August 15

Events

 * - The, in which is killed.
 * - The s are conquered and destroyed.
 * - King is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival . The latter succeeds him as.
 * - King is killed in the  by the forces of.
 * - The cave city of is consecrated by Queen.
 * - The of the, built to house the  , was laid. Construction eventually completed in.
 * - is crowned  in.
 * - surrenders to the forces of the, completing their conquest of . The knights establish their headquarters on the island, and rename themselves as the.
 * - The surrenders to the forces of . This is the real end of the . Emperor  is exiled and later murdered.
 * - Seven armed  led by  meet  officials at the.
 * -, , is founded.
 * - Saint and six classmates took initial vows that would lead to the creation of the  in September of 1540.
 * -, , is founded.
 * -, , is founded.
 * -  Saint  comes ashore at  (Traditional :, ).
 * - : - Irish forces led by  successfully ambush English forces, led by Sir Conyers Clifford, were sent to relieve Collooney Castle.
 * - : - 's victory over the  under.
 * - Freed slaves form.
 * - The in  is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the, it is the oldest   in continuous use in the.
 * 1843 -,  one of the oldest still intact s in the world, opens in ,.
 * - The begins between the  of  and the  (Traditional :, ).
 * - establishes six ministries below  (ja:民部省) in the bottom of, , and jurisdiction of Cabinet.
 * - Oldest Club of Asia Established in Kolkata, India.
 * - A male servant of   set fire to the living quarters of the architect's  home,, murdered seven people, and burned the living quarters to the ground.
 * - The opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship.
 * - : -  defeat the.
 * - 13 dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. No survivors.
 * - : - The  reaches the island of  barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island defenses.
 * - : - Allied forces land in.
 * - World War II: -  surrenders.
 * 1945  - World War II: n.
 * - gains independence from the  and becomes an independent nation within the Commonwealth,  addresses the nation with the  and takes office as the first.
 * 1947 - Founder of,  is sworn in as first  at.
 * - The is established south of the.
 * - is formed in,.
 * - A flashflood drenches the town of Lynmouth, killing 34 people.
 * -  declares its independence from.
 * - flees from  while on duty guarding the construction of the.
 * 1961  -  is specified to be the first  in Japan.
 * - defected to the, running across the . Dresnok still resides in the capital,.
 * 1965 -  play to nearly 60,000 fans at  in, marking the birth of.
 * - The opens.
 * -  completes the break from the  by ending convertibility of the  into gold by foreign investors.
 * 1971  -.
 * - : The bombing of  ends.
 * -   opened, between  and
 * 1974  -,  of  is killed amid an apparent assassination attempt upon  of , , during the anniversarial ceremony of the.
 * 1974  -  continues, and the 37% of the island is now under Turkish control.
 * - Military in .  killed along with all family members, except.
 * 1975  -  makes the first official pilgrimage to  by a sitting  on the anniversary of the end of.
 * -, a operated by The  as part of the  project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "" for notation made by a volunteer on the project.
 * - ,Kurdish people in Turkey gain arms and start a Guerilla warfare campaign against the Turkish military
 * - wins the women's marathon in the  in, 's first major women's athletics victory.
 * - In, becomes the first female  matriculated at , but drops out in less than a week.
 * - in, becoming the worst  incident of
 * - in ; some 29 people killed at a false roadblock near the  border, leading to temporary tensions with.
 * - An off the  devastates  and various regions of  killing 514 and injuring 1,090.

Births

 * - King (d. )
 * -, Portuguese saint (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, Croatian writer and linguist (d. )
 * -, French scholar (d. )
 * -, English roadbuilder (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Emperor of the French (d. )
 * - Sir, Scottish novelist and poet (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, 2nd of the  (d. )
 * -, Canadian journalist and politician (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian writer (d. )
 * -, German shipping tycoon (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American baseball owner (d. )
 * -, American elocutionist (d. )
 * 1860  -, American  (d. )
 * -, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. )
 * -, founder of (d. )
 * -, Indian writer and philosopher (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, Russian counter-revolutionary (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, German-born American activist (d. )
 * -, Croatian sculptor (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, American (d. )
 * 1890  -, French composer (d. )
 * -, French physicist, (d. )
 * -, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born biochemist, (d. )
 * 1896  -, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. )
 * 1896  -, American photographer (d. )
 * 1896  -, Russian inventor (d. )
 * -, Polish poet (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American composer and bandleader (d. )
 * -, Swedish actress (d. )
 * -, American cook (d. )
 * 1912  - Dame, English actress (d. )
 * -, American graphic designer (d. )
 * -, Albanian writer
 * -, fourth (d. )
 * 1917  -,  Roman catholic priest (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1919  -, Irish author
 * -, German-born composer
 * -, American actress
 * -, English playwright and -winning screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1925  -, Canadian jazz pianist
 * -, Greek politician
 * -, English film director
 * -, Estonian freedom fighter
 * -, American game show host
 * 1933  -, American pop singer (d. )
 * -, French-Italian singer (d. )
 * 1934  -, American soul/funk singer (d. )
 * -, American presidential advisor
 * 1935  -, American football player
 * -, American politician
 * 1938  -, Polish writer
 * -, German terrorist
 * 1940 - , American soprano
 * -, American martial arts instructor (d. )
 * -, Mexican actress and politician
 * -, American journalist
 * 1944  -, American politician
 * 1944  -, Bulgarian pop singer
 * -, Indian guru
 * 1945  -, i politician
 * 1945  -, American NFL executive
 * -, English actor and television presenter
 * 1946  -, American musician and composer
 * -, Indian actress
 * 1947  -, British TV presenter
 * -, American pornographic actress and model
 * 1948  -, Canadian pop singer
 * 1948  -, British engineer
 * -, Welsh sculptor
 * -, American musician
 * 1950  -  of the United Kingdom
 * 1950  -, American baseball manager
 * -, Malian politician
 * 1951  -, American singer and musician
 * -, American poet
 * -, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
 * -, Slovenian-American actor
 * -, Russian satirist
 * 1958  -, Canadian ice hockey player/coach
 * 1958  -, American actor and comedian
 * -, American chef
 * 1962  -, Greek lyricist
 * -, Mexican film director
 * -, American wife of
 * 1964  -, American actress
 * -, American writer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1966  -, Hong Kong singer
 * - American actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, Hong Kong actor and singer
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * 1970  -, American TV executive
 * -, American actor
 * 1972  -, American film director/actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Dutch football player
 * -, American actress
 * 1977  -, Italian gymnast
 * 1977  -, professional ice hockey goaltender
 * -, American bassist
 * 1978  -, Ukrainian gymnast
 * 1978  -, Greek footballer
 * -, American NASCAR driver
 * -, English actress
 * -, American swimmer
 * 1981  -, American baseball player
 * 1981  -, South Korean actress
 * -, Mexican singer

Deaths

 * -, Western Roman Emperor (b. )
 * -, Frankish commander
 * - King
 * - King
 * - King
 * -, (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (b. )
 * -, of
 * -, French military leader (b. )
 * -, German Catholic archbishop (b. )
 * -, Scottish writer (b. )
 * -, German Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, Prince of Wallachia (b. )
 * -, French composer and viol player (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * -, Finnish scientist (b. )
 * -, Austrian violinist (b. )
 * -, Brazilian writer and sociologist (b. )
 * -, decorated Union Army soldier (b. )
 * -, Estonian artist (b. )
 * -, American pilot (airplane crash) (b. )
 * 1935  -, American humorist and actor (airplane crash) (b. )
 * -, Italian writer, (b. )
 * -, Japanese (b. )
 * -, Polish pianist (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, Chinese revolutionary (b. )
 * -, Belgian painter (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1975  -, alleged  assassination conspiracist & businessman (b. )
 * -, Swedish scientist, (b. )
 * -, Russian musician (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * - Sir, British architect and artist (b. )
 * -, Kenyan athlete (b. )
 * -, Finnish songwriter and singer (heart attack) (b. )
 * -, first Turkish opera singer (b. )
 * -, Swedish biochemist, (b. )
 * 2004  -, Indian politician (b. )
 * -, Māori queen (b. )
 * -, American scientist and advocate (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand bush walker (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * – (from the, ).
 * – Day.
 * ,, remembrance of an holiday in honor of.
 * – (Liberation Day).
 * – Feast of the of the, the commemoration of the death of.
 * Feast day of the, the mother of , . Public Holiday in: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and.
 * – Feast of the of the, the commemoration of the death of.
 * Feast day of the, the mother of , . Public Holiday in: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and.
 * Feast day of the, the mother of , . Public Holiday in: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and.