15 July in history

5 events that happened on 15 July, from 1099 to 1997.

  1. ✦ Anniversary of the day

    1099 CE 927 years ago

    Crusaders capture Jerusalem

    Crusaders broke into Jerusalem and slaughtered many of its Muslim and Jewish inhabitants. The capture fulfilled the First Crusade's goal and led to the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

    Kingdom of JerusalemFirst Crusade

  2. 1410 CE 616 years ago

    Poland and Lithuania crush the Teutonic Knights at Grunwald

    King Władysław II Jagiełło and Grand Duke Vytautas destroyed the army of the Teutonic Order at Grunwald, killing its grand master. One of medieval Europe's largest battles, it broke the order's power.

    Władysław II JagiełłoLithuania

  3. 1815 CE 211 years ago

    Napoleon surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon

    Unable to escape to America, Napoleon gave himself up to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon off Rochefort. The British exiled him to Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.

    Napoleon

  4. 1916 CE 110 years ago

    William Boeing founds his aircraft company in Seattle

    Timber merchant William Boeing incorporated the Pacific Aero Products Company, renamed Boeing Airplane Company the next year. It grew into a leading aerospace maker, builder of the 707 and 747.

  5. 1997 CE 29 years ago

    Gianni Versace is shot dead outside his Miami Beach home

    Fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered on the steps of his villa by Andrew Cunanan, who had already killed four men. Cunanan killed himself eight days later as police closed in.

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