Page 7: Historical Events In August - 15

1969  Woodstock music festival.   

1969  Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97   

1970  Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66.   

1971  Bahrain gains independence from Britain.   

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

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

1971  Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76.   

1972  Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89   

1973  Black September results in the deaths of 3 wounds 55 Athens   

1974  South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination   

1974  Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82   

1975  Mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53.   

1976  Jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84.   

1978  Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80.   

1979  Hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2069 people   

1982  Patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60   

1983  Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42.   

1985  Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68.   

1986  Pres Reagan decides to support a replacement for the Challenger   

1988  Barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82.   

1989  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies.   

1990  Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66.   

1991  750000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park   

1991  Marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74.   

1992  Evelyn Wesler Zemel, US author (American Glass Animals), dies.   

1993  Robert W Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93.   

1994  Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80.   

1995  Erbie Bowser, pianist, dies at 77   

1996  Agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86   

2000  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 1500, and causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean   

2007  India marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire   

2007  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.   

2013  20 people are killed and 200 are injured in an explosion in Beirut.   

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1171  On August - 15 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  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

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  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

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  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.   

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.