15. August
of the 15. August is the 227. Day of the Gregorian calendar (the 228. in leap years), thus 138 days up to the year end remain.
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of events
- ,636: In the battle at the Jarmuk in Palestine the Byzantine army is subject to the Arabs, thereupon 0,778 takes over the rule in
- province:The bretonische Mark count Hruotland dies to heroful defense into the Nachhutschlacht of Roncesvalles and lives in the Roland song away
- ,927: To 15. August destroyed the Sarazenen led by the Slawen Sabir finally the Greek-Roman city Tarentum
- 1235:On of Friedrich II. called up Reichstag in Mainz the Mainzer land peace decided
- 1936: Opening first life fount - of the home in Steinhöring (Upper Bavaria)
- 1944: The allied ones land 1945 at the Mediterranean coast in Southern France (operation Dragoon
- ): Emperor Hirohito announces unconditional surrender in the broadcast of Japan
- 1945: Korea reaches the independence from Japan
- 1947: The Mountbattenplan comes into force: British colonial rule in India ends with the independence of India and Pakistan
- 1948: Establishment of state of South Korea
- 1950: By the president Achmed Sukarno is proclaimed the Republic of Indonesia
- 1960: The Republic of the Congo attains its full independence from France
- 1971: Bahrain receives its independence
- 1975: With a Militärputsch Bangladeschs becomes a prime minister Mujibur Rahman with itsFamily killed
- 1986: Peru of the International Monetary Fund (IWF) for credit unworthy explains
- 1989: Frederik Willem de Klerk becomes a South African head of state
- 1990: Protest marches of Indios against the destruction of the Urwalds in Bolivia
- 1993: In Paraguay those endsMilitary dictatorship general of the Andrés Rodríguez
- 2002: Michael Somare becomes a head of the government in Papua New Guinea
- 2003: Dr. OSCAR Nicanor Duarte Frutos becomes a president in Paraguay
- 2003: The USA forbid the Iranian group of oppositions of Mudschahedin
- 2003: Decree of the law “for fightthe abuse of increase in value service call numbers " (increase in value service law) to the better protection of the consumers
- 2004: Prince Hans Adam II. from Liechtenstein its regency hands economics over to its son
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- 1785: In France that becomes formal livre by the franc replace
- 2001: After over 60 years Zeppelin with the Zeppelin NT takes again the passenger flying operation on
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science and technology
- 1914: The Panama channel is opened
to culture
- 1248: Commencement of construction Cologne cathedral
- of the 1843: Opening of the Kopenhagener Tivoli
- 1948: Premiere of the opera Le vin herbé of franc Martin with the salt citizen festivals
- 1960: Premiere of the opera Le Mystère de la Nativité of franc Martin with the salt citizen festivals
- 1965: Those The Beatles play in the New Yorker Shea stage the live concert with the highest number of visitors of their career
- 1969: In Bethel in the Federal State New York begins the Woodstock festival
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religion
- 1534: In Paris the friend circle puts around Ignatius ofLoyola a Gelübde will come out off, from that the Jesuitenorden
- 1549: The Jesuit Francisco de Xavier y Jassu arrives on the island Kyushu and begins with the Christian Missionierung Japan
- 2005: Beginning of the XX. World youth tags in Cologne with Pope Benedikt XVI. (to 21. August)
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disasters
- 1950: An earthquake of the strength 8.6 in the Indian Assam demands 1,530 human lives
- 1968: An earthquake on Celebes demands about 68,200 dead ones
- 1973: 330 humans diewith heavy inundations in India
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sport
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born
- ,774: Heizei, 51. Emperorof Japan
- 1255: Matteo I. Visconti, political leader of Milan
- 1455: George von Wittelsbach, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut
- 1488: Fernando Kolumbus, Spanish sailor
- 1679: Adam Friedrich Zürner, German Kartograf
- 1728: George Daniel Auberlen, German Schulmeister, musician and composer
- 1740: Matthias Claudius, German poet and journalist
- 1768: Christoph of forge, German poet and youth book author
- 1769: Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor Napoléon I. of France
- 1776: Christian God-dear send, German painter
- 1776: Ignaz Xaver of Seyfried, Austrian composer
- 1785: Thomas de Quincey, English writer
- 1787: Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljabjew, Russian composer
- 1794: Elias Magnus Fries, Swedish Botaniker
- 1799: William figure eight man, German sculptor
- 1808: Alfred von Reumont, German statesman and historian
- 1813: Jules Grévy, French statesman and politician
- 1822: William prepare, German composer and music scientist
- 1830: Maria Lebstück, Offizierin and Freiheitskämpferin inHungary
- 1845: Walter Crane, English painter
- 1857: Albert Ballin, German shipowner
- 1858: Michael Hainisch, Austrian Federal President
- 1859: Emma Calvé, French singer
- 1865: Hantaro Nagaoka, Japanese physicist
- 1867: Anathon Aall, Norwegian philosopher
- 1872: Sri Aurobindo, Indian philosopher and guru
- 1878: Pjotr Nikolajewitsch Wrangel, general in the Russian civil war
- 1879: Ethel Barrymore, US-American actress
- 1880: Otto Weddigen, German submarines commander
- 1881: Elizabeth ski man, Botanikerin
- 1882: Marion farmer, US-American Komponistin
- 1883: Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor and professor of the sculpture
- 1885: Edna Ferber, US-American authoress
- 1886: Karl Korsch, German philosopher, Marxist
- 1887: Edna Ferber, US-American authoress, Nobelpreisträgerin
- 1888: God-dear Duttweiler, Swiss entrepreneur and politician
- 1888: Thomas's E. Lawrence, British archaeologist (Lawrence of Arabia)
- 1888: Albert Spalding, US-amerikanischer violin virtuoso and composer
- 1890: Jacques Ibert,French composer
- 1892: Iwan Wassiljewitsch Boldin, the boss of the Soviet military administration Thuringia
- 1892: Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist, Nobelpreisträger
- 1896: Gerty Cori, US-American Biochemikerin, Nobelpreisträgerin
- 1900: January Brzechwa, Polish poet
- 1901: Alfred Gille, German politician
- 1901: Arnulfo Arias, threefold president of Panama
- 1901: Hans's laurel, German writer
- 1905: Manfred von Brauchitsch, German author driver
- 1909: Hugo winter owner, US-American picking up vein
- 1910: Josef Klaus, Austrian politician and head of the government
- 1911: Buster Brown, US-American singer
- 1912: Wendy Hiller, British actress
- 1913: Heinz Trökes, German painter and commercial artist
- 1914: Paul Rand, well-known US-American designer of Firmenlogos
- 1916: Heinz Oestergaard, German mode designer
- 1917: Hans Bals, German politician and MdB
- 1917: Jack lynch, Irish politician
- 1918: Anton baron von Aretin, German politician
- 1919: Maria Mucke, German singer and actress
- 1920: Konstantin prince von Bayern, German politician and MdB
- 1922: Lukas Foss, US-American composer
- 1923: Schimon Peres, Israeli politician and Nobel peace prize carrier
- 1924: Hedy Epstein, German authoress and Bürgerrechtlerin
- 1924: Selma Meerbaum Eisinger,German-speaking authoress
- 1924: Werner Abrolat, German actor
- 1925: Leonie Ossowski, German authoress
- 1925: OSCAR Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist and - composer
- 1926: Konstantinos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician and president
- 1927: John Cranko, South AfricanDancer and Choreograph
- 1931: Helga small, German light athlete and olympia medal winner
- 1933: Bill pin key, US-American singer
- 1933: Bobby of helmet, US-American singer
- 1933: Floyd Ashton, US-American singer
- 1934: Nino Ferrer, French singer
- 1935: Jürgen Werner, German football player
- 1936: Lothar book man, German football player and - coaches
- 1940: Gudrun Ensslin, German Terroristin (RAF)
- 1942: Peace Springer, German Verlegerin
- 1942: Gerhard Roth, professor for behavior physiology
- 1942: Pete York, British musician
- 1944: Gianfranco Ferré, Italian mode designer and entrepreneur
- 1944: Sylvie Vartan, French singer
- 1945: Alain Juppé, French politician
- 1945: Begum Khaleda Zia, bengalische politician, Prime Minister minister of Bangladesh
- 1946: Jimmy Webb, US-American singer and Songschreiber
- 1949: Kate Taylor, US-American singer
- 1950: Anne Mountbatten Windsor, British princess
- 1950: Jorma Ollila, entrepreneur
- 1950: Thomas Aldridge, US-American musician
- 1951: Herfried Münkler, German politics policy
- 1952: Rudi Kargus, German football player
- 1953: Mark of Thatcher, British entrepreneur
- 1955: Davy simmering January ski, US-American publisher
- 1955: Roger Willemsen, journalist, author, essayist and moderator
- 1955: Uli Spiess, AustrianSki running runner
- 1960: Karl Heinz Essl, Austrian composer
- 1960: Susanne Mischke, German authoress and film script authoress
- 1961: Dietmar liking castle, German athlete
- 1963: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director
- 1967: Brahim Boutayeb, Moroccan athlete
- 1968: Honke Rambow, German electronics musician and journalist
- 1969: Robertson Frizero Barros, Brazilian writer and poet
- 1970: Chris Byrd, US-American Boxer
- 1972: Ben Affleck, US-American actor
- 1974: Maxim Wengerow, Russian violonist
- 1974: Birgit Wiedel Weidinger, German actress
- 1981: Silvan Zurbriggen, Swiss ski running driver
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died
Pintoricchio: Pius II. (1405-1464)
- ,423: Honorius, first westRoman emperor
- ,778: Hruotland, bretonischer Mark count and hero of theRoland song
- ,874: Altfrid, bishop von Hildesheim
- ,952: Suzaku, 61. Emperor of Japan
- 1038: Stephan I., first king of Hungary
- 1057: Macbeth, König von Schottland
- 1118: Alexios I. Komnenos,Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118
- 1270: Ludwig IX., King of France
- 1274: Robert von Sorbon, French theologian
- 1464: Pius II., Pope since 1458
- 1506: Alexander Agricola, composer, singer and instrument valleyist
- 1552: Hermann V. of Wied, archbishop of Cologne
- 1568: Stanislaus Kostka, Polish Jesuit
- 1576: Valentin Bakfark, Hungarian composer
- 1666: Adam sound of Bell, German scientist and Missionar
- 1728: Marine Marais, FrenchGambist and composer
- 1758: Pierre Bouguer, French Geodät and astronomer
- 1799: Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general
- 1819: Cornelius Hermann of Ayrenhoff, Austrian officer, author
- 1824: Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and writer
- 1826: Franz Dinnendahl, technical designer of the first steam engine in the Ruhr district
- 1850: Johann Werner Henschel, sculptor
- 1852: Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist
- 1889: Theodor Christian-dear, Evangelist theologian
- 1907: Joseph Joachim, Austrian violonist, conductor andComposer
- 1911: Albert Ladenburg, German chemist
- 1915: Rudolf Watzl, Austrian Ringer
- 1918: Heinrich Köselitz, German writer and composer
- 1934: Raymond Hood, US-American architect
- 1935: Paul Signac, French painter and commercial artist
- 1936: Grazia Deledda, Italian authoress
- 1940: Walter Hasenclever, German writer
- 1944: Hans's Bernd von Haeften, German lawyer and resistance fighter
- 1947: Hermann Eris penalty, German writer
- 1951: Artur bill, Austrian pianistand composer
- 1952: Jesse Thoor, German writer
- 1953: Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist
- 1958: Bend Bill Broonzy, US-American Blues singer
- 1961: Mario Sironi, Italian painter
- 1963: Wsewolod Wjatscheslawowitsch Iwanow, Russian writer
- 1966: Gerhart Pohl, German writer and lector
- 1966: January Kiepura, Polish tenor
- 1967: René of liking rides, Belgian painter of the Surrealismus
- 1968: Luis Gianneo, Argentine composer
- 1971: Thomas Wayne, US-American singer
- 1974: Otto brown, German writer
- 1975: Mujibur Rahman, founder of Bangladesh
- 1982: Hugo Theorell, Swedish physiologist, Nobelpreisträger
- 1984: Norman Petty, US-American Songschreiber
- 1985: Stroke ore honour property, German physician
- 1988: Hans's Heinz Stuckenschmidt, German music historian
- 1989: Heinrich crown, German politician, MdB and Federal Minister
- 1990: Wiktor Zoi, Russian rock singer
- 1992: Erwin stone, German politician and judge at the Federal Constitutional Court Karlsruhe
- 1992: Giorgio Perlasca, Italian fascist andRescuer rope that Jews in Budapest
- 1993: Robert Kempner, German attorney and prosecutor in the Nürnberger processes
- 1996: Albert Osswald, Prime Minister of the country Hessen
- 1996: Liesel Christian, Frankfurt people actress
- 1996: Max Thurian, SwissTheologian
- 2003: Gerhard Mauz, German journalist
- 2004: Sune mountain-flow, Swedish biochemist and Nobelpreisträger
- 2005: James Dougherty, first married man of Marilyn Monroe
- 2005: Herta commodity, US-American actress
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of celebration and anniversaries
- National holiday of Liechtenstein
- national holiday of the Republic of the Congo
- holy virgin Maria Ascension Day: Holiday in many (catholic) countries
- national holiday in Poland: Day of the Polish army
- independence day in India
see also: Historical anniversaries, time scale
