August 15 Holidays (2022/2023), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

Holiday name	Holiday location	Holiday type
The Assumption of Mary	-	Christian
Founding of Asuncion	Paraguay	National Holiday
Foundation of Old Panama City	Panama	Common Local Holidays
Liberation Day	Multiple [Show]	Public Holiday
Liechtenstein National Day	Liechtenstein	Observance
Constitution Day	Equatorial Guinea	National Holiday
Flooding of the Nile	Egypt	Observance
Independence Day	Congo	Public Holiday
Independence Day	India	Gazetted Holiday
Malaita Province Day	Solomon Islands	Local Holiday
Assumption of Mary	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Assumption of Mary	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Assumption of the Virgin Mary	Cyprus	National Holiday
Mother Day	Costa Rica	National Holiday
Dormition of the Holy Virgin	Greece	Public Holiday
Assumption of Mary / Ferragosto	Italy	National Holiday
Assumption Day	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Feast of the Assumption	Lebanon	Public Holiday
St Mary's Day	Romania	National Holiday
The Feast of Mary's Assumption	Malta	National Holiday
Feast of the Assumption of Mary	Lithuania	National Holiday
Day of the Assumption of Mary	Holy See (Vatican City)	National Holiday
National Leathercraft Day	-	Unofficial (Hobby & Creativity)
National Relaxation Day	-	Unofficial (Activity & Action, Health & Body)
National Lemon Meringue Pie Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
World Honey Bee Day	-	Unofficial (Animals)
Mother's Day	Costa Rica	National Holiday
National Acadian Day	Canada
National Mourning Day	Bangladesh	Public Holiday
Parsi New Year	India	Restricted Holiday

August 15 2019 holidays

August 15 2021 holidays

Historical Events on August 15

982: Otto II – the Holy Roman Emperor -is defeated at the Battle of Capo Colonna by the Saracens.
1483: The Sistine Chapel is consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.
1511: Malacca is conquered by Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal.
1519: The Panama city – Panama City – was founded on this date.
1537: The city of Asunción, Paraguay was founded on this date.
1540: The Peru city of Arequipa is founded on this date.
1843: An amusement park named Tivoli Gardens opens up in Copenhagen, Denmark on this date.
1843: Our Lady of Peace – a Cathedral in Honolulu, Hawaii – is dedicated on this date. Today, it is one of the oldest Roman Catholic Cathedrals in the U.S.
1914: The SS Ancon becomes the first ship to pass through the newly opened Panama Canal.
1914: Paul von Rennenkampf leads the First Russian Army into Eastern Prussia.
1939: The Wizard of Oz opens at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in L.A on this date.
1943: The Battle of Trahili begins during World War II.
1944: Allied forces land in Southern France during Operation Dragoon.
1948: South of the 38^th parallel, the Republic of Korea is established.
1954: In Paraguay, Alfredo Stroessner becomes a dictator.
1965: 60,000 fans pack Shea Stadium in New York City to watch the Beatles perform. It’s widely considered to be the beginning of stadium rock.
1969: In a field in Woodstock, New York, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens. It features some of the most popular rock performers of the time.
1971: Bahrain becomes independent from the UK.
1973: The U.S ends the bombing of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

Famous Birthdays on August 15

American actress Debra Messing is born in 1968.
Australian singer-songwriter Benard Fanning is born in 1969.
American comedian and actor Anthony Anderson is born in 1970.
American actor Ben Silverman is born in 1970.
American actor, director, screenwriter and producer Ben Affleck is born in 1972.