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Historical events & facts — July 15
What happened on July 15?
On July 16, 1945, at 5:29 in the morning, the first atomic bomb in history exploded in the Jornada del Muerto desert, New Mexico, in the test known as Trinity. Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer recalled the words of the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Three weeks later, the bombs would fall on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
On July 15, 2016, a faction of the Turkish army attempted a coup against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The coup plotters seized bridges and media outlets in Istanbul and Ankara, but were repelled within hours. More than 300 people died. The failed coup was followed by a massive purge that affected more than 150,000 civil servants, military personnel and judges.
On July 24, 1911, explorer and university professor Hiram Bingham III was guided by a local farmer to the ruins of Machu Picchu, the lost Inca city in the Peruvian Andes at 2,430 metres altitude. Although the site was known to local inhabitants, Bingham introduced it to the academic world. The ruins became the most visited archaeological site in South America.
Notable birthdays — July 15
Famous people born on July 15
Akhtar Hameed Khan
Akhter Hameed Khan was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi development practitioner and social scientist. He promoted participatory rural development in West Pakistan, East Pakistan and other developing countries, and widely advocated community participation in development. His particular contribution was the establishment of a comprehensive project for rural development, the Comilla Model (1959).
Taylor Hardwick
Taylor Hardwick was an American architect, interior designer, filmmaker, and educator who designed hundreds of buildings throughout northeast Florida, predominantly in and near the city of Jacksonville.
Håkon Brusveen
Håkon Brusveen was a Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the individual 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won two medals in 1960: a gold in the 15 km and a silver in the relay; in 1956 he placed fifth and fourth, respectively. In 1958 he was awarded the Holmenkollen medal, and in 1960 the Morgenbladet Gold Medal.
Guido Crepax
Guido Crepax, was an Italian comics artist. He is most famous for his character Valentina, created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the 1960s. The Valentina series of books and strips became noted for Crepax's sophisticated drawing, and for the psychedelic, dreamlike storylines, generally involving a strong dose of eroticism.
Barry Goldwater, Jr.
Barry Morris Goldwater Jr. is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California, serving from 1969 to 1983. He is the son of U.S. Senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Both served together father and son in the U.S. Congress through 1969-1984.
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