Page 8: Historical Events In July - 15

1975  Soyuz 19 & Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later on July - 15.   

1975  On this day in history the US and USSR launch the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project spacecraft   

1975  On July - 15 charles Weidman, US dancer/choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies   

1976  On this day in history 36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif   

1976  On this day in history paul William Gallico, writer, dies at 78   

1977  On July - 15 konstantin Fedin, writer, dies   

1980  On this day in history eddie Jackson comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84   

1980  Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1982  On July - 15 body of Wendy Caulfield, first Green River victim, found near Seattle   

1982  On July - 15 columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas   

1982  On July - 15 senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0   

1982  Wendy Caulfield first Green River victim, found near Seattle on July - 15.   

1982  On July - 15 donald Beard, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1952-56), dies   

1983  On July - 15 8 killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists bomb at Orly, France   

1983  Eddie Foy Jr actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78 on July - 15.   

1983  Eddie Foy Jr, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history benny Rubin actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87   

1986  Florence Halop actress (Florence-Night Court), dies at 63 on July - 15.   

1987  John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings on this day in history.   

1988  Eleanor Estes author (Ginger Pye, Moffats), dies at 82 on July - 15.   

1990  On July - 15 troy Dixon rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 from a fall   

1991  On July - 15 bert Convy actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw), dies at 57   

1991  On July - 15 uS troops leave northern Iraq   

2007  On July - 15 brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América 2007 Final.   

2007  On July - 15 in Tacoma, Washington, the second span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.   

2009  A 7.9 Magnitude earquake regiers 160km we of Invercargill, New Zealand, creating a small tsunami on this day in history.   

2012  39 pilgrims are killed in a bus crash in Parasi, Nepal on this day in history.   

2013  On July - 15 13 people are killed by a car bomb in Deir Atiyah, Syria   

2014  20 people are killed & 100 are injured after a train derails in Moscow on this day in history.   

2017  124th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Garbine Muguruza beats Venus Williams (7-5, 6-0) on July - 15.   

2017  On July - 15 australian Justine Damond killed by Minneapolis police officer after calling 911 for a disturbance   

2018  Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao stops WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse in 7 in Kuala Lumpur for his first knockout in 9 years and 60th career victory on this day in history.   

2018  FIFA World Cup Final: Former captain Didier Deschamps becomes only the third man to win the event as a player and coach as France beats Croatia 4-2 in Moscow on this day in history.   

2018  Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković wins his 4th Wimbledon title beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 on this day in history.   

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1273  Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352) was born on this day in history.   

1353  On July - 15 birth of vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)   

1458  Juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history birth of eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)   

1553  Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on July - 15.   

1573  Inigo Jones, London, architect (restored St Paul's Cathedral) was born on July - 15.   

1606  Rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch) was born on July - 15.   

1606  Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669) was born on July - 15.   

0668  On this day in history constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37   

1085  Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia & Calabria, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1262  Death of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1222) on this day in history.   

1274  On this day in history john F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies   

1291  On July - 15 rudolf I, King of Germany & Holy Roman Empire, dies   

1381  On this day in history death of john Ball, English priest/ideologist of Boer uprising, hanged   

1406  On this day in history death of duke William of Austria (b. c.1370)   

1410  Death of Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (killed in battle) (b. 1360) on this day in history.