What Happened On August 15

What Happened On Aug 15 Timeline

1096 Aug 15 Feast Of The Assumption
The great French nobles and their trained armies of knights were not the first to undertake the journey towards Jerusalem. Urban had planned the departure of the crusade for 15 August 109...
1790 Aug 15 John Carroll Becomes The First Bishop Of The Roman Catholic Church In The United States
John Carroll, (January 8, 1735 – December 3, 1815) was the first bishop and archbishop in the United States — serving as the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore. He is...
1812 Aug 15 Fort Dearborn Massacre
The Fort Dearborn massacre occurred on August 15, 1812, near Fort Dearborn, Illinois Territory (in what is now Chicago, Illinois) during the War of 1812. The massacre followed the evacuat...
1846 Aug 15 Battle Of Santa Fe
The so-called Battle of Santa Fe (also known as the Battle of Cañoncito) took place, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, during the Mexican-American War on 8 August through 14 August 1846 without ...
1860 Aug 15 Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe Harding Is Born
Florence Mabel Kling DeWolfe Harding, First Lady during the Warren Harding administration (1921-23), was born on August 15, 1860. An outspoken supporter of woman suffrage, Mrs. Harding ca...
1862 Aug 15
to 1862 Aug 16
 Battle of Lone Jack
The Battle of Lone Jack was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on August 15 – August 16, 1862 in Jackson County, Missouri. The battle was part of the Confederate guerrilla and ...
1893 Aug 15
to 1893 Sep 2
 Sea Island Hurricane of 1893
On August 27, 1893 a major hurricane which came to be known as the Sea Islands Hurricane struck the United States near Savannah, Georgia. It was one of two deadly hurricanes during the 18...
1912 Aug 15 Julia Child is Born
Julia Child (August 15, 1912 - August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author, and television personality. She introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream t...
1914 Aug 15 Mamah Borthwick Cheney and Two Children Murdered
On August 15, 1914, one of Wright's recently hired domestic workers, Julian Carlton, murdered Mamah, her two children, three of Wright's associates, and a son of one of the associates. Ca...
1914 Aug 15 Panama Canal Officially Opens
In the end, the engineers and workers minimized the mosquito threat; moved, rebuilt and expanded the Panama Railroad; excavated over 200,000,000 cu yd (152,910,972 m3) of earth; built the...
1934 Aug 15 US Ends Occupation of Haiti, but Retains Control of Its External Finances
In 1930, Sténio Vincent, a long-time critic of the occupation, was elected President. By 1930, President Herbert Hoover had become concerned about the effects of the occupation, partic...
1940 Aug 15 "The Great McGinty" Is Released
The Great McGinty is a 1940 political satire comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, starring Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff and featuring William Demarest and Muriel Angelu...
1940 Aug 15 The 'Greatest Day' of the Battle of Britain
Adlertag opened with a series of attacks, led again by Epro 210, on coastal airfields used as forward landing grounds for the RAF fighters, as well as 'satellite airfields' (including Man...
1942 Aug 15 Mahadev Desai, Gandhi's Personal Secretary, Dies From Heart Failure
Gandhi and the entire Congress Working Committee were arrested in Bombay by the British on 9 August 1942. Gandhi was held for two years in the Aga Khan Palace in Pune. It was here that Ga...
1943 Aug 15 Operation Cottage
Operation Cottage was a tactical maneuver during the Aleutian Islands campaign. In the operation, which took place on August 15, 1943, Allied military forces landed unopposed on Kiska Isl...
1944 Aug 15 Allied Forces Invade Southern France through Operation Dragoon
The assault troops were formed of three American divisions of the VI Corps, reinforced with the French 5th Armoured Division, all under the command of Lieutenant General Lucian K. Truscot...
1946 Aug 15 "Notorious" Is Released
Notorious (1946) is a thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled ...
1947 Aug 15 The Partition of India
The stage was thus set for the June 3 Plan under which power was to be transferred by the British to two successor states on August 15, 1947. What Gandhi has feared had come to pass. Indi...
1950 Aug 15 Mariana UFO Incident Produces Some of the Earliest Film Footage of a UFO
The Mariana UFO Incident occurred in August 1950 in Great Falls, Montana. Nicholas "Nick" Mariana, the general manager of the Great Falls "Electrics" minor-league baseball team, and his s...
1955 Aug 15 Elvis Presley signs management deal with "Colonel" Tom Parker
On August 15, 1955, "Colonel" Tom Parker became Presley's manager, signing him to a one year contract, plus renewals. Several record labels had shown interest in signing Presley and, by t...
1958 Aug 15 Buddy Holly Marries Maria Elena Santiago
In June 1958, he met Maria Elena Santiago, who was working as a receptionist for Murray Deutch, an executive at Peer-Southern Music, a New York music publisher. Holly managed to have San...
1963 Aug 15 "Billy Liar" Is Released
Billy Liar is a 1963 film based on the novel by Keith Waterhouse. It was directed by John Schlesinger and stars Tom Courtenay (who had understudied Albert Finney in the West End theatre a...
1969 Aug 15 Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day one
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or The Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition", held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 km²; 240 ha) dair...
1976 Aug 15 "1900" Is Released
1900 (original Italian title Novecento, meaning "900") is a 1976 Italian epic film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Suth...
1979 Aug 15 "Apocalypse Now" Is Released
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War. The plot revolves around two US Army special operations officers, one of whom, Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Mar...
1979 Aug 15 First Release of Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War. The plot revolves around two US Army special operations officers, one of whom, Captain Benjamin L. Willard (Mar...
1983 Aug 15 AC/DC releases Flick of the Switch
Flick of the Switch is the ninth album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, recorded shortly after their European Tour at the beginning of 1983. The album was originally released in the Un...
1984 Aug 15 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is released
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!, often shortened to Buckaroo Banzai, is an American spoof science fiction film that was released in 1984. It was directed and p...
1989 Aug 15 Joe Jonas Is Born
Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer, musician, and actor. He shares the lead singer role with his younger brother Nick of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock b...
1989 Aug 15 The Rolling Stones Release 'Singles Collection: The London Years'
Singles Collection: The London Years is a compilation album of Rolling Stones music released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records (who usurped control of the band's Decca/London ...
1992 Aug 15 MST3K Ep. 409 - "Indestructible Man"
(Short: Undersea Kingdom, Part 2: "The Undersea City") A convict dies in the electric chair and is brought back to life by mad scientists. He then sets out to get even with those who sque...
1998 Aug 15 Apple Releases the iMac G3
Aesthetically, the iMac was dramatically different from any other mainstream computer ever released. It was made of translucent "Bondi Blue"-colored plastic, and was egg-shaped around a 1...
1998 Aug 15 MST3K Ep. 911 - "Devil Fish"
A group of Florida scientists discover a gigantic prehistoric shark.
2002 Aug 15
to 2002 Aug 18
 Rich Beem edges out Tiger Woods to win the 84th PGA Championship
A relatively unknown golfer, Rich Beem, came out of nowhere to win his only major championship by one stroke over Tiger Woods.
2003 Aug 15 A Good Lawyer's Wife
A Good Lawyer's Wife (바람난 가족, Baramnan Kajok) is a 2003 South Korean film written and directed by Im Sang-soo. The film is about the various affairs of members of a dysfunctional South Ko...
2004 Aug 15 Chicago White Sox defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-4
It's a case he could have made more convincingly with something other than a half-swing tapper to the pitcher for the final out of yet another in a seemingly endless series of one-run los...
2004 Aug 15 Entourage Season 1 Episode 5: The Script and the Sherpa
Vince's fling with a "cruelty-free" vegan named Fiona--and her friendship with a laid-back L.A. "sherpa" (Guest appearance by Val Kilmer) --brings unexpected karma to the entourage. Eric ...
2005 Aug 15 Detroit Tigers defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-6
DETROIT -- Curt Schilling never looked so dejected. Never looked so disappointed. You can understand why. This is a Red Sox team that's clicking in just about every way. They had...
2005 Aug 15 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Ups & Downs"
"Ups & Downs"/"Bang Out" is the fourth single of Snoop Dogg's album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta) The Masterpiece. It is the first one that wasn't produced by The Neptunes. As being a mix of app...
2006 Aug 15 Detroit Tigers defeat Boston Red Sox, 3-2
Confusion reigned. Was the ball fair or foul? Was Craig Monroe out at first? What, exactly, had just transpired? None of the answers was immediately apparent. But, as the minutes ticke...
2006 Aug 15 Snoop Dogg Releases Single "Vato"
Vato is the first single by Snoop Dogg from his album Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. The song features B-Real and was produced by The Neptunes. The word "Vato" is Chicano slang for "homie". T...
2007 Aug 15 Baltimore Orioles defeat New York Yankees, 6-3
NEW YORK -- Aubrey Huff described the mood in the Orioles dugout after the bottom of the ninth inning as a "quiet anger." Players kept their frustration to themselves, preferring to stew ...
2007 Aug 15 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-5
It was starting to feel like old times at Fenway Park. Not only were the Red Sox playing a rare weekday afternoon game, but the hallmark of the team over the last few seasons -- late-inni...
2008 Aug 15 Baltimore Orioles defeat Detroit Tigers, 11-2
A recap of the Orioles' 11-2 win over the Tigers last night: MORA STAYS HOT Melvin Mora entered last night with just three hits in 18 career at-bats against Tigers starter Nate Robe...
2008 Aug 15
to 2008 Aug 17
 Chicago Air and Water Show
In Brief: The Chicago Air & Water Show happens each summer for one weekend in August, and over 2 million people flock to the shores of Lake Michigan for the event. It is the oldest and l...
2008 Aug 15 Kansas City Royals defeat New York Yankees, 4-3
Maybe Joe Torre took the Yankees' ability to rally from a slow start with him to Los Angeles. While the Bombers' old manager has guided the Dodgers (with some help from Manny Ramirez) ...
2008 Aug 15 Pushpa Kamal Dahal is Sworn in as the First Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Prachanda (Nepali: प्रचण्ड , pronounced [pɾətsəɳɖə]; born Chhabilal Dahal on 11 December 1954, later Pushpa Kamal Dahal), a former guerrilla leader and a controversial politician, is the ...
2008 Aug 15 "Rock Star In Training" Airs
We are introduced to the youngest Jonas, Frankie, who is a future rockstar in the making. Viewers get to see how he hangs out and gets along with his older brothers.
2008 Aug 15
to 2008 Aug 27
 Tropical Storm Fay
Tropical Storm Fay was a tropical storm and the sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Fay formed from a vigorous tropical wave on August 15 over the Dominican Republic....
2009 Aug 15 Cleveland Indians defeat Minnesota Twins, 7-3
Righthander Anthony Swarzak might lose his spot in the Twins rotation after his third consecutive poor outing Saturday. But he didn't hide his desire to prove to the coaching staff that h...