Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/July 15

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Jacques Offenbach

Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880) was a German-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s to the 1870s, and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. Beginning as a cellist and conductor, Offenbach first wrote small-scale, one-act pieces, limited by theatrical licensing laws. These eased in 1858 and he premiered his first full-length operetta, Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld) that year. La belle Hélène (1864) and other successes followed. The risqué humour (often about sexual intrigue) and gentle satire in these pieces, together with Offenbach's facility for melody, made them internationally known, and he was a powerful influence on later operetta and musical theatre composers. His best-known works were continually revived during the 20th century, and many of his operettas continue to be staged in the 21st century. The Tales of Hoffmann remains part of the standard opera repertory. (Full article...)

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Bronze-winged jacana

The bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus) is a wader in the family Jacanidae. It is found across South and Southeast Asia. Like other jacanas it forages on lilies and other floating aquatic vegetation, using its long feet and legs for balance. The sexes are alike but females are slightly larger and are polyandrous, maintaining a harem of males during the breeding season in the monsoon rains. Males maintain territories, with one male in the harem chosen to incubate the eggs and take care of the young. When threatened, young chicks may be carried to safety by the male under his wings. This bronze-winged jacana was photographed in Vembanad lake, Kerala, India.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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Rembrandt's self-portrait, 1660

In 2006, this day is the 400th birthday of the Dutch painter Rembrandt. --PFHLai 19:31, 16 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

new recommendation for 1959

  • 1959 – Five hundred thousand American steelworkers went on strike, closing nearly every steel mill in the country, prompting the decline of American steel.

Elle vécut heureuse à jamais (be free) 17:07, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1815 event

I'd like to suggest:


There are several images here that could illustrate it if desired. Benea (talk) 04:07, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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2019 notes

Oops, I forgot to update the births/deaths this year. —howcheng {chat} 15:45, 22 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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2022 notes

NOTE: Manitoba should not have been included, as NWT remains ineligible and both articles should share equal billing in this blurb. —howcheng {chat} 20:15, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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