Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
July 15
| 1099 | Jerusalem falls to the Crusaders. | |
| 1410 | Poles and Lithuanians defeat the Teutonic knights at Tannenburg, Prussia. | |
| 1685 | The Duke of Monmouth is executed in Tower Hill in England. | |
| 1789 | The electors of Paris set up a "Commune" to live without the authority of the government. | |
| 1806 | Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins his western expedition from Fort Belle Fountaine. | |
| 1813 | Napoleon Bonaparte's representatives meet with the Allies in Prague to discuss peace terms. | |
| 1834 | Lord Napier of England arrives at Macao, China, as the first chief superintendent of trade. | |
| 1863 | Confederate raider Bill Anderson and his Bushwackers attack Huntsville, Missouri, stealing $45,000 from the local bank. | |
| 1895 | Ex-prime minister of Bulgaria, Stephen Stambulov, is murdered by Macedonian rebels. | |
| 1901 | Over 74,000 Pittsburgh steel workers go on strike. | |
| 1938 | Howard Huges and crew set a new world record for an around-the-world flight. | |
| 1942 | The first supply flight from India to China over the 'Hump' is flown. | |
| 1958 | President Dwight Eisenhower sends 5,000 Marines to Lebanon to keep the peace. | |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy accepts the Democratic nomination for president. | |
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Born on July 15 |
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| 1606 | Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch artist. | |
| 1779 | Clement Moore, American scholar and educator. | |
| 1796 | Thomas Bulfinch, historian and mythologist (The Age of Fable). | |
| 1836 | William Winter, drama critic and essayist for The New York Times. | |
| 1850 | Francis Xavier Cabrini, the first American canonized saint. | |
| 1904 | Dorothy Fields, songwriter. | |
| 1906 | Richard W. Armour, humorist and author (Twisted Tales from Shakespeare). | |
| 1913 | Hammond Innes, English novelist. | |
| 1914 | Gavin Maxwell, Scottish writer and naturalist (Ring of Bright Water). | |
| 1919 | Iris Murdoch, British novelist (A Severed Head, The Black Prince). | |
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