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Page 6: Historical Events In August - 15

Thursday, 16 October 2025

1943  Allies land on Kiska Aleutians on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  On this day in history allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  On August - 15 anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1944  On August - 15 allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  South Korea liberated from Japanese rule on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  US wartime rationing of gasoline and fuel oil ends on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  On August - 15 a riot ensued in SF while the city was celebrating the end of WW II  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On August - 15 india becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On August - 15 india gains independence from Britain  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  On this day in history india declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On August - 15 korea proclaims itself a republic  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On this day in history republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On this day in history 3rd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  On this day in history wOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On this day in history 8.6 quake kills over 1,000 in Assam, India  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On this day in history 8.6 earthquake in India kills 20,000 to 30,000  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On August - 15 artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1952  On this day in history 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1953  Inmates riot at Kingston Penitentiary; burn three buildings; do $2 million damage on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1956  On August - 15 constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1957  David Simons reaches 30,942 m in Man High 2 balloon on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1957  USAF Capt Joe B Jordan reaches 31,513 m in F-104 jet fighter on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1958  On this day in history william L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On this day in history congo (Brazzaville) gains independence from France (Natl Day)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  On August - 15 uFO is sighted by 3 California patrolmen  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1962  On August - 15 shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1963  John Powell, composer, dies at 80 on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1964  On this day in history race riot in Dixmoor (Chicago suburb) Ill  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1965  US National Guard called out to deal with race riots in Los Angeles on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1966  Gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64 on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1967  England's Marine Offense Bill making pirate radio stations a crime goes into effect, pirate station Radio 355 closes down on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1967  René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1968  On this day in history pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1968  Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84 on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1688  On this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 15

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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