Historical Events In August - 15

1969  On this day in history woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)  

1969  Woodstock music festival on August - 15.  

1969  On August - 15 stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97  

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

1971  Bahrain gains independence from Britain on August - 15.  

1971  On August - 15 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 on this day in history.  

1971  Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76 on this day in history.  

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

1973  Black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens on August - 15.  

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1974  On this day in history south Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination  

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

1975  On this day in history mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53  

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

1978  Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 August - 15.  

1983  On this day in history anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42  

1985  On this day in history richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68  

1986  Pres Reagan decides to support a replacement for the Challenger on this day in history.  

1988  On August - 15 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 this day in history nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66  

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

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

1992  On this day in history evelyn Wesler Zemel, US author (American Glass Animals), dies  

1993  Robert W Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93 on August - 15.  

1994  On August - 15 shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80  

1995  Erbie Bowser, pianist, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1996  Agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

2007  India marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire on this day in history.  

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 August - 15.  

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)  

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

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on August - 15.  

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.  

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

0778  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander  

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

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 this day in history.  

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies  

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.