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| '''Events:''' | '''Events:''' | ||
| *] - King ] is killed by ] at the ] | |||
| *] - ] founded | *] - ] founded | ||
| ⚫ | *] - ] makes the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb" |
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| *] - ] founded | |||
| *] - '']'' sets sail from ] | |||
| ⚫ | *] - ] makes the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb" | ||
| *] - ] opens to traffic | |||
| *] - Allied forces land in southern ] (Operation Anvil) | *] - Allied forces land in southern ] (Operation Anvil) | ||
| *] - ] is liberated after ] accepts the Allied terms of surrender in ] | *] - ] is liberated after ] accepts the Allied terms of surrender in ] | ||
| *] - ] and ] become independent of Britain | *] - ] and ] become independent of Britain | ||
| *] - ] established south of 38th Parallel |
*] - ] established south of 38th Parallel | ||
| *] - ] (]) declares its independence from ] | |||
| *] - First day of ] Music and Art Festival | *] - First day of ] Music and Art Festival | ||
| *] - President ] ends convertibility of U.S. ] into gold | *] - President ] ends convertibility of U.S. ] into gold | ||
| *] - The ] bombing of ] ends | *] - The ] bombing of ] ends | ||
| *] - Military coup in ] | *] - Military coup in ] | ||
| *] - ], the ] known as "Carlos", is captured | |||
| '''Births:''' | '''Births:''' | ||
| *] - King ] | |||
| *] - ], general and politician | |||
| *] - ], |
*] - ], general and politician (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], writer (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ], author (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ] (Edith Nesbit), author (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ], actress (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ], novelist (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ] | *] - ] | ||
| *] - ], inventor of the ] | *] - ], inventor of the ] | ||
| *] - ], cook, writer | *] - ], cook, writer | ||
| *] - ], |
*] - Dame ], actress | ||
| *] - ], actor (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ], actress | |||
| *] - ], screenwriter (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ], ] ] pianist | |||
| *] - ], actor | |||
| *] - ], director | |||
| *] - ], ] host | |||
| *] - ], ] advisor | |||
| *] - ], journalist | |||
| *] - ], musician, composer | |||
| *] - ] (Princess Anne) | |||
| *] - ], actor | |||
| *] - ], actress | |||
| '''Deaths:''' | '''Deaths:''' | ||
| *] - ], ] | |||
| *] - ], humorist, actor | |||
| *] - ], ] singer | *] - ], ] singer | ||
| *] - ], |
*] - ], ] winning actor | ||
| *] - ], ] ] investigator | |||
| *] - ], president of ] | |||
| *] - ], journalist | |||
| '''Holidays and observances:''' | '''Holidays and observances:''' | ||
| *Catholicism - Feast day of assumption of Virgin Mary, |
*Catholicism - Feast day of assumption of ], holy day in ] and ]. | ||
| *] - "Ferragosto" | *] - "Ferragosto" | ||
| *] - Liberation Day | *] - Liberation Day | ||
Revision as of 13:04, 15 August 2002
August 15th is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining.
Events:
- 1057 - King Macbeth I of Scotland is killed by Malcolm Canmore at the Battle of Lumphanan
- 1519 - Panama City, Panama founded
- 1535 - Asuncion, Paraguay founded
- 1620 - Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England
- 1877 - Thomas Edison makes the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
- 1914 - Panama Canal opens to traffic
- 1944 - Allied forces land in southern France (Operation Anvil)
- 1945 - Korea is liberated after Japan accepts the Allied terms of surrender in World War II
- 1947 - India and Pakistan become independent of Britain
- 1948 - Republic of Korea established south of 38th Parallel
- 1960 - Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) declares its independence from France
- 1969 - First day of Woodstock Music and Art Festival
- 1971 - President Richard Nixon ends convertibility of U.S. dollar into gold
- 1973 - The United States bombing of Cambodia ends
- 1975 - Military coup in Bangladesh
- 1994 - Illich Ramirez Sanchez, the terrorist known as "Carlos", is captured
Births:
- 1057 - King Macbeth I of Scotland
- 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, general and politician (+ 1821)
- 1771 - Sir Walter Scott, writer (+ 1832)
- 1785 - Thomas De Quincey, author (+ 1859)
- 1858 - E. Nesbit (Edith Nesbit), author (+ 1924)
- 1879 - Ethel Barrymore, actress (+ 1959)
- 1887 - Edna Ferber, novelist (+ 1968)
- 1888 - Lawrence of Arabia
- 1896 - Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin
- 1912 - Julia Child, cook, writer
- 1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller, actress
- 1919 - Huntz Hall, actor (+ 1999)
- 1923 - Rose Marie, actress
- 1924 - Robert Bolt, screenwriter (+ 1995)
- 1925 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist
- 1925 - Mike Connors, actor
- 1928 - Nicolas Roeg, director
- 1933 - Jim Lange, game show host
- 1935 - Vernon Jordan Jr., Presidential advisor
- 1944 - Linda Ellerbee, journalist
- 1946 - Jimmy Webb, musician, composer
- 1950 - Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor (Princess Anne)
- 1972 - Ben Affleck, actor
- 1974 - Natasha Henstridge, actress
Deaths:
- 1935 - Wiley Post, pilot
- 1935 - Will Rogers, humorist, actor
- 1959 - Blind Willie McTell, blues singer
- 1971 - Paul Lukas, Academy Award winning actor
- 1975 - Clay Shaw, John F. Kennedy assassination investigator
- 1975 - Sheikh Mujib, president of Bangladesh
- 1995 - John Cameron Swayze, journalist
Holidays and observances:
- Catholicism - Feast day of assumption of Virgin Mary, holy day in Spain and Italy.
- Italy - "Ferragosto"
- Korea - Liberation Day
- India - Independence Day
August 14 - August 16 - July 15 - September 15 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December