Daily Calendar for Sunday, July 15, 2029

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Sunday, July 15, 2029

Born

  • Rembrandt (artist)
  • Clement Moore (writer)
  • Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (missionary)
  • Edward Shackleton (explorer)
  • Iris Murdoch (writer)
  • Jocelyn Bell Burnell (astronomer)
  • Linda Ronstadt (singer)
  • Terry O'Quinn (actor)
  • Barry Melrose (hockey player)
  • Forest Whitaker (actor)
  • Scott Foley (actor)
  • Bryan Helmer (ice hockey player)

Died

  • Gianni Versace (fashion designer)
  • Ed Flesh (designer of the wheel on the TV game show Wheel of Fortune)
  • Martin Landau (actor)

Events

  • In the Egyptian village of Rashid, French Captain Pierre Bouchard found the Rosetta Stone
  • Georgia became the last of the Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union
  • First Buddhist temple established in U.S.
  • The Second Battle of the Marne began with a German offensive from both sides of Reims which met strong resitance from French and American forces (WW I)
  • The duck-billed platypus was first exhibited to the U.S. public, at the Bronx Zoo in New York City
  • Super Florida mosquito stowaway reported on board American craft of Apollo/Soyuz Test Project
  • Lun Lun, a giant panda at Zoo Atlanta, gave birth to twins
  • 53-year-old Bob Salem reached the summit of Colorado’s Pikes Peak, becoming just the fourth known climber to accomplish the feat while pushing a peanut with his nose. Salem accomplished the climb in 7 days, breaking the previous 8 day record.

Weather

  • Hailstones measuring two to three inches in diameter fell during a storm in southeastern Connecticut
  • Hail at least three inches around fell in southeast Connecticut