On this day: July 15

National days on this date

• Democracy and National Unity DayAn official holiday commemorating public resistance to the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016.

Births

1. 1912 Maguba Syrtlanova WWII pilot and Heroine of the Soviet Union (1912–1971)
2. 1923 İsmet Güney Turkish Cypriot artist, cartoonist, teacher and painter (1923–2009)
3. 1961 Kamaladdin Heydarov Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan
4. 1985 Burak Yılmaz Turkish association football player and manager (born 1985)
5. 1995 İrfan Kahveci Turkish association football player (born 1995)

Deaths

1. 2017 Vladimir Tolokonnikov Soviet actor (1943-2017)
2. 2023 Veniamin Soldatenko Soviet race walking athlete (1939–2023)