Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In August - 15
Friday, 31 October 2025
1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm) on August - 15. 
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 August - 15 karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66
1971 Bahrain gains independence from Britain on this day in history.
1971 Hurricane Beth drops 296 mm of rain on Halifax and washes out highways and bridges in Nova Scotia on August - 15.
1971 Pres Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents on August - 15.
1971 Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76 on August - 15.
1972 On August - 15 alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89
1973 On August - 15 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 On August - 15 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 August - 15.
1979 Hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people on August - 15.
1982 On this day in history patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60
1983 Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42 on August - 15.
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 this day in history 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 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 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 this day in history shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80
1995 Erbie Bowser, pianist, dies at 77 on August - 15.
1996 On this day in history 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 on August - 15.
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 On August - 15 india marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire.
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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