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What happened in history on this day: July 15?
On July 15 in ...
- 1968 - One Life to Live premieres on TV.
- 1970 - The ABC TV network begins airing The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 60-minute comedy TV show in the USA.
- 1988 - Fox releases the film Die Hard to theaters.
- 1994 - Fox releases the film True Lies to theaters.
- 1998 - Fox releases the film There's Something About Mary to theaters.
- 2005 - Warner Bros. releases the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to theaters.
- 2009 - Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to theaters.
- 2011 - Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 to theaters.
- 2020 - NBC Universal launches the Peacock video streaming service in the USA.
Births on July 15
- 1889 - Birth of Marjorie Rambeau in San Francisco, California, USA; actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song).
- 1913 - Birth of Murvyn Vye in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA; actor (The Bob Cummings Show).
- 1925 - Birth of Phil Carey in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; actor (Asa Buchanan - One Life to Live).
- 1927 - Birth of Carmen Zapata in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Hagen, Viva Valdez, Man and the City).
- 1932 - Birth of Nina Van Pallandt in Coopenhagen, Denmark; actress (American Gigolo).
- 1935 - Birth of Alex Karras in Gary, Indiana, USA; NFL player (Detroit Lions), actor (George - Webster).
- 1935 - Birth of Ken Kercheval in Wolcottville, Indiana, USA; actor (Cliff Barnes - Dallas).
- 1939 - Birth of Patrick Wayne in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Rounder, Shirley, Beyond Atlantis).
- 1944 - Birth of Jan-Michael Vincent in Denver, Colorado, USA; actor (Hooper, Tribes, Buster and Billie).
- 1960 - Birth of Willie Aames in Newport Beach, California, USA; actor (Eight is Enough, Paradise, Zapped).
- 1961 - Birth of Forest Whitaker; actor (Bloodsport, Platoon, Stakeout).
- 1962 - Birth of Brigitte Nielsen in Eisinore, Denmark; actress (Red Sonja, Rocky IV).
- 1963 - Birth of Shari Headley in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Mimi Reed - All My Children).
- 1966 - Birth of Kristoff Saint John in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Adam - Generations, The Young and the Restless).
- 1973 - Birth of Brian Austin Green in North Hollywood, California, USA; actor (David - Beverly Hills 90210).
- 1982 - Birth of Haley Scarnato; American singer (American Idol TV show).
Deaths on July 15
- 1957 - George Cleveland, actor (Grampa - Lassie), dies at age 74.
- 1980 - Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at age 84.
- 1983 - Eddie Foy Junior, actor (Eddie - Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at age 78.
- 1986 - Benny Rubin, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at age 87.
- 1986 - Florence Halop, actress (Florence - Night Court), dies at age 63.
- 1991 - Death of Bert Convy at age 57 of a brain tumor; singer, game show host (Tattletales, Win Lose or Draw, Super Password), actor (Love of Life, The Snoop Sisters).
- 1993 - Death of David Brian at age 78 of cancer; actor (Mr. District Attorney radio and TV show).
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