Historical Events In August - 15

1943  On this day in history allies land on Kiska Aleutians  

1944  Allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured on August - 15.  

1944  On this day in history anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany.  

1944  On this day in history allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed  

1945  South Korea liberated from Japanese rule on this day in history.  

1945  US wartime rationing of gasoline and fuel oil ends on this day in history.  

1945  A riot ensued in SF while the city was celebrating the end of WW II on this day in history.  

1947  India becomes independent, Islamic part becomes Pakistan on this day in history.  

1947  On August - 15 india gains independence from Britain  

1947  India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan on August - 15.  

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1948  On August - 15 korea proclaims itself a republic  

1948  Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) on this day in history.  

1948  3rd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias on August - 15.  

1949  WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.  

1950  8.6 quake kills over 1,000 in Assam, India on August - 15.  

1950  8.6 earthquake in India kills 20,000 to 30,000 on August - 15.  

1951  Artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1952  On August - 15 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34  

1953  Inmates riot at Kingston Penitentiary; burn three buildings; do $2 million damage on this day in history.  

1956  Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83 on August - 15.  

1957  On this day in history david Simons reaches 30,942 m in Man High 2 balloon  

1957  USAF Capt Joe B Jordan reaches 31,513 m in F-104 jet fighter on August - 15.  

1958  On August - 15 william L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65  

1960  Congo (Brazzaville) gains independence from France (Natl Day) on August - 15.  

1960  On this day in history uFO is sighted by 3 California patrolmen  

1962  Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history john Powell, composer, dies at 80  

1964  On this day in history race riot in Dixmoor (Chicago suburb) Ill  

1965  On this day in history uS National Guard called out to deal with race riots in Los Angeles  

1966  Gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64 on August - 15.  

1967  On August - 15 england's Marine Offense Bill making pirate radio stations a crime goes into effect, pirate station Radio 355 closes down  

1967  René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68 on August - 15.  

1968  Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting on this day in history.  

1968  On August - 15 edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84  

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1171  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)  

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.  

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.  

1575  On August - 15 birth of bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)  

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)  

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate  

1688  On this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)  

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.  

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered  

0423  On August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies  

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander  

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies  

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.  

1057  On this day in history death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan  

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.  

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.