Page 7: Historical Events In August - 15

1969  On this day in history woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)   

1969  Woodstock music festival on this day in history.   

1969  On August - 15 stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97   

1970  Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66 on August - 15.   

1971  Bahrain gains independence from Britain on this day in history.   

1971  On August - 15 hurricane Beth drops 296 mm of rain on Halifax and washes out highways and bridges in Nova Scotia.   

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

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 this day in history black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens   

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

1974  Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82 on August - 15.   

1975  Mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53 on August - 15.   

1976  Jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84 on August - 15.   

1978  Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80 on August - 15.   

1979  Hurricane David in Dominican Republic, Dominica killing 2,069 people on August - 15.   

1982  On August - 15 patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60   

1983  Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1985  Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1986  Pres Reagan decides to support a replacement for the Challenger on August - 15.   

1988  On this day in history barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82   

1989  On this day in history f de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies   

1990  Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66 on August - 15.   

1991  On August - 15 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park   

1991  Marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74 on August - 15.   

1992  On August - 15 evelyn Wesler Zemel, US author (American Glass Animals), dies   

1993  Robert W Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 15 shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80   

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

1996  Agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86 on August - 15.   

2000  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 on this day in history.   

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

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

2007  On this day in history 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.   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.   

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

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

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  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On August - 15 birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  On August - 15 death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)