Talk:July 15
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July 15: 400th anniversary of birth of Dutch painter Rembrandt (pictured)
- 1410 - The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald.
- 1685 - James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, was executed for his role in the Monmouth Rebellion.
- 1799 - French soldiers uncovered the Rosetta Stone in the Egyptian port city of Rashid.
- 1806 - The Pike expedition, led by Zebulon Pike to explore the Louisiana Territory, began near St. Louis, Missouri.
- 1955 - Eighteen Nobel laureates signed the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons.
- 1974 - Archbishop Makarios, President of Cyprus, was overthrown in a coup d'état.
Recent days: July 14 – July 13 – July 12
What is a "social service chef"? RickK 04:25, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Moved birth from article:
- 1978 - Olivier Mercanti, Scientist
Only Googlits are this Wikipedia page. Lupo 08:48, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
