Donald Trump
US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
What happened on August 15
34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 718 to 2025.
Standout on August 15
2025
Donald Trump
US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
About August 15
August 15 is the 227th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 227 of 365 (228 in leap years)138 days left in the year (138 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029, Thursday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 33 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo (July 23 – August 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- August birthstone
- Peridot / Spinel / Sardonyxstrength, good fortune and calm
- August birth flower
- Gladiolus / Poppystrength of character and remembrance
- Next occurrence
- In 292 days
- Roman numerals
- XV.VIIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 50thSAETA Flight 011 (1976)1976
- 5thGerd Müller2021
- 5thKabul2021
- 1stDonald Trump2025
August 15 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- SAETA Flight 011 (1976)
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on August 15 — ages this year
- 2003Juanlu Sánchezturns 23
- 1999Paola Reisturns 27
- 1995Chief Keefturns 31
- 1995Setyana Mapasaturns 31
- 1994Kosuke Haginoturns 32
- 1994Lasse Vigen Christensenturns 32
Historical events 34
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Kabul
Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively reestablishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
Russia begins production on the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
North Korea
North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 81⁄2 hours ahead of UTC.
August 2013 Beirut bombing
At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video.
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years.
2007 Peru earthquake
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru, killing 514 and injuring 1,090.
Free Aceh Movement
The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending more than 28 years of fighting.
Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the northern West Bank begins.
Béni Ounif
Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria: Some 29 people are killed at a false roadblock near the Moroccan border, leading to temporary tensions with Morocco.
Apple Inc.
Apple introduces the iMac computer.
The Troubles
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.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland: Omagh bombing takes place; 29 people (including a woman pregnant with twins) killed and some 220 others injured.
Tomiichi Murayama
Tomiichi Murayama, Prime Minister of Japan, releases the Murayama Statement, which formally expresses remorse for Japanese war crimes committed during World War II.
South Carolina
In South Carolina, Shannon Faulkner becomes the first female cadet matriculated at The Citadel (she drops out less than a week later).
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 crashes after takeoff from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, killing 34 of the 40 people on board.
Assam Accord
Signing of the Assam Accord, an agreement between representatives of the Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement to end the movement.
Kurdistan Workers' Party
The Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish Armed Forces with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Şemdinli and Eruh.
Ohio State University Radio Observatory
Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University, received a strong, apparently extraterrestrial radio signal that became known as the Wow! signal (printout pictured).
SAETA Flight 011 (1976)
SAETA Flight 011 crashes into the Chimborazo volcano in Ecuador, killing all 59 people on board; the wreckage is not discovered until 2002.
Bangladeshis
Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
Fulbert Youlou
President Fulbert Youlou was overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
History of South Korea
The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee as its first president.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
World War II
World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
World War II
World War II: The tanker SS Ohio reached Malta as part of an operation to deliver much-needed supplies during the siege of Malta.
Deportation of Soviet Germans (1941–1942)
Decree for the mass expulsion of ethnic Germans from Crimea issued by the Soviet government.
Josef Jakobs
Josef Jakobs, a German spy, became the last person executed at the Tower of London.
Goudi coup
A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece.
War of 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.
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Michael VIII Palaiologos was crowned Byzantine emperor in Constantinople.
Stephen I of Hungary
Upon the death of his uncle Stephen I, Peter (depicted) became the second king of Hungary.
Eustathios Daphnomeles
Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles captured and blinded Ibatzes of Bulgaria by means of a ruse, ending the last resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria.
Umayyad Caliphate
Forces of the Umayyad Caliphate abandoned a year-long siege of Constantinople, ending their goal of conquering the Byzantine Empire.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Peter Marshall (entertainer)
Peter Marshall, American game show host, performer, and singer (born 1926)
Robert Trump
Robert Trump, American real-estate developer, business executive (born 1948)
Julian Bond
Julian Bond, American academic, leader of the civil rights movement, and politician (born 1940)
Marich Man Singh Shrestha
Marich Man Singh Shrestha, Nepali politician, 28th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1942)
Rosalía Mera
Rosalía Mera, Spanish businesswoman, co-founded Inditex and Zara (born 1944)
Richard Bradshaw (conductor)
Richard Bradshaw, English conductor and director (born 1944)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Armed Forces Day (Poland)
Armed Forces Day (Poland)
Altfrid
Christian feast day: Altfrid
Alypius of Thagaste
Christian feast day: Alypius of Thagaste
Ferragosto
Christian feast day: Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances: Ferragosto (Italy)
Dormition of the Mother of God
Christian feast day: Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches)
Mother's Day
Christian feast day: Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances: Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)
National Acadian Day
Christian feast day: Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances: National Acadian Day (Acadians)
Māras
Christian feast day: Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances: Māras (Latvia)
Spread across the centuries
- 8th century1
- 11th century2
- 13th century1
- 19th century1
- 20th century39
- 21st century30
Earliest: Umayyad Caliphate (718). Most recent: Donald Trump (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about August 15
What day of the year is August 15?
August 15 is the 227th day of the year, with 138 days left after it.
What star sign is August 15?
August 15 falls under Leo (July 23 – August 22), a fire sign ruled by Sun. The birthstone for the month is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx.
How many things happened on August 15?
We record 82 entries for August 15: 34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 718 to 2025.
Who was born on August 15?
Juanlu Sánchez (2003) is among the notable births on August 15. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the August 15 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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