Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
August 15
| 1261 | Constantinople falls to Michael VIII of Nicea and his army. | |
| 1385 | John of Portugal defeats John of Castile at the Battle of Aljubarrota. | |
| 1598 | Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, leads an Irish force to victory over the British at Battle of Yellow Ford. | |
| 1760 | Frederick II defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Liegnitz. | |
| 1864 | The Confederate raider Tallahassee captures six Federal ships off New England. | |
| 1872 | The first ballot voting in England is conducted. | |
| 1914 | The Panama Canal opens to traffic. | |
| 1935 | American comedian and "cowboy philosopher" Will Rogers dies in an airplane accident, along with American aviation pioneer Wiley Post. | |
| 1942 | The Japanese submarine I-25 departs Japan with a floatplane in its hold which will be assembled upon arriving off the West Coast of the United States, and used to bomb U.S. forests. | |
| 1944 | American, British and French forces land on the southern coast of France, between Toulon and Cannes, in Operation Dragoon. | |
| 1945 | Gasoline and fuel oil rationing ends in the United States. | |
| 1947 | Britain grants independence to India and Pakistan. | |
| 1950 | Two U.S. divisions are badly mauled by the North Korean Army at the Battle of the Bowling Alley in South Korea, which rages on for five more days. | |
| 1969 | Over 400,000 young people attend a weekend of rock music at Woodstock, New York. | |
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| 1769 | Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France (1804-1815) and military leader. | |
| 1771 | Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe and Rob Roy. | |
| 1888 | T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia for his military exploits against the Turks in World War I. | |
| 1912 | Julia Child, American chef and television personality. | |
| 1924 | Robert Bolt, English screenwriter and playwright best known for A Man for all Seasons. | |
| 1938 | Maxine Waters, congresswoman from California, second African-American woman to be elected to congress. | |
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