist and author (died 2020)
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Jacques-Yvan Morin
Year of birth:
1931
Jacques-Yvan Morin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec (died 2023)
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DEATHS ON JULY 15
Leopold Auer
Year of death:
1930
Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1845)
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Leonora Barry
Year of death:
1930
Leonora Barry, Irish-born American social activist (born 1849)
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Ladislaus Bortkiewicz
Year of death:
1931
Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and mathematician (born 1868)
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Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
Year of death:
1932
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, South African poet and politician (born 1873)
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Freddie Keppard
Year of death:
1933
Freddie Keppard, American cornet player (born 1890)
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Bahíyyih Khánum
Year of death:
1932
Bahíyyih Khánum, Iranian writer and leader in the Baha'i faith (born 1846)
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Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Year of death:
1929
Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (born 1874)
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Emil Fischer
Year of death:
1919
Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
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Rosalía de Castro
Year of death:
1885
Rosalía de Castro, Spanish author and poet (born 1837)
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General Tom Thumb
Year of death:
1883
General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (born 1838)
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HOLIDAYS ON JULY 15
Vladimir the Great
Christian feast day: Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church)
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Swithun
Christian feast day: Swithun
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July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Saint Rosalia
Festival of Santa Rosalia (Palermo, Sicily)
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Statehood Day (Ukraine)
Statehood Day (Ukraine)
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Meänmaa Flag Day
Meänmaa Flag Day (Meänmaa)
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Cyricus and Julitta
Christian feast day: Quriaqos and Julietta (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox)
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Plechelm
Christian feast day: Plechelm
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Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Christian feast day: Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
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Anne-Marie Javouhey
Christian feast day: Anne-Marie Javouhey
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