On this day in History - Aug 15
0778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed
0778 - Roland dies. Frankish commander
0927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto
1001 - Duncan I of Scotland was born
1057 - King MacBeth of Scotland is killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III.
1057 - King Macbeth I of Scotland dies.
1118 - Alexius I Comnenus, dies (b. 1048).Byzantine emperor
1171 - Alfonso IX of Leon was born.
0778 - Roland dies. Frankish commander
0927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto
1001 - Duncan I of Scotland was born
1057 - King MacBeth of Scotland is killed during the Battle of Lumphanan by the forces of King Malcolm III.
1057 - King Macbeth I of Scotland dies.
1118 - Alexius I Comnenus, dies (b. 1048).Byzantine emperor
1171 - Alfonso IX of Leon was born.
1195 - Nascimento de Santo António de Lisboa, ou de Pádua, tendo-lhe sido dado o nome de Fernando de Bulhões.
1248 - Foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral laid
1250 - Matteo Visconti I was born (d. 24 Jun 1322). Italian head of the Milanese Visconti dynasty.
1274 - Robert de Sorbon dies (b. 1201). French theologian.
1309 - The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquartes on the island, and rename themselves as the Knights of Rhodes.
1369 - Philippa of Hainault dies. Queen of Edward III of England
1274 - Robert de Sorbon dies (b. 1201). French theologian.
1309 - The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquartes on the island, and rename themselves as the Knights of Rhodes.
1369 - Philippa of Hainault dies. Queen of Edward III of England
1498 - Fundação da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, por D. Leonor, rainha viúva de D. João II, enquanto regente de Portugal, na ausência de D. Manuel.
1517 - Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernao Pires de Andrade met Chinese officials at Pearl River estuary.
1519 - Panama City, Panama founded by Pedro Arias de Avila
1517 - Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernao Pires de Andrade met Chinese officials at Pearl River estuary.
1519 - Panama City, Panama founded by Pedro Arias de Avila
1535 - Asuncion, Paraguay founded
1540 - Arequipa, Peru founded
1549 - Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549).
1620 - The Mayflower pulled out of Southampton, England.
1540 - Arequipa, Peru founded
1549 - Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: July 22, 1549).
1620 - The Mayflower pulled out of Southampton, England.
1703 - O português José da Gama Machado assume o governo de Macau
1728 - Marin Marais dies (b. 1656). French composer and viol player.
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte was born (d. 1821). French general, politician and emperor of France.
1728 - Marin Marais dies (b. 1656). French composer and viol player.
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte was born (d. 1821). French general, politician and emperor of France.
1771 - Walter Scott was born (d. 1832). Scottish novelist, poet, historian and biographer
1785 - Thomas De Quincey was born (d. 1859). English author.
1799 - Giuseppe Parini dies. Italian poet.
1803 - James Douglas was born in Guyana (d. 2 Aug 1877). Canadian fur trader and colonial governor .
1785 - Thomas De Quincey was born (d. 1859). English author.
1799 - Giuseppe Parini dies. Italian poet.
1803 - James Douglas was born in Guyana (d. 2 Aug 1877). Canadian fur trader and colonial governor .
1824 - Freed American slaves form Liberia.
1825 - Nascimento de Bernardo Guimarães, em Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais (m. 10 Mar 1884). Magistrado, jornalista, professor, romancista, poeta. Membro da Academia Brasileira de Letras. ( A Escrava Isaura)
1834 - Abertura das primeiras Cortes, de acordo com a Carta Constitucional, após o fim da Guerra Civil. As sessões decorreram no Convento de S. Bento da Saúde, que passou a denominar-se Palácio das Cortes. É a 1.ª Legislatura do Regime Constitucional.
1843 - The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
1843 - Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opened in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1843 - The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.
1843 - Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opened in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1848 - Nascimento de António Enes. Escritor, político e diplomata português.
1855 -Walter Hines Page was born (d. 1918). Ameerican journalist, publisher, author and diplomat.
1858 - E. Nesbit was born (d. 1924). Author.
1863 - The Satsuma war begins between the Satsuma clan and Great Britain (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
1855 -Walter Hines Page was born (d. 1918). Ameerican journalist, publisher, author and diplomat.
1858 - E. Nesbit was born (d. 1924). Author.
1863 - The Satsuma war begins between the Satsuma clan and Great Britain (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
1869 - Cirilo Antonio Rivarola Acosta assume a presidência do Paraguai.
1872 - Sri Aurobindo was born (d. 1950). Writer, nationalist, philosopher, and guru.
1877 - Thomas Edison made the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
1879 - Ethel Barrymore was born (d. 18 Jun 1959). Actress. She was considered the "first lady" of the American theatre.
1887 - Edna Ferber was born (d. 16 Apr 1968). American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright
1883 - Ivan Meštrović was born (d. 1962). Croatian sculptor.
1872 - Sri Aurobindo was born (d. 1950). Writer, nationalist, philosopher, and guru.
1877 - Thomas Edison made the first-ever recording - "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
1879 - Ethel Barrymore was born (d. 18 Jun 1959). Actress. She was considered the "first lady" of the American theatre.
1887 - Edna Ferber was born (d. 16 Apr 1968). American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright
1883 - Ivan Meštrović was born (d. 1962). Croatian sculptor.
1886 - Nasce, em Lisboa, Antonio Silva (m. 3 Mar 1971). Grande actor português. ( O Costa do Castelo, A Menina da Rádio, A Vizinha do Lado, O leão da Estrela, O Grande Elias, O Noivo das Caldas, As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor, etc)
1888 - Término do mandato de Gregorio Pacheco na presidência da Bolívia e início do mandato de Aniceto Arce Ruiz na Presidência.
1890 - Jacques Ibert was born (d. 1962). French composer.
1892 - Louis, 7th duc de Broglie was born (d. 1987). French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1929.
1893 - Leslie Comrie was born (d. 1950). Astronomer and computing pioneer.
1896 - Leon Theremin was born (d. 1993). Inventor.
1892 - Louis, 7th duc de Broglie was born (d. 1987). French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1929.
1893 - Leslie Comrie was born (d. 1950). Astronomer and computing pioneer.
1896 - Leon Theremin was born (d. 1993). Inventor.
1896 - Gerty Cori was born in Prague. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947 co-laureate with Carl Ferdinand Cori and Bernardo Alberto Houssay (Argentine)
1896 - Sheldon Glueck was born (d. 1980). Polish born American criminologist.
1898 - Lilian Carter was born in Richland, Georgia (d. 30 Oct 1983). American nurse. Member of the Peace Corps. Mother of Jimmy Carter.
1896 - Sheldon Glueck was born (d. 1980). Polish born American criminologist.
1898 - Lilian Carter was born in Richland, Georgia (d. 30 Oct 1983). American nurse. Member of the Peace Corps. Mother of Jimmy Carter.
1900 - As Legações estrangeiras em Pequim, cercadas pelos Boxers, camponeses chineses conhecido por este nome por pertenceram à Sociedade Harmoniosa dos Punhos, foram socorridos por uma força militar internacional de 15.000 homens, metade dos quais eram japoneses.
1900 - Jan Brzechwa was born (d. 1966). Polish poet.
1900 - Jan Brzechwa was born (d. 1966). Polish poet.
1907 - Joseph Joachim dies (b. 1831). Austrian violinist.
1909 - Morte de Euclides da Cunha (Euclides Rodrigues Pimenta da Cunha). Engenheiro, jornalista, professor, ensaísta, historiador, sociólogo, poeta e Membro da Academia Brasileira de Letras.
1912 - Julia Child was born (d. 2004). American cook.
1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller was born (d. 2003). English actress.
1914 - Panama Canal opens to traffic
1916 - Aleks Çaçi was born. Albanian writer.
1912 - Dame Wendy Hiller was born (d. 2003). English actress.
1914 - Panama Canal opens to traffic
1916 - Aleks Çaçi was born. Albanian writer.
1917 - Jack Lynch was born (d. 20 Oct 1999). Irish politician; prime minister of Ireland (1966-73, 1977-9)
1919 - Huntz Hall was born (d. 1999). Actor.
1920 - Poles defeated the Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw (Polish-Soviet War) .
1919 - Huntz Hall was born (d. 1999). Actor.
1920 - Poles defeated the Red Army at the Battle of Warsaw (Polish-Soviet War) .
1922 - Lukas Foss was born. German-born composer
1923 - Rose Marie was born. Actress
1924 - Robert Bolt was born (d. 20 Feb 1995). English screenwriter and dramatist.
1923 - Rose Marie was born. Actress
1924 - Robert Bolt was born (d. 20 Feb 1995). English screenwriter and dramatist.
1924 - José Eligio Ayala assume (pela 2º vez) a presidência do Paraguai
1924 - Phyllis Schlafly was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. American Lawyer, Author, Columnist. Conservative activist (A Choice Not an Echo)
1925 - Mike Connors was born. Actor
1925 - Willie Jones was born (d. 1983). Major League Baseball player
1925 - Oscar Peterson was born. Canadian jazz pianist .
1924 - Phyllis Schlafly was born in Saint Louis, Missouri. American Lawyer, Author, Columnist. Conservative activist (A Choice Not an Echo)
1925 - Mike Connors was born. Actor
1925 - Willie Jones was born (d. 1983). Major League Baseball player
1925 - Oscar Peterson was born. Canadian jazz pianist .
1927 - John Cranko was born (d. 26 Jun 1973). South African-born dancer and director of the Stuttgart Ballet.
1928 - Nicolas Roeg was born. Director.
1928 - Nicolas Roeg was born. Director.
1933 - Rita Hunter was born (d. 29 Apr. 2001). English soprano.
1933 - Jim Lange was born. Game show host
1935 - Vernon Jordan Jr. was born. U.S. Presidential advisor
1935 - Lionel Taylor was born. American football player.
1935 - Wiley Post dies (b. 1898). American pilot.
1935 - Will Rogers dies : airplane crash (b. 1879). American humorist and actor.
1935 - Vernon Jordan Jr. was born. U.S. Presidential advisor
1935 - Lionel Taylor was born. American football player.
1935 - Wiley Post dies (b. 1898). American pilot.
1935 - Will Rogers dies : airplane crash (b. 1879). American humorist and actor.
1935 - Paul Signac dies (b. 1863). French painter.
1936 - Grazia Deledda dies (b. 1871). Italian writer. 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel was born. Polish science-fiction writer.
1936 - Grazia Deledda dies (b. 1871). Italian writer. 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.
1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel was born. Polish science-fiction writer.
1938 - Fundação do Grupo de Amigos de Olivença - Portugal.
1939 - Morre Federico Gamboa, escritor mexicano.
1942 - Peter York was born. Rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin’, Keep on Runnin’, Somebody Help Me
1942 - SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta in Operation Pedestal barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island defenses.
1944 - Linda Ellerbee was born. Journalist
1944 - Allied forces land in southern France (Operation Anvil)
1944 - Sylvie Vartan was born. French pop singer
1945 - Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda was born. Hindu guru
1945 - Japan surrender unconditionally; Korean Liberation Day; Victory over Japan Day
Japan has surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war. There is joy and celebration around the world and 15 August has been declared Victory in Japan day.
The end of war will be marked by two-day holidays in the UK, the USA and Australia.
1946 - Jimmy Webb was born. Musician, composer
1947 - Raakhee Gulzar was born. Indian actress
1947 - India gains independence from Britain. Jawaharlal Nehru takes office as the first Prime Minister of India
1948 - Republic of Korea established south of 38th Parallel.
1942 - Peter York was born. Rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin’, Keep on Runnin’, Somebody Help Me
1942 - SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta in Operation Pedestal barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island defenses.
1944 - Linda Ellerbee was born. Journalist
1944 - Allied forces land in southern France (Operation Anvil)
1944 - Sylvie Vartan was born. French pop singer
1945 - Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda was born. Hindu guru
1945 - Japan surrender unconditionally; Korean Liberation Day; Victory over Japan Day
Japan has surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war. There is joy and celebration around the world and 15 August has been declared Victory in Japan day.
The end of war will be marked by two-day holidays in the UK, the USA and Australia.
1946 - Jimmy Webb was born. Musician, composer
1947 - Raakhee Gulzar was born. Indian actress
1947 - India gains independence from Britain. Jawaharlal Nehru takes office as the first Prime Minister of India
1948 - Republic of Korea established south of 38th Parallel.
1949 - Richard Deacon was born. Sculptor
1950 - Princess Anne of the United Kingdom was born. British royalty: daughter of Philip Mountbatten [Duke of Edinburgh] and Alexandra Mary Windsor [Queen Elizabeth II], sister of Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward
1951 - Daba Diawara was born. Malian politician.
1951 - Artur Schnabel dies (b. 1882). Polish pianist.
1950 - Princess Anne of the United Kingdom was born. British royalty: daughter of Philip Mountbatten [Duke of Edinburgh] and Alexandra Mary Windsor [Queen Elizabeth II], sister of Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward
1951 - Daba Diawara was born. Malian politician.
1951 - Artur Schnabel dies (b. 1882). Polish pianist.
1957 - Zeljko Ivanek was born. Actor
1959 - Blind Willie McTell dies. Blues singer
1960 - Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) declares its independence from France
1961 - Construction begins on the Berlin Wall, Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany.
1959 - Blind Willie McTell dies. Blues singer
1960 - Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) declares its independence from France
1961 - Construction begins on the Berlin Wall, Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany.
1961 - Matt Johnson was born. Rock singer-musician
1962 - Lei Feng dies. Chinese revolutionary.
1962 - Lei Feng dies. Chinese revolutionary.
1962 - Inauguração do Museu da Marinha - Portugal
1963 - John Powell dies (b. 1882). American pianist and composer.
1964 - Debi Mazar was born. Actress.
1965 - John Coltrane plays in Chicago, Illinois for the Downbeat Jazz Festival with Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and other.
1965 - Jane Fonda / Roger Vadim marriage.
1966 - Angela Rae was born. Country singer (Wild Horses)
1967 - René Magritte dies (b. 1898). Belgian surrealist painter
1968 - Debra Messing was born. Actress (''Will and Grace'')
1969 - First day of Woodstock Music and Art Festival /Início do Festival de Woodstock, num campo perto de Bethel, no estado americano de Nova Iorque. O festival durou três dias, tendo passado pelo palco 24 bandas musicais, que tocaram para mais de 300.000 pessoas .
1968 - Debra Messing was born. Actress (''Will and Grace'')
1969 - First day of Woodstock Music and Art Festival /Início do Festival de Woodstock, num campo perto de Bethel, no estado americano de Nova Iorque. O festival durou três dias, tendo passado pelo palco 24 bandas musicais, que tocaram para mais de 300.000 pessoas .
1970 - Anthony Anderson was born. Actor
1971 - President Richard Nixon ends convertibility of U.S. dollar into gold
1971 - Paul Lukas dies. Academy Award-winning actor
1972 - Ben Affleck was born. American actor ( Pearl Harbor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glory Daze, Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, Forces of Nature, Reindeer Games).
1971 - President Richard Nixon ends convertibility of U.S. dollar into gold
1971 - Paul Lukas dies. Academy Award-winning actor
1972 - Ben Affleck was born. American actor ( Pearl Harbor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glory Daze, Good Will Hunting, Armageddon, Forces of Nature, Reindeer Games).
1972 - Mikey Graham was born. Singer (Boyzone)
1973 - O general Alfredo Stroessner é empossado (pela 5º vez) na presidência do Paraguai
1973 - Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends
1974 - Yook Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea is killed amid an apparent assassination attempt upon President of the South Korea, Park Chung-hee, during the anniversarial ceremony of the Liberation day.
1974 - Natasha Henstridge was born. Actress and model.
1974 - Yook Young-soo, diesFirst Lady of South Korea
1975 - Clay Shaw, John F. Kennedy assassination investigator
1975 - Military coup in Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh is murdered.
1975 - Kara Wolters was born. American basketball player
1975 - Miki Takeo makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by a sitting prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
1973 - Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends
1974 - Yook Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea is killed amid an apparent assassination attempt upon President of the South Korea, Park Chung-hee, during the anniversarial ceremony of the Liberation day.
1974 - Natasha Henstridge was born. Actress and model.
1974 - Yook Young-soo, diesFirst Lady of South Korea
1975 - Clay Shaw, John F. Kennedy assassination investigator
1975 - Military coup in Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh is murdered.
1975 - Kara Wolters was born. American basketball player
1975 - Miki Takeo makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by a sitting prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
1976 - Boudewijn Zenden was born. Dutch football player.
1977 - Igor Cassina was born. Italian gymnast
1977 - The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by The Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "WOW!" signal for notation made by a volunteer on the project.
1978 - Foundation of Mirapuri - The City of Peace and Future Man
1978 - Timothy Foreman was born. Bassist (Switchfoot.
1977 - Igor Cassina was born. Italian gymnast
1977 - The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by The Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "WOW!" signal for notation made by a volunteer on the project.
1978 - Foundation of Mirapuri - The City of Peace and Future Man
1978 - Timothy Foreman was born. Bassist (Switchfoot.
1981 - Lionel Richie and Diana Ross hit number one on the pop music charts with their beautiful duet, Endless Love
1990 - Viktor Tsoi dies. Russian musician (Kino)
1995 - John Cameron Swayze dies (b. 1906). Journalist
1990 - Viktor Tsoi dies. Russian musician (Kino)
1995 - John Cameron Swayze dies (b. 1906). Journalist
1998 - Morte da política chilena Inés Leonor Enríquez Frödden
1998 - Omagh bomb in Northern Ireland, becoming the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles
1999 - Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria; some 29 people killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco
1999 - Sir Hugh Casson, architect and artist.
2001 - Richard Chelimo, Kenyan athlete (brain tumour) .
1998 - Omagh bomb in Northern Ireland, becoming the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles
1999 - Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria; some 29 people killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco
1999 - Sir Hugh Casson, architect and artist.
2001 - Richard Chelimo, Kenyan athlete (brain tumour) .
2002 - Bulgária ratifica o Protocolo de Kyoto
2003 - Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish songwriter and singer (heart attack) .
2003 - Gösta Sundqvist, Finnish songwriter and singer (heart attack) .
2004 - Amarsinh Chaudhary, politician
Eastern Orthodoxy – Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the commemoration of the death of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Roman Catholicism – Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Holy Day of Obligation. Public Holiday in: Lebanon, Austria, Belgium, Cameroon, Croatia, Cyprus, East Timor, France, Greece, India, Italy, Côte d'Ivoire, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovenia and Spain.
Egypt – Flooding of the Nile Day
Hawaii – Toro Nagashi (Floating Lantern Ceremony) to commemorate the end of the second world war
India – Independence Day
Italy – "Ferragosto", remembrance of an ancient Roman holiday in honor of Augustus (Feriae Augusti)
Korea – Liberation Day
Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein Day
Poland – Polish Armed Forces Day
Eastern Orthodoxy – Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the commemoration of the death of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Roman Catholicism – Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Holy Day of Obligation. Public Holiday in: Lebanon, Austria, Belgium, Cameroon, Croatia, Cyprus, East Timor, France, Greece, India, Italy, Côte d'Ivoire, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovenia and Spain.
Egypt – Flooding of the Nile Day
Hawaii – Toro Nagashi (Floating Lantern Ceremony) to commemorate the end of the second world war
India – Independence Day
Italy – "Ferragosto", remembrance of an ancient Roman holiday in honor of Augustus (Feriae Augusti)
Korea – Liberation Day
Liechtenstein – Liechtenstein Day
Poland – Polish Armed Forces Day
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