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On This Day, July 15
- 2018: France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2.
- 2016: Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
- 2014: A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
- 2012: South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
- 2009: Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.