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On This Day: Twitter was launched, Stranger Things premiered on Netflix and more

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On This Day: On July 15, 2006, cofounders Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, and Biz Stone publicly launched their microblogging website called ‘Twitter’. The social media website gained insane popularity and within a decade it had more than 300 million users worldwide. On the same day in 1955, Indian President Rajendra Prasad bestowed Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with the Bharat Ratna for establishing friendly relations with the Soviet Union and initiating industrialization of Indian origin. Here are some more historical events that make July 15 a special day in world history.

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By CNBCTV18.com Jul 15, 2022 6:30:55 AM IST (Published)

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1898 |  Scientist Camillo Golgi discovered the Golgi Apparatus which is a delicate network present inside cells, essential for the transmission and reception of information. (Image: Shutterstock)

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1916 |  The Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) was formed by William Boeing in Washington, US. (Image: Shutterstock)

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1955 |  First Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, by then President Dr Rajendra Prasad. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

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1965 |  NASA’s Mariner 4, an uncrewed space probe launched in 1964, flew by Mars and took close-up pictures of the planet’s surface. (Image: NASA)

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1978 | Legendary songwriter Bob Dylan performed in England before 200,000 people. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

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1988 |  Iconic action film "Die Hard" directed by John McTiernan, starring Bruce Willis was released on this day in the US. (Image: 20th Century Studios)

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1997 |  On this day in 1997, famous Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered by serial killer Andrew Cunanan. (Image: Reuters)

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2009 |  The 6th film of the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", was released worldwide. (Image: Warner Bros Pictures)

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2016 | The famous show, "Stranger Things" debuted on Netflix. (Image: Shutterstock)

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2018 | Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic won his 4th Wimbledon title beating South African Kevin Anderson. (Image: Reuters)

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