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What happened in history on this day: July 15?
On July 15 in ...
- 1682 - William Penn signs first peace treaty with Indians.
- 1869 - A J Hayne, black captain of Arkansas militia, is assassinated.
- 1870 - Georgia becomes last Confederate State to be re-admitted to USA.
- 1881 - Sherriff Patrick F. Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico, shoots to death outlaw William H. Bonney "Billy the Kid" at the home of Peter Maxwell.
- 1893 - US Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Japan.
- 1896 - US Navy battleship USS Oregon is commissioned.
- 1898 - Spaniards surrender to US at Santiago, Cuba.
- 1904 - First Buddhist temple in US established, Los Angeles, California.
- 1916 - 22.22 inches of rain falls in Altapass, North Carolina, USA.
- 1920 - The Manila Mint in the Philippines officially opens for business. First coin struck, by US governor-general Francis Burton Harrison, is a bronze 1-centavo coin. This is the first official coinage of the Philippines under US administration.
- 1921 - In Berkshire Hills, Massachusetts, USA a falling meteor starts a fire.
- 1922 - First duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in US, at New York zoo.
- 1940 - First betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
- 1948 - US President Harry Truman nominated for another term.
- 1949 - Czech tennis stars Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik defect to US.
- 1954 - First commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707).
- 1958 - US President Dwight Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay three months.
- 1964 - US Republican Senator for Arizona Barry M Goldwater nominated for US president by Republicans.
- 1965 - US scientists display close-up photos of Mars from Mariner IV.
- 1965 - The US House of Representatives passes the Coinage Act of 1965.
- 1970 - The ABC TV network begins airing The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 60-minute comedy TV show in the USA.
- 1971 - US President Richard Nixon announces he would visit People's Republic of China.
- 1975 - Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous two days later.
- 1980 - A severe and destructive thunderstorm strikes four counties in western Wisconsin, including the city of Eau Claire. It causes over US$250 million in damage, and one person is killed.
- 1982 - Body of Wendy Caulfield, first Green River victim, found near Seattle, Washington.
- 1982 - US Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th secretary of state by vote of 97-0.
- 1991 - US troops leave northern Iraq.
- 1994 - Microsoft reaches a settlement with the US Department of Justice regarding alleged monopolistic operating system licensing practices. Microsoft agrees to change some of its practices of how it sells its operating systems to vendors in the United States and Europe.
- 2002 - In Washington, DC, "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to aiding the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony. Lindh agrees to serve ten years in prison for each charge.
- 2007 - In Tacoma, Washington, USA, the second span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opens to traffic, making it the longest twin suspension bridge in the world.
- 2008 - The American League takes a 4-3 victory over the National League in the 79th All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in New York. The 15th inning game was the longest-ever All-Star game, lasting four hours and 50 minutes.
- 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).
- 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).
- 1944 - Birth of Jan-Michael Vincent in Denver, Colorado, USA; actor (Hooper, Tribes, Buster and Billie).
- 1946 - Birth of Linda Ronstadt in Tucson, Arizona, USA; singer ("Different Drum").
- 1960 - Birth of Kim Alexis in Lockport, New York, USA; model (Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover).
- 1960 - Birth of Willie Aames in Newport Beach, California, USA; actor (Eight is Enough, Paradise, Zapped).
- 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).
Deaths on July 15
- 1869 - A J Hayne, black captain of Arkansas militia, is assassinated.
- 1881 - Sherriff Patrick F. Garrett of Lincoln County, New Mexico, shoots to death outlaw William H. Bonney "Billy the Kid" at the home of Peter Maxwell.
- 1946 - Death of John J. Pershing, general of US armies.
- 1948 - John J Persing, US General (WW I), dies at age 87.
- 1974 - TV news anchor Chris Chubbuck shoots herself in the head with a revolver on live TV, dying 14 hours later, at age 30.
- 1986 - Death of Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (born 1923).
- 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).
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