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Lunar eclipse on 15 July 1916
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54353909/lunar-eclipse-15-july-1916/



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On July 15, the feast day of the Dioskouroi, equestrians would parade through the streets of Rome 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43910921/feast-day-of-the-dioskouroi/

The patron saint of Palermo is Saint Rosalia. Her feast day is on July 15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo



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The 2008 Dodecanese earthquake occurred near Kattavia on the island of Rhodes on 15 July. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Dodecanese_earthquake

The 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai occurred during the Meiji period of the Empire of Japan.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37065246/mount-bandai/

The Western Wisconsin Derecho occurred through several counties of Western Wisconsin on July 15, 1980.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wisconsin_Derecho



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The Rosetta Stone was rediscovered in mid-July 1799
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43910828/rosetta-stone/

On 15 July 1741 Aleksei Chirikov sighted land at Baker Island off Prince of Wales Island 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Chirikov

On July 15 2012, the groundbreaking ceremony took place at Banjiegou for the Qitai Radio Telescope
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_Astronomical_Observatory#Facilities



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First Atom Bomb Trinity Test Manhattan Project 15-16 July 1945. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW2clYJmvhE

The 'Diablo Shot' nuclear test was detonated in Yucca Flat at 4:30 a.m. Monday, July 15, 1957. 
http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/127298

The last operational BLU-82 bomb was dropped at the Utah Test and Training Range on July 15, 2008.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLU-82



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The Zond 1968B (Zond 7K-L1 s/n 8L) exploded on its launchpad, killing three people on 15 July 1968.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_7K-L1

On July 15, 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to enter the asteroid belt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7arv8z12VTA

Soyuz 19 (ASTP) was launched on the 15th July 1975
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4bcSpCuXc8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_19#Soyuz_crew

Soviet Soyuz and American Apollo spacecrafts docked on July 17, 1975
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3Ov3JLPFUk
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3530110/apollo-soyuz/

A Thor DSV-2U rocket launched with a DMSP-5D-F5 satellite on July 15, 1980
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_DSV-2U#mediaviewer/File:Thor_DSV-2U_launch_with_DMSP-5D-F5_satellite.jpg

STS-127 Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched on the 15th July 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbhXE-AyieM
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t15415754/sts-127/

Challenging Minisatellite Payload (CHAMP) was a German satellite launched July 15, 2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHAMP_(satellite)

The GSAT-12 Satellite launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. 15th July, 2011
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43160469/gsat-12-satellite/

The Kazakh KazSat-2 telecommunications satellite was successfully launched on July 15, 2011
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t28039806/kazsat-2-satellite/



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Rudolf Schlidt (July 15, 1914 - September 28, 2012) was a member of the Wernher von Braun rocket team 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51009909/rudolf-karl-hans-schlidt-1914-2012/

Harrison Allen Storms, Jr. (July 15, 1915 - July 11, 1992) was an American aeronautical engineer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Storms

Albert Ghiorso (July 15, 1915 - December 26, 2010) was an American nuclear scientist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ghiorso

Bertram Neville Brockhouse (July 15, 1918 - October 13, 2003) was a Canadian physicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_N._Brockhouse

Leon Max Lederman (born July 15, 1922) is an American experimental physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_M._Lederman

Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (born 15 July 1943), is a Northern Irish astrophysicist 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t22209229/jocelyn-bell-burnell/

Renán Arcadio Poveda Ricalde (born on 15 July 1930) is a prominent Mexican astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadio_Poveda



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I, Robot is a 2004 science-fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(film)

Star Trek: Planet of Titans, was an unproduced 1977 film based on Star Trek
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Planet_of_the_Titans

Twitter was launched on the 15th July 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter



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NGC 6349 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 15th July 1879. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63366006/ngc-6349/

NGC 6351 was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan on the 15th May 1879. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58064616/ngc-6351/

NGC 6537 was discovered by American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering on the 15th July 1882.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58064583/ngc-6537/

NGC 6603 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 15th July 1830.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58064561/ngc-6603/

NGC 6604 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 15th July 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48881222/ngc-6604/

NGC 6749 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 15th July 1827.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58064499/ngc-6749/



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Asteroid 294 Felicia was discovered by Auguste Charlois on July 15, 1890 in Nice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/294_Felicia



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