Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 15
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This is a list of selected July 15 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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- 1410 – The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald, the decisive engagement of the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War.
- 1685 – James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, was executed for his role in the Monmouth Rebellion, an attempt to overthrow the King James II of England.
- 1799 – French soldiers uncovered the Rosetta Stone (pictured) in the Egyptian port city of Rashid.
- 1823 – A fire destroyed the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. The church would later be restored by 1840.
- 1974 – Greek-sponsored nationalists overthrew Archbishop Makarios, President of Cyprus, in a coup d'état and replaced him with Nikos Sampson.
