Once Upon A Time – July 15 – 1869 – Margarine Is Patented By Hippolye Méga-Mouriès For Use By French Navy

1099 City of Jerusalem is captured and plundered by Christian forces during the First Crusade

1381 John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, is hung, drawn and quartered in the presence of Richard II of England

1410 Battle of Grunwald (First Battle of Tannenburg, Battle of Žalgiris), one of Medieval Europe’s largest battles during Poland-Lithuanian Teutonic War. Polish King Władysław Jagiełło and Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas defeat Teutonic Ulrich von Jungingen

1799 The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign

1955 18 Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by 34 more laureates

Historical Events Today
Today in Film & TV
1988 “Die Hard” directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman is released in the US

Today in Sport
1978 British Open Men’s Golf, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus completes 3rd career grand slam; wins by 2 strokes from Ben Crenshaw & Ray Floyd

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1869 Margarine is patented by Hippolye Méga-Mouriès for use by French Navy

Famous Weddings
1137 Louis dauphin of France (later Louis VII) (17) marries Eleanor of Aquitaine (about 15) at Cathedral of Saint-André in Bordeaux

1500 “Blood Wedding” of Astorre Baglione & Lavinia Colonna in Perugia family Baglione massacre

1952 Gerald Lascelles, son of English Princess Mary, weds Angela Dowding