1600s / 17th century history on the 15th of July

1606 : Rembrandt the Dutch painter was born Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn in Leiden, Dutch Republic (died in 1669 aged 63).

1700s / 18th century history on the 15th of July

1799 : The Rosetta Stone was found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign.

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