What happened on July 15 ?

1353 - Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)

1471 - Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)

1553 - Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)

1573 - Inigo Jones, English architect (d. 1652)

1606 - Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)

1631 - Jens Juel, Danish diplomat (d. 1700)

1704 - August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German religious leader (d. 1792)

1779 - Clement Clarke Moore, American educator, author, and poet (d. 1863)

1796 - Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist (d. 1867)

1808 - Henry Edward Cardinal Manning, English Catholic archbishop (d. 1892)

1812 - James Hope-Scott, English barrister (d. 1873)

1848 - Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)

1850 - Mother Cabrini, Italian-born Catholic saint (d. 1917)

1870 - Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, Russian publisher and politician (d. 1922)

1871 - Kunikida Doppo, Japanese writer (d. 1908)

1892 - Walter Benjamin, German literary critic and writer (d. 1940)

1894 - Tadeusz Sendzimir, a Polish-American engineer and inventor (d. 1989)

1899 - Sean F. Lemass, Irish leader (d. 1971)

1902 - Jean Rey, Belgian politician and President of the European Commission (d. 1983)

1911 - Edward Shackleton, English explorer (d. 1994)

1914 - Hammond Innes, English writer (d. 1998)

1914 - Howard Vernon, Swiss actor (d. 1996)

1918 - Bertram N. Brockhouse, Canadian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2003)

1919 - Iris Murdoch, Irish writer (d. 1999)

1921 - Robert Bruce Merrifield, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1922 - Leon M. Lederman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1923 - Philip Carey, American actor

1926 - Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan author

1926 - Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine dictator (d. 2003)

1928 - Carl Woese, American microbiologist

1930 - Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)

1930 - Stephen Smale, American mathematician

1931 - Clive Cussler, American author

1933 - Julian Bream, English guitarist and lutenist

1933 - Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist (d. 2003)

1934 - Harrison Birtwistle, English composer

1934 - Risto Jarva, Finnish filmmaker (d. 1977)

1942 - Mil Mascaras, Mexican professional wrestler

1944 - Millie Jackson, American R&B singer

1944 - Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor

1945 - Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. 2003)

1946 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer

1946 - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei

1947 - Peter Banks, British rock guitarist (Yes)

1948 - Alicia Bridges, American singer

1949 - Carl Bildt, Swedish politician

1949 - Trevor Horn, British music producer, bassist and vocalist (Buggles, Art of Noise, Yes)

1950 - Arianna Huffington, Greek-born newspaper columnist

1951 - Jesse Ventura, professional wrestler and former Governor of Minnesota

1952 - Johnny Thunders, American guitarist and singer (The New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers) (d. 1991)

1952 - Terry O'Quinn, American actor

1953 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti

1953 - John Denham, British politician

1954 - Mario Kempes, Argentine football player

1956 - Ian Curtis, British musician, singer, and lyricist (Joy Division) (d. 1980)

1956 - Barry Melrose, Canadian hockey player, coach, and commentator

1956 - Marky Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)

1956 - Joe Satriani, American guitarist

1958 - Mac Thornberry, American politician

1959 - Vincent Lindon, French actor

1960 - Kim Alexis, American supermodel and actress

1961 - Scott Ritter, UN weapons inspector in Iraq

1961 - Forest Whitaker, American actor

1961 - Lolita Davidovich, Canadian-born actress

1963 - Steve Thomas, Canadian ice hockey player

1966 - Irène Jacob, French-born Swiss actress

1968 - Eddie Griffin, American actor

1968 - Stan Kirsch, American actor

1970 - Chi Cheng, American musician

1971 - Danijela, Croatian singer

1973 - John Dolmayan, Lebanese-born drummer (System of a Down)

1973 - Brian Austin Green, American actor

1978 - Ray Toro, American musician (My Chemical Romance)

1980 - Jonathan Cheechoo, professional ice hockey player

1992 - Koharu Kusumi, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)