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Who died on July 15

113 figures who shaped history died on July 15.

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Yang Guifei — Tang dynasty imperial consort, who died on July 15 756.

Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani — Persian mathematician and astronomer, who died on July 15 998.

Vladimir the Great — Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 to 1015, who died on July 15 1015.

Rudolf I of Germany — King of Germany from 1273 to 1291, who died on July 15 1291.

John Ball (priest) — English rebel and priest (c. 1338–1381), who died on July 15 1381.

Agnes of Durazzo — Latin Empress consort of Constantinople, who died on July 15 1388.

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Who died on July 15?

113 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 15, including Yang Guifei, Abu al-Wafa' al-Buzjani, Vladimir the Great. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on July 15?

55 documented historical events happened on July 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald, the decisive engagement of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. On the same day, in another year: French soldiers at Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid, uncovered the Rosetta Stone, which was essential in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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