What are the important events that happened on August 15? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
August 15: Facts & Myths About This Day
August 15 is the 228th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 138 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 2, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,723,680,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaicosaoctagon’ day.
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 167 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,255 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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August 15 Historical Events
- 927 –The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.
- 1430 –Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca.
- 1519 –Panama City, Panama, is founded.
- 1760 –Seven Years’ War: Battle of Liegnitz – Frederick the Great’s victory over the Austrians under Ernst von Laudon.
- 1863 –The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
- 1914 –The First Russian Army, led by Pavel Rennenkampf, enters Eastern Prussia.
- 1974 –Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee.
- 1984 –The PKK in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish military
- 1998 –Omagh bomb in Northern Ireland, the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles
- 1999 –Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria; some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco.
Who were born on August 15?
- 1896 –Gerty Cori, Austrian biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1957)
- 1914 –Paul Rand, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
- 1926 –Sami Michael, Iraqi-born Israeli author
- 1934 –Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998)
- 1935 –Vernon Jordan Jr., American presidential advisor
- 1946 –Jimmy Webb, American musician and composer
- 1948 –Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer
- 1949 –Mark B. Rosenberg, American educator
- 1958 –Simon Baron-Cohen, British psychiatrist and author
- 1972 –Matthew Wood, American actor and sound editor
Who died on August 15?
- 778 –Roland, Frankish commander
- 1528 –Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, French military leader (b. 1485)
- 1552 –Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. 1477)
- 1936 –Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1871)
- 1967 –René Magritte, Belgian painter (b. 1898)
- 1975 –Clay Shaw, American lawyer and John F. Kennedy assassination investigator (b. 1913)
- 1999 –Sir Hugh Casson, British architect and artist (b. 1910)
- 2007 –Sam Pollock, Canadian sports executive (b. 1925)
- 2008 –James Orthwein, American businessman (b. 1924)
- 2008 –Jerry Wexler, American music producer (b. 1917)
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