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15 July 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2018 - Croatian Mario Mandžukić scored the first own goal in a FIFA World Cup final in their defeat to France.Croatian footballer (born 1986)
Anniversary
2016 - The Peace at Home Council, a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces, staged a coup d'état attempt against the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.Executive body that led the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
Anniversary
2012 - South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".South Korean rapper and singer (born 1977)
Anniversary
2009 - Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people aboard.2009 aviation accident in Iran
Anniversary
2009 - A .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw 7.8 earthquake struck a remote region of Fiordland, New Zealand, the country's largest earthquake magnitude since the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.Scales to describe earthquake strength
Historical events
History
2018 - France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2.Men's association football team
History
2016 - Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.Combined military forces of Turkey
History
2014 - A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.Train accident in Russia
History
2012 - South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.South Korean rapper and singer (born 1977)
History
2009 - Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.2009 aviation accident in Iran
History
2009 - Space Shuttle program: Endeavour is launched on STS-127 to complete assembly of the International Space Station's Kibō module.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
2006 - Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.American social networking service
History
2003 - AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.American media conglomerate (1972–2022)
History
2002 - "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.Afghan Islamist militant organization
History
2002 - The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life.Court dealing with cases of terrorism in Pakistan
Notable births
Born
2005 - JuJu Watkins, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2005)
Born
1998 - Noah Gragson, American racing driverAmerican racing driver (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Anthony Cirelli, Canadian ice hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2021 - Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (born 1956)Dutch investigative journalist and reporter (1956–2021)
Died
2017 - Martin Landau, American film and television actor (born 1928)American actor (1928–2017)
Died
2015 - Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (born 1938)Japanese economist (1938–2015)
Died
2015 - Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1916)Chinese Communist Party leader (1916–2015)
Died
2015 - Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (born 1933)Canadian singer (1933–2015)
Died
2014 - Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (born 1933)Honduran writer, poet, critic, politician and diplomat
Died
2014 - James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (born 1918)American historian and political scientist (1918–2014)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
41.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.0 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
23.52 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Taurus
0.59 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.