Post by Horaz SC

"What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but written." –Jacques Derrida HRZemérides, July 15 #TodayInhistory • 1799 – The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign. • 1834 – The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years. • 1983 – Nintendo and Sega enter the console market with the respective releases of the Famicom and SG-1000 in Japan. • 2006 – Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched. • 2018 – France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2. ->Births 1926 – Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentinian general and politician, ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands in April 1982 for self-serving political purposes. 1930 – Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic, developed the philosophy of deconstruction. 1954 – Mario Alberto Kempes, Argentinian footballer and manager, one of the greatest players of all time. 1963 – Brigitte Nielsen, Danish-Italian actress, referred to as "Amazon" due to her tall stature. 1967 – Adam Savage, American actor and special effects designer, former co-host of the TV series Mythbusters. ->Deaths 1542 – Lisa del Giocondo, subject of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting. 1904 – Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer. 1997 – Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace, one of the first designers to link fashion to the music world. 2017 – Martin Landau, American actor and producer, Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's film Ed Wood. Full post + support: https://ko-fi.com/hrzgraph Have a good one!