Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. Date: July 15, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus. Date: July 15, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aeroflot Flight E-15 crashes on approach to Batumi International Airport, killing 40. Date: July 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets. Date: July 15, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15…

U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". Date: July 15, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nintendo and Sega enter the console market with the respective releases of the Famicom and SG-1000 in Japan. Date: July 15, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. Date: July 15, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine. Date: July 15, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 15 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)