July 15 in History

Historical Events on July 15

1834 The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.

1870 Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.

1916 In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).

1918 World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.

1966 Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.

1998 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.

2002 "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and to possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.

2002 Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

2006 Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.

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Famous Birthdays on July 15

1606 Rembrandt

1919 Fritz Langanke

1930 Jacques Derrida

1946 Linda Ronstadt

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Famous Deaths on July 15

1274 Bonaventure

1904 Anton Chekhov

1948 John J. Pershing

1961 John Edward Brownlee

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