This is a list of selected August 15 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.
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Blurb | Reason |
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Flooding of the Nile begins in Egypt | refimprove, stubby |
Feast of the Dormition | refimprove |
778 – A Frankish army led by Roland was defeated by the Basques at Roncevaux Pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. | needs more footnotes |
1281 – Mongol invasions of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a " divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan. | needs copyediting; Kamikaze: refimprove; Battle: needs more footnotes |
1695 – Nine Years' War: French forces ended their three-day bombardment of Brussels, leaving a third of the buildings in the city in ruins. | needs more footnotes |
1843 – Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, today the most popular amusement park in Scandinavia, opened. | refimprove section |
1914 – The Panama Canal opened to traffic, providing a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the Isthmus of Panama. | section too detailed, section too long, external links |
1969 – The Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York began. | refimprove section, unreferenced section |
1975 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh, and most of his family were assassinated in a military coup. | Sheik: neutrality issues; Assassination: refimprove |
August 15: Victory over Japan Day; Feast of the Assumption (Christianity); Independence Day in the Congo ( 1960) and India ( 1947); Liberation Day in North and South Korea ( 1945)
This is a list of selected August 15 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.
Use only ONE image at a time
Blurb | Reason |
---|---|
Flooding of the Nile begins in Egypt | refimprove, stubby |
Feast of the Dormition | refimprove |
778 – A Frankish army led by Roland was defeated by the Basques at Roncevaux Pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. | needs more footnotes |
1281 – Mongol invasions of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a " divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan. | needs copyediting; Kamikaze: refimprove; Battle: needs more footnotes |
1695 – Nine Years' War: French forces ended their three-day bombardment of Brussels, leaving a third of the buildings in the city in ruins. | needs more footnotes |
1843 – Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, today the most popular amusement park in Scandinavia, opened. | refimprove section |
1914 – The Panama Canal opened to traffic, providing a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the Isthmus of Panama. | section too detailed, section too long, external links |
1969 – The Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York began. | refimprove section, unreferenced section |
1975 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh, and most of his family were assassinated in a military coup. | Sheik: neutrality issues; Assassination: refimprove |
August 15: Victory over Japan Day; Feast of the Assumption (Christianity); Independence Day in the Congo ( 1960) and India ( 1947); Liberation Day in North and South Korea ( 1945)