Historical Events In August - 15

1969  Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm) on August - 15.   

1969  Woodstock music festival on August - 15.   

1969  Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97 on August - 15.   

1970  On this day in history karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66   

1971  Bahrain gains independence from Britain on August - 15.   

1971  On this day in history hurricane Beth drops 296 mm of rain on Halifax and washes out highways and bridges in Nova Scotia.   

1971  Pres Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76   

1972  Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89 on August - 15.   

1973  On August - 15 black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens   

1974  On this day in history south Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination   

1974  On this day in history edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82   

1975  Mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84   

1978  On this day in history harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80   

1979  On August - 15 hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people   

1982  On this day in history patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60   

1983  Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42 on August - 15.   

1985  Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68 on August - 15.   

1986  Pres Reagan decides to support a replacement for the Challenger on this day in history.   

1988  On August - 15 barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82   

1989  F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66   

1991  On this day in history 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park   

1991  On this day in history marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74   

1992  Evelyn Wesler Zemel, US author (American Glass Animals), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On August - 15 robert W Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93   

1994  Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80 on August - 15.   

1995  On this day in history erbie Bowser, pianist, dies at 77   

1996  On August - 15 agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86   

2000  On August - 15 a group of 100 separated family members from North Korea arrive in South Korea for temporary reunions with relatives they have not seen for half a century.   

2007  An 8.0 earthquake strikes Peru, killing 512 people, injuring more than 1,500, and causing tsunami warnings in the Pacific Ocean on August - 15.   

2007  India marks the 60th anniversary of their independence from the British Empire on this day in history.   

2007  NBA referee Tim Donaghy surrenders to police and pleads guilty to charges brought up by the FBI investigation that he placed bets on games that he refereed on August - 15.   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.   

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

1613  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

1196  On this day in history death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)