Historical Events In August - 15

1969  On August - 15 woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)  

1969  Woodstock music festival on this day in history.  

1969  Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97 on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66  

1971  On this day in history bahrain gains independence from Britain  

1971  Hurricane Beth drops 296 mm of rain on Halifax and washes out highways and bridges in Nova Scotia on this day in history.  

1971  Pres Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents on August - 15.  

1971  On August - 15 paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76  

1972  On August - 15 alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89  

1973  On this day in history black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens  

1974  South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination on this day in history.  

1974  Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1975  Mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53 on this day in history.  

1976  On August - 15 jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84  

1978  Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80 on August - 15.  

1979  Hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people on this day in history.  

1982  Patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1983  Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1985  Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68 on August - 15.  

1986  On this day in history pres Reagan decides to support a replacement for the Challenger  

1988  On this day in history barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82  

1989  On August - 15 f de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies  

1990  On August - 15 nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66  

1991  750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park on this day in history.  

1991  On August - 15 marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74  

1992  On August - 15 evelyn Wesler Zemel, US author (American Glass Animals), dies  

1993  On August - 15 robert W Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93  

1994  Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80 on this day in history.  

1995  On this day in history erbie Bowser, pianist, dies at 77  

1996  On this day in history agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86  

2000  On August - 15 a group of 100 separated family members from North Korea arrive in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they have not seen for half a century.  

2007  An 8.0 earthquake strikes Peru, killing 512 people, injuring more than 1,500, and causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean on August - 15.  

2007  India marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire on August - 15.  

2007  On this day in history nBA referee Tim Donaghy surrenders to police and pleads guilty to charges brought up by the FBI investigation that he placed bets on games that he refereed.  

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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 this day in history.  

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.  

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.  

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.  

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on August - 15.  

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.  

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.  

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.  

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.  

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.  

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.  

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 August - 15.