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  • Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
    Thursday Aug 15, 1118
    Byzantine Empire

    John II Komnenos

    Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
    Thursday Aug 15, 1118

    Alexios's son John II Komnenos succeeded him in 1118 and ruled until 1143. John was a pious and dedicated Emperor who was determined to undo the damage to the empire suffered at the Battle of Manzikert, half a century earlier.




  • Vatican City
    Saturday Aug 15, 1198
    Crusades

    Pope Innocent III announced a new crusade "Fourth Crusade"

    Vatican City
    Saturday Aug 15, 1198

    In 1198, the recently elected Pope Innocent III announced a new crusade, organized by three Frenchmen: Theobald of Champagne; Louis of Blois; and Baldwin of Flanders. After Theobald's premature death, the Italian Boniface of Montferrat replaced him as the new commander of the campaign.




  • Spain
    Friday Aug 15, 1502
    Chocolate

    Christopher Columbus with the Cacao

    Spain
    Friday Aug 15, 1502

    Christopher Columbus encountered the cacao bean on his fourth mission to the Americas on August 15, 1502, when he and his crew seized a large native canoe that proved to contain among other goods for trade, cacao beans. His son Ferdinand commented that the natives greatly valued the beans, which he termed almonds, "for when they were brought on board ship together with their goods, I observed that when any of these almonds fell, they all stooped to pick it up, as if an eye had fallen."




  • Ajaccio, Corsica, Kingdom of France
    Tuesday Aug 15, 1769
    Napoleon

    Birth

    Ajaccio, Corsica, Kingdom of France
    Tuesday Aug 15, 1769

    Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769. His parents Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino maintained an ancestral home called "Casa Buonaparte" in Ajaccio. Napoleon was their fourth child and third son. A boy and girl were born first but died in infancy.




  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Thursday Aug 15, 1850
    Libraries

    Public Libraries Act 1850

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Thursday Aug 15, 1850

    Although by the mid-19th century England could claim 274 subscription libraries and Scotland, 266, the foundation of the modern public library system in Britain is the Public Libraries Act 1850.




  • Ecuador
    Saturday Aug 15, 1868
    07:30:00 PM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1868 Ecuador Earthquakes

    Ecuador
    Saturday Aug 15, 1868
    07:30:00 PM

    The 1868 Ecuador earthquakes occurred at 19:30 UTC on August 15 and 06:30 UTC on 16 August 1868. They caused severe damage in the northeastern part of Ecuador and in southwestern Colombia. They had an estimated magnitude of 6.3 and 6.7 and together caused up to 70,000 casualties.




  • Serbia
    Saturday Aug 15, 1914
    World War 1

    Battle of Cer

    Serbia
    Saturday Aug 15, 1914

    The Battle of Cer was a military campaign fought between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in August 1914, starting three weeks into the Serbian Campaign, the initial military action of the First World War. It took place around Cer Mountain and several surrounding villages, as well as the town of Šabac. The battle was a part of the first Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia, began on the night of 15 August when elements of the Serbian 1st Combined Division encountered Austro-Hungarian outposts that had been established on the slopes of Cer Mountain earlier in the invasion. The clashes that followed escalated into a battle for control over several towns and villages near the mountain, especially Šabac.


  • Dinant, Belgium
    Saturday Aug 15, 1914
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was involved in fierce fighting in the First World War

    Dinant, Belgium
    Saturday Aug 15, 1914

    De Gaulle was involved in fierce fighting from the outset As a platoon commander, He received his baptism of fire on 15 August and was among the first to be wounded, receiving a bullet in the knee at the Battle of Dinant.


  • Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Skopje, North Macedonia)
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1928
    Mother Teresa

    Religious life

    Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Skopje, North Macedonia)
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1928

    Teresa was in her early years when she was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries and their service in Bengal; by age 12, she was convinced that she should commit herself to religious life. Her resolve strengthened on 15 August 1928 as she prayed at the shrine of the Black Madonna of Vitina-Letnice, where she often went on pilgrimages.


  • Southern France
    Tuesday Aug 15, 1944
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Invasion of Southern France

    Southern France
    Tuesday Aug 15, 1944

    Two months later (August 15), the invasion of Southern France took place, and control of forces in the southern invasion passed from the AFHQ to the SHAEF. Many thought that victory in Europe would come by summer's end, but the Germans did not capitulate for almost a year.


  • Japan
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1945
    Second Sino-Japanese War

    Japanese Emperor Hirohito capitulated to the Allies

    Japan
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1945

    In less than two weeks the Kwantung Army, which was the primary Japanese fighting force,consisting of over a million men but lacking in adequate armor, artillery, or air support, had been destroyed by the Soviets. Japanese Emperor Hirohito officially capitulated to the Allies on August 15, 1945.


  • Japan
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1945
    World War II

    Japan surrendered

    Japan
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1945

    In addition to the bombing of the two bombings, the Soviets, pursuant to the Yalta agreement, invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and quickly defeated the Kwantung Army, which was the largest Japanese fighting force, These two events persuaded previously adamant Imperial Army leaders to accept surrender terms. The Red Army also captured the southern part of Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands. On 15 August 1945, Japan surrendered.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1945
    Hirohito

    Broadcast the recording of the Emperor's Surrender Speech

    Tokyo, Japan
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1945

    On August 15 a recording of the Emperor's surrender speech ("Gyokuon-hōsō", literally "Jewel Voice Broadcast") was broadcast over the radio (the first time the Emperor was heard on the radio by the Japanese people) announcing Japan's acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. During the historic broadcast, the Emperor stated: "Moreover, the enemy has begun to employ a new and most cruel bomb, the power of which to do damage is, indeed, incalculable, taking the toll of many innocent lives. Should we continue to fight, not only would it result in an ultimate collapse and obliteration of the Japanese nation, but also it would lead to the total extinction of human civilization.


  • India
    Friday Aug 15, 1947
    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

    Disapproved Independence

    India
    Friday Aug 15, 1947

    In August 1947 the British partitioned the land with India and Pakistan each achieving independence on terms that Gandhi disapproved.


  • South Korea
    Sunday Aug 15, 1948
    Korean War

    Republic of Korea (South Korea)

    South Korea
    Sunday Aug 15, 1948

    The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was established on 15 August 1948.


  • Edwards Air Force Base, California, U.S.
    Thursday Aug 15, 1957
    Neil Armstrong

    His First Flight In a Rocket-Powered Aircraft

    Edwards Air Force Base, California, U.S.
    Thursday Aug 15, 1957

    His first flight in a rocket-powered aircraft was on August 15, 1957, in the Bell X-1B, to an altitude of 11.4 miles (18.3 km). On landing, the poorly designed nose landing gear failed, as had happened on about a dozen previous flights of the Bell X-1B.


  • Cyprus
    Monday Aug 15, 1960
    Cypriot intercommunal violence

    Republic of Cyprus was proclaimed

    Cyprus
    Monday Aug 15, 1960

    On August 15, 1960, the Republic of Cyprus was proclaimed.


  • Shea Stadium, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Aug 15, 1965
    The Beatles

    The Opening Concert of The third US tour

    Shea Stadium, New York, U.S.
    Sunday Aug 15, 1965

    The group's third US tour opened with a performance before a world-record crowd of 55,600 at New York's Shea Stadium on 15 August 1965 – "perhaps the most famous of all Beatles' concerts", in Lewisohn's description


  • U.S.
    Sunday Aug 15, 1971
    1973 oil crisis

    President Richard Nixon orders 90-day nationwide freeze on all wages, prices, salaries and rents

    U.S.
    Sunday Aug 15, 1971

    U.S. Government institutes Phase I price controls. Invoking the powers granted to the president by the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, President Richard Nixon orders a 90-day nationwide freeze on all wages, prices, salaries, and rents.


  • Cameroon
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1984
    10:30:00 PM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    Lake Monoun Disaster

    Cameroon
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1984
    10:30:00 PM

    Several people reported hearing a loud noise on August 15, 1984 around 22:30. A gas cloud reportedly emanated from a crater in the eastern part of the lake. The victims were said to have skin burns, which reports later clarified as "skin damage" such as discoloration. Survivors reported that the whitish, smoke-like cloud smelled bitter and acidic. The death toll from this disaster is estimated to be 37 people.


  • Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
    Saturday Aug 15, 1998
    Tony Blair

    Omagh bombing

    Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
    Saturday Aug 15, 1998

    Following the Omagh bombing on 15 August 1998, by members of the Real IRA opposed to the peace process, which killed 29 people and wounded hundreds, Blair visited the County Tyrone town and met with victims at Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Aug 15, 1998
    Apple Inc.

    A New all-in-one Computer

    U.S.
    Saturday Aug 15, 1998

    On August 15, 1998, Apple introduced a new all-in-one computer reminiscent of the Macintosh 128K: the iMac. The iMac design team was led by Ive, who would later design the iPod and the iPhone.


  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Monday Aug 15, 2005
    Diego Maradona

    La Noche del 10

    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Monday Aug 15, 2005

    On 15 August 2005, Maradona made his debut as host of a talk-variety show on Argentine television, La Noche del 10 ("The Night of the no. 10"). His main guest on opening night was Pelé; the two had a friendly chat, showing no signs of past differences. However, the show also included a cartoon villain with a clear physical resemblance to Pelé. In subsequent evenings, he led the ratings on all occasions but one. Most guests were drawn from the worlds of football and show business, including Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane, but also included interviews with other notable friends and personalities such as Cuban leader Fidel Castro and boxers Roberto Durán and Mike Tyson. Maradona gave each of his guests a signed Argentina jersey, which Tyson wore when he arrived in Brazil, Argentina's biggest rivals.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sunday Aug 15, 2010
    Xiaomi

    MIUI

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sunday Aug 15, 2010

    On 16 August 2010, Xiaomi officially launched its first Android-based firmware MIUI. It resembles Samsung's TouchWiz and Apple's iOS.


  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S
    Monday Aug 15, 2011
    Google LLC

    Google made Its Largest-Ever Acquisition

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S
    Monday Aug 15, 2011

    On August 15, 2011, Google made its largest-ever acquisition to date when it announced that it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion This purchase was made in part to help Google gain Motorola's considerable patent portfolio on mobile phones and wireless technologies, to help protect Google in its ongoing patent disputes with other companies, mainly Apple and Microsoft, and to allow it to continue to freely offer Android.


  • Myanmar
    Thursday Aug 15, 2019
    Conflict in Myanmar

    Northern Alliance insurgents attacked a military college

    Myanmar
    Thursday Aug 15, 2019

    On 15 August 2019, Northern Alliance insurgents attacked a military college in Nawnghkio Township, killing 15. Further clashes occurred in the following days, with Myanmar's military warning there could be a full-scale war if the Northern Alliance did not halt their attacks.


  • Lisbon, Portogal
    Saturday Aug 15, 2020
    Lionel Messi

    Estádio da Luz earthquake

    Lisbon, Portogal
    Saturday Aug 15, 2020

    Messi suffered his worst defeat as a player as Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 8–2 in a one-off tie in Lisbon, leading to another disappointing exit from the Champions League.


  • Vienna
    Thursday Aug 15, 1776

    Ignaz von Seyfried Birth

    Vienna
    Thursday Aug 15, 1776

    The Austrian composer Ignaz von Seyfried was born in Vienna in 1776.


  • Reims
    Thursday Aug 15, 1461

    Louis XI was crowned King of France in 1461

    Reims
    Thursday Aug 15, 1461

    Louis XI was crowned King of France after his father died.


  • Kraków
    Thursday Aug 15, 1619

    Miriam Bella's death

    Kraków
    Thursday Aug 15, 1619

    The head of the Jewish community of Krakw has passed away.


  • Antwerp
    Thursday Aug 15, 1619

    Hubertus Quellinus Birth

    Antwerp
    Thursday Aug 15, 1619

    A Flemish artist, born in Antwerp, Hubertus Quellinus, is known for his cartoons.


  • Wiltshire
    Tuesday Aug 15, 1741

    Thomas Norris was baptized

    Wiltshire
    Tuesday Aug 15, 1741

    The English singer and composer Thomas Norris was christened in the year 1741.


  • Salò
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1725

    Ferdinando Bertoni Birth

    Salò
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1725

    The Italian composer Ferdinando Bertoni was born in Lombardy in 1813.


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