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Christian feast day: Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church)

Name: Christian feast day: Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church)
Start: 2000-07-15
End: 2000-07-15
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On July 15, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of July 15, a notable event in this corner of history.

Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych, given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church both canonised him as Saint Vladimir.

Key Facts

This event took place on July 15, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 1 July 2026.

On This Date in History

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Notable Deaths	2017	Jul 15	Martin Landau, American film and television actor (born 1928)
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Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 15	Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 15	Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 15	Aubrey Morris, British actor (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 15	Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (born 1933)
Historical Events	2014	Jul 15	A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 15	Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 15	James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 15	Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 15	Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 15	Ninos Aho, Syrian-American poet and activist (born 1945)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 15	Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (born 1944)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 15	Tom Greenwell, American lawyer and judge (born 1956)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 15	Earl Gros, American football player (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 15	Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 15	Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (born 1986)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 15	John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (born 1962)
Historical Events	2012	Jul 15	South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 15	Boris Cebotari, Moldovan footballer (born 1975)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 15	Tsilla Chelton, Israeli-French actress (born 1919)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 15	Grant Feasel, American football player (born 1960)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 15	David Fraser, English general (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 15	Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (born 1917)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 15	Yoichi Takabayashi, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1931)
Selected Events	2012	Jul 15	South Korean rapper Psy (pictured) released his hit single "Gangnam Style".
Notable Deaths	2011	Jul 15	Friedrich Wilhelm Schnitzler, German landowner and politician (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2011	Jul 15	Googie Withers, British-Australian actress (born 1917)
Notable Deaths	2010	Jul 15	James E. Akins, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (born 1926)
Historical Events	2009	Jul 15	Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.
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Notable Deaths	2006	Jul 15	Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and academic (born 1942)
Notable Births	2005	Jul 15	JuJu Watkins, American basketball player
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Notable Deaths	2003	Jul 15	Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (born 1953)
Notable Deaths	2003	Jul 15	Elisabeth Welch, American actress and singer (born 1904)
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Notable Deaths	2001	Jul 15	C. Balasingham, Sri Lankan lawyer and civil servant (born 1917)
Notable Deaths	2000	Jul 15	Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer and educator (born 1925)