August 15 is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 14 2003 - August 2003 - August 16 2003 ---- Power is restored to many but not all areas of the north-eastern United States August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 138 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed. Events By Place Europe August 15 — Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Roncesvalles Charlemagne 's army suffers a terrible The Battle of Roncevaux Pass ( French and English spelling Roncesvalles in Spanish, Orreaga in Basque) was a Roland ( Italian: Orlando or Rolando, Frankish: Hruodland, Dutch: Roeland, Spanish: Roldán
• 927 - The Saracens are conquered and destroyed Taranto. Events Asia The Chu State is founded by Ma Yin. Korea: Hubaekje sacks the Silla capital of Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam. Not to be confused with Toronto. Taranto ( Ancient Greek: Tarās; Modern Greek: Tarantas) is a coastal city in
• 1040 - King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. Donnchad mac Crínáin ( Modern Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain) anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" Mac Bethad mac Findlaích ( Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh) anglicised as Macbeth, and nicknamed Rí Deircc, "the Red King" The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland. The monarch of Scotland was the Head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland.
• 1057 - King Mac Bethad is killed in the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada. Mac Bethad mac Findlaích ( Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh) anglicised as Macbeth, and nicknamed Rí Deircc, "the Red King" The Battle of Lumphanan, was a battle in March 1057 between Malcolm III of Scotland and King Macbeth of Scotland in which Macbeth was killed Máel Coluim mac Donnchada ( Modern Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh) called in most Anglicised regnal lists Malcolm III, and in later centuries
• 1185 - The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia. The Cave City of Vardzia ( Georgian ვარძია) is a Cave monastery dug into the side of the Erusheli mountain in southern Georgia Tamar (თამარი also transliterated as T'amar Thamar or Tamara ( c
• 1248 - The foundation stone of the Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, was laid. The cornerstone (or foundation stone) concept is derived from the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation, important since all other stones will Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom officially de Hohe Domkirche St "Three Kings" or "Three Wise Men" redirects here Construction eventually completed in 1880. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• 1261 - Michael VIII Palaeologus is crowned Byzantine emperor in Constantinople. Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Η΄ Παλαιολόγος Mikhaēl VIII Palaiologos) (1223 &ndash December 11 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS
• 1309 - The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. Rhodes ( Greek: Ρόδος - Ródos) is the principal city of the Greek island of Rhodes, in southeastern Aegean Sea and The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta ( SMOM) Order of Malta Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island The knights establish their headquarters on the island, and rename themselves as the Knights of Rhodes. The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta ( SMOM) Order of Malta
• 1461 - The Empire of Trebizond surrenders to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. The Empire of Trebizond ( was a Byzantine Greek successor state of the Byzantine Empire founded in 1204 as a result of the capture of Constantinople This is the real end of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor David is exiled and later murdered. For David the brother of Emperor Alexios I of Trebizond, see David Komnenos.
• 1517 - Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Vessels are a Post-rock band from Leeds, UK. Vessels were born from the ashes of A Day Left in September 2005 Captain Fernão Pires de Andrade (also spelled as Fernão Peres de Andrade; died September 1523 was a Portuguese merchant pharmacist and official diplomat under China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Pearl River Delta Region (PRD ( in southern China occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River Estuary
• 1519 - Panama City, Panama, is founded. Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America.
• 1534 - Saint Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates took initial vows that would lead to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September of 1540. Saint Ignatius redirects here for other Saints see Ignatius. Ignatius of Loyola, also known as Íñigo Oñaz López de Loyola The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order
• 1537 - Asunción, Paraguay, is founded. Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only
• 1540 - Arequipa, Peru, is founded. For the Cactus Genus, see Oreocereus. Arequipa is the capital of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.
• 1549 - Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549). The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
• 1599 - Nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass - Irish forces led by Hugh Roe O'Donnell successfully ambush English forces, led by Sir Conyers Clifford, were sent to relieve Collooney Castle. The Nine Years War (Cogadh na Naoi mBliana in Ireland took place from 1594 to 1603 and is also known as Tyrone's Rebellion. The Battle of Curlew Pass was fought on the 15th of August 1599 during the campaign of the Earl of Essex in the Nine Years' War, between an English force under Sir "Red" Hugh O'Donnell ( Irish Aodh Rua Ó Domhnaill) (1572 &ndash 10 September 1602) was Prince of Tyrconnell who led a rebellion
• 1760 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz - Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst von Laudon. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths The Battle of Liegnitz on August 15, 1760 saw Frederick the Great 's Prussian Army defeat the Austrian army under Ernst von Laudon Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the Austrians (Österreicher are a nation and an ethnic group originating from the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states ( March of Austria, Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon ( German: Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon) ( February 2, 1717
• 1824 - Freed American slaves form Liberia. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire
• 1843 - The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace &mdash also known by its original French Name Cathédrale de Notre Dame de la Paix, its Portuguese variant Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States. The Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, officially in Latin Dioecesis Honoluluensis, is an ecclesiastical territory or Particular church of the Catholic This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1843 - Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark. Tivoli Gardens is a famous Amusement park and Pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• 1863 - The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863). Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Bombardment of Kagoshima, also known as the, took place on 15-17 August 1863 during the Late Tokugawa shogunate. The Satsuma domain ( 薩摩藩 Satsuma Han) was one of the most powerful feudal domains in Tokugawa Japan, and played a major role in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1869 - Meiji government establishes six ministries below Pardication (ja:民部省) in the bottom of Cabinet, officer-of-Shinto-Worship, and jurisdiction of Cabinet. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Government of Meiji period Japan from 1868-1911 was an evolution of institutions and structures from the feudal order of the Tokugawa bakufu towards A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch.
• 1891 - San Sebastian Church in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of Manila
• 1914 - A male servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright set fire to the living quarters of the architect's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murdered seven people, and burned the living quarters to the ground. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Taliesin /ˌtæliˈɛsɪn/ in Spring Green, Wisconsin, was the summer home of American Architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. It is unknown if the servant was arrested or not.
• 1914 - The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship Ancon. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the For other uses see Ancón. Ancon Building Products is a company that designs and manufactures Stainless steel products for the
• 1920 - Polish-Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw - Poles defeat the Red Army. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Battle of Warsaw (Russian Варшáвское сражéние Polish: Bitwa Warszawska sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula, Polish Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
• 1935 - Will Rogers and Wiley Post are killed after engine problems during takeoff in Barrow, Alaska. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. Wiley Hardeman Post ( November 22, 1898 &ndash August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world Barrow is a city in and the borough seat of the North Slope Borough of the state of Alaska, United States.
• 1939 - 13 Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Stu rz' ka' mpfflugzeug, " Dive bomber " was a two-seat (pilot and rear gunner No survivors.
• 1942 - World War II: Operation Pedestal - The SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island defenses. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Pedestal was a British operation to get desperately needed supplies to the island of Malta in August 1942 during the Second World War. Construction and Launch Hull 190, as the Ohio was referred to before its launch was a skillful compromise Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
• 1944 - World War II: Operation Dragoon - Allied forces land in southern France. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France, on 15 August, 1944, as part of World War II. Southern France (or the South of France) colloquially known as Le Midi, is a loosely defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that
• 1945 - World War II: Victory over Japan Day - Japan surrenders. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Victory over Japan Day ( V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1945 - World War II: Korean Liberation Day. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• 1947 - India gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes an independent nation within the Commonwealth , Jawaharlal Nehru addresses the nation with the Indian Declaration of Independence and takes office as the first Prime Minister of India. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू ʤəʋäɦəɾläl nɛɦɾu (14 November 1889 27 May 1964 was a major political leader of the Congress Party Precursors There are three prominent events leading up to Indian independence from British Colonial Rule The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive
• 1947 - Founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah is sworn in as first Governor General of Pakistan at Karachi. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu: (December 25 1876 – September 11 1948 was a Pakistani politician and leader of the All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan The Governor-General of Pakistan was the resident representative of King George VI in Pakistan from 1947 to 1952 and then Queen (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million
• 1948 - The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The 38th parallel north is a Circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
• 1950 - Srikakulam district is formed in Andhra Pradesh, India. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Srikakulam, formerly known as Chicacole is the northern most district of Andhra Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1952 - Devon, United Kingdom A flashflood drenches the town of Lynmouth, killing 34 people. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name
• 1960 - Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) declares its independence from France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville ||-||} Brazzaville is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1961 - Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Conrad Schumann ( 28 March, 1942 – June 20, 1998 in Oberemmendorf near Kipfenberg) was one of the most famous defectors from The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including
• 1961 - Keiyo Road is specified to be the first driveway in Japan. A driveway is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures and is owned and maintained by an individual or group
• 1962 - James Joseph Dresnok defected to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, running across the Korean DMZ. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Joseph Dresnok (born 1941 is an American defector to North Korea. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( Korean: 한반도의 군사 분계선 is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a Buffer Dresnok still resides in the capital, Pyongyang. Pyongyang (pʰjʌŋjaŋ is the Capital and largest City of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at.
• 1965 - The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, marking the birth of stadium rock. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough The City of New York
• 1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Festival opens. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1971 - President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. The gold standard is a monetary system in which a region's common media of exchange are paper notes that are normally freely convertible into pre-set fixed quantities of Gold The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
• 1971 - Bahrain Independence Day. Bahrain Independence Day is on December 16th The British removed their troops from the Suez in the early 1960s leaving the non-independent Bahrain with
• 1973 - Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• 1974 - Seoul Subway Line 1 opened, between Seoul Station and Cheongnyangni Station
• 1974 - Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea is killed amid an apparent assassination attempt upon President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee, during the anniversarial ceremony of the Liberation day. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used Rapid transit systems in the world with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's ten lines (total figures Seoul Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway links central Seoul, South Korea to Soyosan Station in the northeast Incheon Seoul Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. Cheongnyangni Station (청량리역 is a station on Line 1 of the Seoul Subway network Yuk Young-soo (육영수 ( November 29, 1925 &ndash August 15, 1974) was the wife of South Korean former president Park First Lady is a term used in the United States to describe the wife of an elected male Head of state. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Park Chung-hee ( November 14, 1917 – October 26, 1979) was a former ROK Army general and the autocratic dictator of the Republic Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• 1974 - Turkish invasion of Cyprus continues, and the 37% of the island is now under Turkish control. The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on July 20 1974, was a Turkish Military operation against a coup which had been staged by the Cypriot
• 1975 - Military coup in Bangladesh. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Sheikh Mujibur Rehman killed along with all family members, except Haseena Wajid. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান ''Shekh Mujibur Rôhman'' Sheikh Hasina Wazed (শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ Shekh Hasina Oajed) (born September 28 1947 was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996
• 1975 - Miki Takeo makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by a sitting prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II. Takeo Miki (三木 武夫 Miki Takeo March 17, 1907 November 4, 1988) was a Japanese Politician and the 66th is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the Kami (spirits of Soldiers The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 1977 - The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by The Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" for notation made by a volunteer on the project. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Big Ear was a Radio telescope located on the grounds of the Ohio Wesleyan University 's The Perkins Observatory from 1963 to 1998 A radio telescope is a form of directional Radio antenna used in Radio astronomy and in tracking and collecting data from Satellites The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence ( SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to detect intelligent Extraterrestrial life. The Wow ! signal was a strong Narrowband radio signal detected by Dr
• 1984 - PKK, Kurdish people in Turkey gain arms and start a Guerrilla warfare campaign against the Turkish military
• 1993 - Junko Asari wins the women's marathon in the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, Japan's first major women's athletics victory. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan or PKK, also called KADEK, Kongra-Gel, and KGK It is listed as a terrorist Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Junko Asari (born 22 September 1969 in Kazuno Akita) is a retired Japanese marathon runner. The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF Stuttgart (ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1995 - In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel, but drops out in less than a week. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Shannon Faulkner, born in Powdersville South Carolina, United States, was the first female Cadet to enter The Citadel. This article refers to the general definition of cadet A Cadet may also be a member of the Cadets, a historical Russian Political party. History On December 20, 1842, the South Carolina Legislature passed an act establishing the South Carolina Military Academy with the original mission
• 1998 - Omagh bomb in Northern Ireland, becoming the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles
• 1999 - Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria; some 29 people killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Omagh bombing was a Paramilitary Car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA a splinter group of former Provisional Irish Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Béni Ounif is a municipality in Béchar Province, Algeria, coextensive with the district of Béni Ounif. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
• 2003 - Global oil production begins a four-year plateau (and subsequent decline) in the face of rising demand, causing the start of the Oil price increases since 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The chart below shows the millions of barrels of Crude oil and related products (refined Diesel and Gasoline, LPG, etc
• 2007 - An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Peru earthquake was an Earthquake measuring 80 on the Moment magnitude scale that hit the central coast of Peru on Wednesday August 15 A country's Pacific coast is the part of its Coast facing the Pacific Ocean. Ica is a region in Peru. It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west the Lima Region on the north the Huancavelica and Ayacucho Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.

Births

• 1171 - King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. Alfonso IX of Leon and Galicia ( August 15, 1171 &ndash September 23 or 24 1230 first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile and numbered next 1230)
• 1195 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. Saint Anthony ( August 15, 1195 – June 13, 1231) also venerated as Saint Anthony of Lisbon and Saint Anthony of Padua, 1231)
• 1432 - Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. Luigi Pulci ( 15 August 1432 &ndash 1484 was an Italian Poet best known for his Morgante, an epic story of a giant who 1484)
• 1575 - Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. Bartol Kašić (also Bartul Kašić, Bartholomaeus Cassius, Bartolomeo Cassio, sometimes signing as Bogdančić and/or Pažanin; 1650)
• 1613 - Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. Gilles Ménage ( August 15, 1613 - July 23, 1692) was a French scholar 1692)
• 1717 - Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Metcalf, or as he was more popularly known Blind Jack Metcalf ( August 15, 1717 &ndash April 26, 1810) was the first of 1810)
• 1740 - Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Matthias Claudius ( August 15, 1740 - January 21, 1815) was a German poet otherwise known by the nom de plume of “Asmus” 1815)
• 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (d. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. 1821)
• 1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poet (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Walter Scott 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 &ndash 21 September 1832 was a prolific Scottish Historical novelist and Poet popular throughout 1832)
• 1785 - Thomas De Quincey, English author (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas de Quincey (15 August 1785 &ndash 8 December 1859 was an English author and intellectual best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater 1859)
• 1813 - Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François Paul Jules Grévy (15 August 1807 - 9 September 1891 was a President of the French Third Republic and one of the leaders of the Opportunist Republicans The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected The French Third Republic (in French, La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe 1891)
• 1844 - Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Thomas-Alfred Bernier ( 15 August 1844 &ndash 30 December 1908) was a Canadian journalist lawyer and senator. 1908)
• 1856 - Ivan Franko, Ukrainian writer (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ivan Yakovych Franko (Івáн Якович Франкó ( &ndash) was a Ukrainian poet writer social and literary critic journalist economist and political activist 1916)
• 1857 - Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Albert Ballin ( 15 August 1857 - 9 November 1918) was a German businessman 1918)
• 1858 - E. Nesbit, English author (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet whose children's 1924)
• 1859 - Charles Comiskey, American baseball owner (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Albert "The Old Roman" Comiskey ( August 15, 1859 &ndash October 26, 1931) was a Major League Baseball player 1931)
• 1860 - Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Henrietta Vinton Davis ( August 15, 1860 - November 23, 1941) was an American elocutionist, Dramatist, and 1941)
• 1860 - Florence Harding, American First Lady (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florence Mabel "Flossie" Kling deWolfe Harding ( August 15 1860 &ndash November 21 1924) wife of Warren G First Lady is a term used in the United States to describe the wife of an elected male Head of state. 1924)
• 1863 - Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexei Nikolaevich Krylov (Алексей Николаевич Крылов ( - October 26 1945) was a Russian Naval Engineer 1945)
• 1865 - Usui Mikao, founder of Reiki (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Usui Mikao (臼井甕男 15 August 1865 &ndash 9 March 1926) is the founder of Reiki, a form of spiritual practice used as a complementary is a Spiritual practice developed in 1922 by Mikao Usui. After three weeks of Fasting and Meditating on Mount Kurama, in Japan 1926)
• 1872 - Sri Aurobindo, Indian writer and philosopher (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sri Aurobindo (শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo) ( August 15, 1872 – December 5, 1950) was an Indian 1950)
• 1875 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 1875 &ndash 1 September 1912 was an English composer who achieved such success he was called the "African Mahler " 1912)
• 1878 - Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Baron Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel (Пётр Николаевич Врангель (Peter von Wrangel ( August 15, 1878, Zarasai, Lithuania (then 1928)
• 1879 - Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ethel Barrymore ( August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American actress and a member of 1959)
• 1881 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Wagenknecht ( 15 August 1881 in Germany - 26 August 1956 in Illinois) was an American Communist 1956)
• 1883 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ivan Meštrović ( August 15, 1883 &ndash January 16, 1962) was a Croatian sculptor. 1962)
• 1885 - Edna Ferber, American novelist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edna Ferber ( August 15 1885 - April 16 1968) was an American novelist, Author and Playwright 1968)
• 1890 - Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jones Bolden ( August 15, 1890 &ndash December 11, 2006) was an African American woman who at the time A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 Years or more something achieved by only one in 2006)
• 1890 - Jacques Ibert, French composer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques François Antoine Ibert ( August 15, 1890 &ndash February 5, 1962) was a French Composer of classical 1962)
• 1892 - Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond 7th duc de Broglie, FRS (də bʁœj ( August 15 1892 &ndash March 19 1987) was a French The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1987)
• 1893 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leslie John Comrie ( 15 August 1893 &ndash 11 December 1950) was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation 1950)
• 1896 - Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Dr Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz, ( August 15, 1896 &ndash October 26, 1957) was an American biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1957)
• 1896 - Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Catherine Doherty CM ( August 15 1896 &ndash December 14 1985) was a Social activist and foundress of the 1985)
• 1896 - Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Paul Outerbridge Jr (born August 15 1896; died October 17 1958) was an American Photographer noted for early use and experiments 1958)
• 1896 - Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Léon Theremin (born Lev Sergeyevich Termen, Лев Сергеевич Термен ( August 15 1896 Julian calendar = 1896-08-27 1993)
• 1898 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jan Brzechwa ('bʒɛxfa real name Jan Wiktor Lesman ( August 15, 1898 &ndash July 2, 1966) was a Polish poet and author 1966)
• 1901 - Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov (Пётр Сергеевич Новиков ( August 15, 1901 – January 9, 1975) was a Russian Mathematician 1975)
• 1909 - Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hugo Winterhalter ( 15 August 1909 - 17 September 1973) was an American Musician. 1973)
• 1910 - Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Signe Hasso ( August 15, 1910 – June 7, 2002) was a Swedish actress. 2002)
• 1912 - Julia Child, American cook (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Julia Child (born Julia Carolyn McWilliams August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was a famous American cook, Author 2004)
• 1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE ( 15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was a distinguished English Film and stage 2003)
• 1914 - Paul Rand, American graphic designer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paul Rand (born Peretz Rosenbaum, August 15 1914 &ndash November 26 1996 was an American Graphic designer best known for his corporate logo designs 1996)
• 1916 - Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer
• 1917 - Jack Lynch, fourth Taoiseach (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Aleks Çaçi ( Caci) (born 15 August, 1916 in the village of Palase of Himara) is an Albanian author Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Mary "Jack" Lynch ( Irish: Seán Ó Loinsigh; 15 August 1917 &ndash 20 October 1999 was the fourth Taoiseach of Ireland, The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the 1999)
• 1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( August 25 1917 &ndash March 24 1980) commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a Bishop El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. 1980)
• 1919 - Huntz Hall, American actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry "Huntz" Hall ( August 15, 1919 – January 30, 1999) was an American radio, theatrical, and motion 1999)
• 1919 - Benedict Kiely, Irish author
• 1922 - Lukas Foss, German-born composer
• 1923 - Rose Marie, American actress
• 1924 - Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Benedict "Ben" Kiely (born August 15 1919 &ndash died February 9 2007) was an Irish author and broadcaster from Omagh Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lukas Foss (born Lukas Fuchs, August 15, 1922 in Berlin, Germany) is an American Composer, conductor Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rose Marie (born August 15, 1923) is an American actress who had a successful singing career as Baby Rose Marie, but is perhaps best known Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Oxton Bolt, CBE (August 15 1924 – February 21 1995 was an English playwright and a two-time Oscar winning screenwriter 1995)
• 1925 - Mike Connors, American actor
• 1925 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Connors (born August 15, 1925) is a Golden Globe -winning American actor best known for playing Joe Mannix in the long-running detective Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt ( 15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007) was a Canadian 2007)
• 1925 - Bill Pinkney, baritone singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bill Pinkney ( August 15 1925 &ndash July 4, 2007) was an American performer and singer 2007)
• 1926 - Costis Stephanopoulos, Greek politician
• 1928 - Nicolas Roeg, English film director
• 1930 - Ageeda Paavel, Estonian freedom fighter
• 1933 - Bobby Helms, American pop singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konstantinos Stephanopoulos ( Κωνσταντίνος Στεφανόπουλος) (born August 15, 1926) is a Greek Politician Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicolas Jack Roeg, BSC (born August 15, 1928 in London) is an English Cinematographer and Film director. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ageeda Paavel (sometimes cited as Ageeda-Andrea Paavel) (born August 15 1930) is an Estonian patriot who on the night of May 8 Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bobby Helms (born Robert Lee Helms 15 August 1933 – 19 June 1997) was an American Singer who enjoyed his peak success 1997)
• 1933 - Jim Lange, American game show host
• 1934 - Bobby Byrd, American soul/funk singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Jim Lange (b August 15 1933, Saint Paul Minnesota) is a former American Game show host and Disc jockey. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Working on article Bobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd ( August 15 1934 &ndash September 12 2007) was an African American 2007)
• 1934 - Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nino Ferrer (born Nino Agostino Arturo Maria Ferrari in Genoa, Italy, August 15, 1934, died in Quercy Blanc Saint-Cyprien Lot 1998)
• 1935 - Jim Dale, English actor
• 1935 - Vernon Jordan Jr., American presidential advisor
• 1935 - Lionel Taylor, American football player
• 1938 - Maxine Waters, American politician
• 1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer
• 1940 - Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist
• 1940 - Rita Shane, American soprano
• 1942 - Larry Hartsell, American martial arts instructor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Dale MBE (born James Smith on 15 August 1935 is an English Actor and Singer - Songwriter, best known for his roles Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr (born August 15, 1935) is a Lawyer and business executive in the United States. Lionel Thomas Taylor (born August 15, 1935, in Kansas City Missouri) was an American football Wide receiver who led the American Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maxine Waters (born Maxine Moore Carr on August 15 1938) has served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives Janusz Andrzej Zajdel ( August 15, 1938 in Warsaw &ndash July 19, 1985 in Warsaw was a prominent Polish science fiction Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gudrun Ensslin (ˈguːdʁuːn ˈɛnsliːn 15 August 1940 – 18 October 1977) was a founder of the German terrorist group Rita Shane (born in New York, on August 15, 1940) is an internationally-known Dramatic coloratura soprano. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Hartsell ( August 15, 1942 &ndash August 20, 2007) was a Martial arts teacher and author most well known for his involvement 2007)
• 1943 - María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician
• 1944 - Linda Ellerbee, American journalist
• 1944 - Tom Murphy, American politician
• 1944 - Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1944 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian pop singer
• 1945 - Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, Indian guru
• 1945 - Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician
• 1945 - Gene Upshaw, American NFL executive
• 1946 - Tony Robinson, English actor and television presenter
• 1946 - Jimmy Webb, American musician and composer
• 1947 - Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress
• 1947 - Jenny Hanley, British TV presenter
• 1948 - Uschi Digard, American pornographic actress and model
• 1948 - Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer
• 1948 - George Ryton, British engineer
• 1949 - Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor
• 1950 - Tommy Aldridge, American musician
• 1950 - The Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
• 1950 - Tom Kelly, American baseball manager
• 1951 - Daba Diawara, Malian politician
• 1951 - Bobby Caldwell, American singer and musician
• 1954 - Mary Jo Salter, American poet
• 1956 - Lorraine Desmarais, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
• 1957 - Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
• 1958 - Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist
• 1958 - Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player/coach
• 1958 - Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
• 1961 - Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush
• 1962 - Tom Colicchio, American chef
• 1963 - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director
• 1964 - Melinda French Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
• 1964 - Debi Mazar, American actress
• 1965 - Rob Thomas, American writer
• 1966 - Scott Brosius, American baseball player
• 1966 - Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
• 1967 - Peter Hermann American actor
• 1968 - Debra Messing, American actress
• 1969 - Kevin Cheng, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 1970 - Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor
• 1970 - Maddie Corman, American actress
• 1970 - Ben Silverman, American TV executive
• 1972 - Ben Affleck, American actor
• 1972 - Chris Morrissey, American film director/actor
• 1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
• 1975 - Kara Wolters, American basketball player
• 1975 - Bertrand Berry, American football player
• 1976 - Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch football player
• 1977 - Nicole Paggi, American actress
• 1977 - Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
• 1977 - Martin Biron, professional ice hockey goaltender
• 1978 - Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot)
• 1978 - Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
• 1978 - Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1979 - Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
• 1980 - Nathalie Press, English actress
• 1981 - Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
• 1981 - Oliver Perez, American baseball player
• 1981 - Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
• 1982 - Casey Burgener, American weightlifter]]
• 1989 - Belinda, Mexican singer

• 1989 - Tiffanie Anderson, American singer, dancer

Deaths

• 423 - Flavius Honorius, Western Roman Emperor (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui (born August 15, 1943 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress and politician affiliated to the Party Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Linda Ellerbee (born Linda Jane Smith, on August 15, 1944 in Bryan Texas) is a journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News Tom Murphy (born August 15, 1944) is a Democratic Politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dimitris Sioufas (Δημήτρης Σιούφας (born August 15, 1944) is a Greek Lawyer and New Democracy politician Sylvie Vartan (born on August 15[[ 944]] near Sofia, Bulgaria) is a French pop singer Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Khaleda Zia ( খালেদা জিয়া (born 15 August 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 the first woman ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr (aka Uptown Gene ( August 15, 1945 – August 20, 2008) was an American football player for the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Tony Robinson (born 15 August 1946 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Actor, broadcaster and Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter From his initial success with " Up Up and Away," " By the Time I Get to Phoenix," " Wichita Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raakhee Gulzar ( Hindi:राखी गुलजार (born August 15, 1947 in India) also known as Raakhee or Rakhi Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) is an English actress the daughter of Dinah Sheridan Uschi Digard (born August 15, 1948 in the near Stockholm town of Saltsjö-Duvnäs in Sweden and raised in Scandinavia Patsy Gallant (born August 15, 1948 in Campbellton New Brunswick) is a Canadian pop singer and Musical theatre actress George Ryton (born August 15 1948 in Singapore) is a British Engineer best known for his involvement in Formula One. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Deacon CBE (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tommy Aldridge (born on August 15, 1950, in Pearl, Mississippi) is a veteran heavy metal and Hard rock drummer who Jay Thomas Kelly (born August 15, 1950 in Graceville Minnesota) also referred to as TK, is the former manager of the Minnesota Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Daba Diawara (born August 15, 1951) is a Malian Politician. Daba Diawara was born in Bamako, Daba Diawara has worked as an Bobby Caldwell (born August 15, 1951 in New York New York) is an American Singer, Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Mary Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorraine Desmarais (born August 15, 1956 in Montreal) is a French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Željko Ivanek ( born August 15, 1957) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television, Film Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Anatolievich Shenderovich ( Russian: Виктор Анатольевич Шендерович) (born August 15, 1958 in Moscow Craig "MacT" MacTavish (born August 15, 1958 in London, Ontario) is the head coach of the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. Rondell Sheridan (born August 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Comedian and Actor, best known for his current Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward W Gillespie is an American Republican Lobbyist, and current White House counsel to George W See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Patrick "Tom" Colicchio (b August 15, 1962 in Elizabeth New Jersey) is a noted American Chef. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alejandro González Iñárritu (i'ɲaritu born August 15, 1963, to Hector González Gama and Luz María Iñárritu in Mexico City, is an Academy Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is the co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Deborah "Debi" Mazar (born August 15 1964 is an American actress, perhaps best known for her trademark Jersey Girl -type appearances and as edgy Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the writer Rob Thomas For other people with this name see Rob Thomas (disambiguation. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966 in Hillsboro Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman for the Oakland Shirley Kwan, Kwan Suk’E, or Kwan Suk Yee is an idiosyncratic Hong Kong Cantopop singer best known for her unique vocal and progressive music Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Peter Hermann (born 15 August 1967) is an American actor and writer Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15 1968 is an American Actress. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Cheng (born August 15, 1969) also known as Ka-Wing, is a Hong Kong singer and television actor Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Alvin Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American Comedian and Actor. Maddie Corman (born August 15, 1970) is an American television and film actress Benjamin Silverman (b August 15 1970, Pittsfield Massachusetts) is the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Chris Morrissey (b August 15, 1972 in Hollywood California, U Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Natasha T Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian Fashion model turned actress. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kara Wolters (born August 15, 1975 in Holliston Massachusetts) was an American collegiate and professional Basketball player Bertrand Demond Berry (born August 15, 1975 in Houston Texas) is an American football Defensive end who currently plays for the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Nicole Paggi (born August 15, 1977 in Travis County, Texas) is an American actress best known for playing as the character Sydney Igor Cassina (born August 15, 1977 in Seregno, Province of Milan) is an Italian gymnast who won gold in the men's horizontal bar at Martin Gaston Biron (born August 15, 1977) is a Canadian Professional Ice hockey Goaltender who currently plays for the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Timothy David Foreman (born August 15, 1978) is the bassist for the band Switchfoot. Switchfoot is an American Alternative rock band from San Diego, California. Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (Лилия Александровна Подкопаева Лілія Олександрівна Подкопаєва alternative transliteration Stavros Tziortziopoulos born August 15 1978 in Athens is a Greek football defender currently playing for AC Omonia Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Carl Michael Edwards II (born August 15, 1979) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Natalie Press (born 15 August 1980, London UK is an acclaimed English actress, perhaps best known for her award-winning performance in the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Brendan Joseph Hansen (born August 15 1981 in Havertown Pennsylvania) is an American Swimmer who specializes in the Breaststroke. Óliver Pérez Martinez (born August 15, 1981, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Song Ji-hyo (born Cheon Seong-im, August 15, 1981) is a South Korean TV and film Actress. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Casey Burgener (born August 15 1982) is a weightlifter for the United States. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Belinda Peregrín Schüll is an award-winning two-time Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop/rock singer/songwriter and Actress. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Tiffanie Adair Anderson (born August 15, 1989 in Los Angeles California) is an African American Singer and Dancer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events By Place Western Roman Empire On the death of Honorius, Joannes, a primicerius notariorum Flavius Honorius ( September 9, 384 &ndash August 15, 423) was Roman Emperor (393- 395 and then Western Roman Emperor 384)
• 778 - Roland, Frankish commander
• 1038 - King Stephen I of Hungary
• 1040 - King Duncan I of Scotland
• 1057 - King Macbeth of Scotland
• 1118 - Alexius I Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (b. Events By Place Roman Empire The Forum of Theodosius I is built in Constantinople. Events By Place Europe August 15 — Battle of Roncevaux Pass (Roncesvalles Charlemagne 's army suffers a terrible Roland ( Italian: Orlando or Rolando, Frankish: Hruodland, Dutch: Roeland, Spanish: Roldán Saint Stephen I ( Hungarian: I (Szent István) (967/969/975 Esztergom, Hungary – August 15, 1038, Esztergom-Szentkirály Donnchad mac Crínáin ( Modern Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain) anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" Mac Bethad mac Findlaích ( Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh) anglicised as Macbeth, and nicknamed Rí Deircc, "the Red King" Alexios I Komnenos, or Comnenus (Greek Αλέξιος Α' Κομνηνός (1048 &ndash August 15, 1118) Byzantine emperor (1081&ndash1118 This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 1048)
• 1196 - Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. Conrad II, German: Konrad II von Hohenstaufen (February/March 1173 – August 15 1196) was Duke of Swabia from 1191 to 1173)
• 1274 - Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (b. Robert de Sorbon ( October 9, 1201 &ndash August 15, 1274) was a French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne 1201)
• 1369 - Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England
• 1528 - Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, French military leader (b. Philippa of Hainault ( June 24 1311 &ndash August 15 1369) was the Queen consort of Edward III of England. A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. Odet de Foix Vicomte de Lautrec (1485 &ndash August 15, 1528) was a French military leader 1485)
• 1552 - Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. Hermann of Wied ( January 14, 1477 - August 15, 1552) was elector and Archbishop of Cologne. 1477)
• 1621 - John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. John Barclay ( January 28, 1582 &mdash August 15, 1621) was a Scottish Satirist and Neo-Latin Poet 1582)
• 1666 - Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German Jesuit missionary (b. Johann Adam Schall von Bell (湯若望 ( 1591 - 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit Missionary to China 1591)
• 1714 - Constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a See also Brâncovenesc architecture Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654 &ndash August 15 1714) was Prince of Wallachia 1654)
• 1728 - Marin Marais, French composer and viol player (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marin Marais ( 31 May 1656, Paris &ndash 15 August 1728, Paris was a French Composer and Viol player 1656)
• 1758 - Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Bouguer ( February 16, 1698 &ndash August 15, 1758) was a French Mathematician and astronomer 1698)
• 1799 - Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giuseppe Parini ( May 23, 1729 August 15, 1799) was an Italian enlighted Satirist and Poet of 1729)
• 1852 - Johan Gadolin, Finnish scientist (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1760)
• 1880 - Adelaide Neilson, English Actress (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lilian Adelaide Neilson ( 3 March 1848 - 15 August 1880) born Elizabeth Ann Brown, was an English stage actress 1848)
• 1907 - Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Joachim (June 28 1831 &ndash August 15 1907 (ˈjoʊɑːxɪːm was a Hungarian Violinist, conductor, Composer and teacher 1831)
• 1909 - Euclides da Cunha, Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Euclides (archaic spelling Euclydes) da Cunha ( January 20, 1866 &mdash August 15, 1909) was a Brazilian 1866)
• 1917 - Thomas J. Higgins, decorated Union Army soldier (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thomas J Higgins ( June 8, 1831 &ndash August 15, 1917) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who was 1831)
• 1925 - Konrad Mägi, Estonian artist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konrad Mägi ( November 1, 1878 – August 15, 1925) was an Estonian landscape painter. 1878)
• 1935 - Wiley Post, American pilot (airplane crash) (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wiley Hardeman Post ( November 22, 1898 &ndash August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world 1898)
• 1935 - Will Rogers, American humorist and actor (airplane crash) (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. 1879)
• 1936 - Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grazia Deledda ( September 27, 1871 — August 15, 1936) was an Italian Writer whose works won her a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1871)
• 1945 - Korechika Anami, Japanese War Minister (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, and was War Minister at the Surrender of Japan. The, more popularly known as the Ministry of War of Japan was the Cabinet -level ministry from 1872-1945 in charge with administration of the Imperial Japanese Army 1887)
• 1951 - Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Artur Schnabel ( April 17, 1882 &ndash August 15, 1951) was an Austrian classical Pianist, who also composed 1882)
• 1953 - Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ludwig Prandtl ( 4 February 1875 &ndash 15 August 1953) was a German Physicist. 1875)
• 1959 - Blind Willie McTell, American singer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Samuel McTell, better known as Blind Willie McTell ( May 5, 1898 (sometimes reported as 1901 or even 1903 – August 19, 1959 1901)
• 1962 - Lei Feng, Chinese revolutionary (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lei Feng ( ( December 18, 1940 - August 15, 1962) was a soldier of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic 1940)
• 1967 - René Magritte, Belgian painter (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. René François Ghislain Magritte ( 21 November 1898 - 15 August 1967) was a Belgian Surrealist artist 1898)
• 1971 - Paul Lukas, Hungarian-born actor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Paul Lukas ( May 26, 1895 - August 15, 1971) was a Hungarian Academy Award and Golden Globe -winning 1887)
• 1975 - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান ''Shekh Mujibur Rôhman'' The President is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament 1920)
• 1975 - Clay Shaw, alleged John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracist & businessman (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar This is an article about the New Orleans businessman See E Clay Shaw Jr John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of 1913)
• 1982 - Hugo Theorell, Swedish scientist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell ( July 6, 1903 &ndash August 15, 1982) was a Swedish scientist and Nobel Prize laureate The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1903)
• 1990 - Viktor Tsoi, Russian musician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Viktor Robertovich Tsoi ( Russian: Виктор Робертович Цой ( June 21, 1962 – August 15, 1990) was a famous 1962)
• 1995 - John Cameron Swayze, American journalist (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 John Cameron Swayze ( April 4, 1906 – August 15, 1995) was a popular news commentator and Game show panelist in the 1906)
• 1999 - Sir Hugh Casson, British architect and artist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson, KCVO, RA, RDI, ( 23 May 1910 – 15 August 1999) was a British Architect 1910)
• 2001 - Richard Chelimo, Kenyan athlete (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Richard Chelimo ( February 24 1972 &ndash August 15 2001) was a Kenyan athlete, and a former world and 1972)
• 2003 - Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish songwriter and singer (heart attack) (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gösta Erik Sundqvist ( May 17 1957 – August 15 2003) was a famous Finnish musician and radio personality 1957)
• 2004 - Semiha Berksoy, first Turkish opera singer (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Semiha Berksoy (1910 &ndash August 15, 2004) was one of the first Turkish Opera singers the Prima donna of the Turkish opera a 1910)
• 2004 - Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sune Karl Bergström (born January 10, 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden; died August 15, 2004) was a Swedish Biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1916)
• 2004 - Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Amarsinh Chaudhary ( July 31, 1941, Surat, Gujarat, India – August 15, 2004 1941)
• 2006 - Te Atairangi Kaahu, Māori queen (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Te Atairangikaahu ONZ, DBE ( 23 July 1931 &ndash 15 August 2006) was the Māori queen for 40 years the 1931)
• 2007 - John Gofman, American Manhattan Project scientist and advocate (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John William Gofman MD PhD ( September 21, 1918 - August 15, 2007) was an American scientist and advocate The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb 1918)
• 2007 - Geoffrey Orbell, New Zealand bush walker (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Geoffrey Orbell ( October 7, 1908 &ndash August 15, 2007) was a doctor and keen tramper/bush walker best known for the rediscovery of the 1908)

Holidays and observances

• VJ Day / VP Day
• India – Independence Day (from the United Kingdom, 1947). Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Victory over Japan Day ( V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of Victory over Japan Day ( V-J Day, also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which the Surrender of India has three National days ref> National Portal of India: Know India: AT A GLANCE out of the many public holidays. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Egypt – Flooding of the Nile Day. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Flooding of the Nile is an important cycle in Egypt. It is celebrated by Egyptians as an annual holiday for Two weeks starting
• Italy, Ferragosto, remembrance of an ancient Roman holiday in honor of Augustus (Feriae Augusti). Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Ferragosto is an Italian holiday celebrated on August 15. Originally it was related to a celebration of the middle of the summer and the end of the hard labour in the fields Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was
• Korea – Gwangbokjeol (Liberation Day). Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Gwangbokjeol is one of the Public holidays in South Korea. It commemorates liberation from Japan and the subsequent creation of the Korean government three
• Tuva – Naadym. Tyva Republic (Респу́блика Тыва́ Respublika Tyva, rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva Тыва Республика Tyva Respublika) or Tuva Naadam (Наадам Classical Mongolian: Naɤadum games) is a traditional type of festival in Mongolia.
• Costa Rica– Mother's Day. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world
• Eastern Orthodoxy – Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the commemoration of the death of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Aug 14 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug 16 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on August 28 by Old calendarists The Dormition of the Theotokos ( Greek: Koimesis) is a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Theotokos (Θεοτόκος translit Theotókos) is a title of Mary the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox,
• Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Holy Day of Obligation. This article is about the theological concept For the works of art with this title see Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Art and Roman Catholic Marian art. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) In the Catholic Church, Holy Days of Obligation or Holidays of Obligation, less commonly called Feasts of Precept, are the days on which as canon 1247 Public Holiday in: Austria, Belgium, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, East Timor, France, Greece, Guatemala, India, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovenia and Spain. Culture on the territory of what is today Austria can be traced back to around 1050 B In Belgium there are twelve official public holidays. Two of them always fall on a Sunday Benin (bə'nɪn officially the Republic of Benin, and also known as Benin Republic, is a country in Western Africa. Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda This is a list of Holidays in Cameroon Movable holidays The following holidays are public holidays but the date on This is a list of national holidays in Chile. Most holidays in Chile are Christian holidays Holidays in Croatia Date Holidays in Cyprus: 1 January - New Year's Day 6 January - Epiphany Variable - Public Holidays in France are Holidays in Greece: India, being a multicultural and multireligious society celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions Holidays in Italy: List of official holidays in Lithuania: Malta is the country with the most Holidays in the European Union. The culture of Mauritius involves the blending of several cultures from Mauritius's history as well as individual culture arising indigenously Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951 (Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 o dniach wolnych od pracy — Public Holidays in Portugal: There are two kinds of Holidays in Slovenia - national holidays and work-free days Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious ( Roman Catholic) national and regional observances
• RC Saints

• Saint Arnulph, bishop of Soissons
• St. Arnoul
• Saint Tarcisius
• Stanislaus Kostka

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• BBC: On This Day
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• On This Day in Canada