Historical events on August 15
AUGUST 15, 1812
War of 1812: Potawatomi warriors ambushed a United States Army convoy after it had evacuated Fort Dearborn, in present-day Chicago, and razed the fort.
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North
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AUGUST 15, 1909
A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece.
The Goudi coup was a military coup d'état by a group of military officers that took place on the night of 28
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AUGUST 15, 1942
World War II: The tanker SS Ohio reached Malta as part of an operation to deliver much-needed supplies during the siege of Malta.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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AUGUST 15, 1261
Michael VIII Palaiologos was crowned Byzantine emperor in Constantinople.
Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of
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AUGUST 15, 1461
Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Empire of Trebizond, the longest-surviving Byzantine successor state, was conquered by Ottoman forces following a month-long siege.
The Byzantine–Ottoman wars were a series of decisive conflicts between the Byzantine Greeks and Ottoman Turks and their allies that led to
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AUGUST 15, 1948
The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee (pictured) as its first president.
The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. At that time, South Korea and North Korea
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AUGUST 15, 1975
Mid-ranking army officers overthrew Bangladesh's founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (pictured), killing him and most of his family.
The military coup in Bangladesh on August 15 of 1975 was launched by mid-ranking army officers in order to assassinate founding president
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AUGUST 15, 1977
Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University received a strong, apparently extraterrestrial radio signal that became known as the Wow! signal.
The Ohio State University Radio Observatory was a Kraus-type radio telescope located on the grounds of the Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan
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AUGUST 15, 1038
Upon the death of his uncle Stephen I, Peter (depicted) became the second king of Hungary.
Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen, was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001,
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AUGUST 15, 2005
The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending more than 28 years of fighting.
The Free Aceh Movement was a separatist group seeking independence for the Aceh region of Sumatra, Indonesia. GAM fought against Indonesian government
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AUGUST 15, 718
Forces of the Umayyad Caliphate abandoned a year-long siege of Constantinople, ending their goal of conquering the Byzantine Empire.
The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled
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AUGUST 15, 1998
The Troubles: A car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army killed 29 people and injured approximately 220 others in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
The Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also
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AUGUST 15, 1944
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all
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AUGUST 15, 1963
President Fulbert Youlou was overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
Fulbert Youlou was a Congolese nationalist leader and former Catholic priest who became the first President of the Republic of the Congo
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AUGUST 15, 1947
Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the
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