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July 15

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  1. 1274 CEChristian · died

    The Franciscan theologian Bonaventure died during the Second Council of Lyon, where he had helped negotiate a short-lived church union.

  2. 1799 CEEgyptian · discovered

    French soldiers rebuilding a fort near Rosetta uncovered a trilingual stele whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts would later open the door to reading ancient Egyptian.