What are the important events that happened on July 15? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

July 15: Facts & Myths About This Day

July 15 is the 196^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 169 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is July 2, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,752,537,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaenneacontahexagon’ day.

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.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 217 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,589 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

July 15 Historical Events

• 1149 –
  The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.
• 1207 –
  King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
• 1240 –
  Swedish-Novgorodian Wars: a Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.
• 1381 –
  John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
• 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.
• 1806 –
  Pike expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
• 1918 –
  World War I: the Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
• 1974 –
  In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek Junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
• 1979 –
  U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his so-called “malaise” speech, where he characterizes the greatest threat to the country as “this crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation” but in which he never uses the word malaise
• 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.

Who were born on July 15?

• 1799 –
  Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1882)
• 1808 –
  Henry Edward Manning, English Catholic archbishop and cardinal (d. 1892)
• 1850 –
  Saint Francesca Xavier Cabrini, Italian-born American Catholic nun and saint (d. 1917)
• 1925 –
  Philip Carey, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1945 –
  Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. 2003)
• 1947 –
  Peter Banks, British guitarist (Yes)
• 1948 –
  Dimosthenis Kourtovik, Greek writer, literary critic and anthropologist
• 1959 –
  Shep Pettibone, American record producer
• 1974 –
  Chris Taylor, Australian comedian (The Chaser)
• 1980 –
  Reggie Abercrombie, American baseball player

Who died on July 15?

• 1291 –
  Rudolph I of Germany, King of the Romans (b. 1218)
• 1750 –
  Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (b. 1686)
• 1890 –
  Gottfried Keller, Swiss writer (b. 1819)
• 1930 –
  Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1845)
• 1953 –
  Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian Christian Bishop, founder of the Order of the Imitation of Christ (b. 1882)
• 1959 –
  Vance Palmer, Australian novelist, dramatist, essayist and critic (b. 1885)
• 1989 –
  Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)
• 2000 –
  Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (b. 1925)
• 2003 –
  Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer (b. 1953)
• 2009 –
  Natalya Estemirova, Russian activist (b. 1958)