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* [[1947]] - '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]''' took office as the first [[Prime Minister of India]].
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[[Image:Panama canal.png|100px|:Panama Canal]]
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[[Image:Stamp-ctc-woodstock.gif|100px|Woodstock Festival]]
File:Woodstock redmond stage.JPG|Woodstock Festival
[[Image:Ignatius Loyola.jpg|100px|Saint Ignatius of Loyola]]
File:Brussel-War.jpg|The ruins of Brussels
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File:Ignatius von Loyola.jpg|Saint Ignatius of Loyola
'''[[August 15]]''': '''[[Victory over Japan Day]]''' ([[1945]]); [[Independence Day]] in '''[[North Korea]]''' & '''[[South Korea]]''' ([[1945]]), '''[[Independence Day (India)|India]]''' ([[1947]]), and '''[[Republic of the Congo|Congo]]''' ([[1960]]); '''[[Flooding of the Nile]]''' in [[Egypt]].
File:Ignatius Loyola.jpg|Saint Ignatius of Loyola
File:SS Kentuckian, Panama Canal.jpg|SS Kentuckian passing through the Panama Canal
File:Panama Canal Lock Forms.jpeg|Construction of the Panama Canal
File:Birds eye view of first Fort Dearborn.jpg|Fort Dearborn
File:Afonso de Albuquerque 2.jpg|Afonso de Albuquerque
File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg|Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
File:Michael VIII Palaiologos (head).jpg|Fourteenth-century painting of {{nowrap|Michael VIII}}
File:Wow signal.jpg|The Wow! signal
File:Jnehru.jpg|Jawaharlal Nehru
File:Rhee Syng-Man in 1948.jpg|Syngman Rhee
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==Ineligible==
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{{*mp}} [[778]] - A [[Frankish people|Frankish]] army led by [[Roland]] was defeated in the [[Battle of Roncevaux Pass]], a tale retold in the [[Old French]] [[Epic poetry|epic poem]] '''''[[The Song of Roland]]'''''.
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{{*mp}} [[1534]] - [[Ignatius of Loyola]] ''(pictured)'' and six others at [[Montmartre]] near [[Paris]] took the vows that led to the establishment of the '''[[Society of Jesus]]'''.
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{{*mp}} [[1914]] - The '''[[Panama Canal]]''' opened to traffic, providing a short-cut from the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]].
| '''[[Assumption of Mary|Feast of the Assumption]]''' (Christianity);
{{*mp}} [[1945]] - [[World War II]]: The '''[[Gyokuon-hoso|Gyokuon-hōsō]]''' was broadcast in [[Japan]], announcing the [[unconditional surrender]] of the [[Military of Japan|Japanese military]].
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{{*mp}} [[1969]] - The '''[[Woodstock Festival|Woodstock Music and Art Festival]]''' in [[Bethel, New York|Bethel]], [[New York]] began.
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|'''[[Dormition of the Mother of God|Feast of the Dormition]]''' (Orthodox Christianity)
Recent days: [[August 14]] &ndash; [[August 13]] &ndash; [[August 12]]
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| [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]] in the '''[[Republic of the Congo|Congo]]''' ([[1960]]) and
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|'''[[Flooding of the Nile]]''' begins in Egypt
|refimprove section
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| [[778]] – A [[Franks|Frankish]] army led by [[Roland]] '''[[Battle of Roncevaux Pass|was defeated]]''' by the [[Basques]] at [[Roncevaux Pass]] in the [[Pyrenees]] on the border between France and Spain<!--, a tale retold in the [[Old French]] epic poem ''[[The Song of Roland]]''-->.
| lots of CN tags (3) in one section (Background)
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| [[1281]] – '''[[Mongol invasions of Japan]]''': The [[Mongol Empire|Mongolian]] fleet of [[Kublai Khan]] was destroyed by a "[[kamikaze (typhoon)|divine wind]]"<!--not bold, refimprove--> for the second time in the [[Battle of Kōan]].
| Invasions: lots of CN tags (11); Kamikaze: refimprove; Battle: needs more footnotes
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| [[1511]] – [[Afonso de Albuquerque]] '''[[Capture of Malacca (1511)|captured]]''' the city of [[Malacca]], giving Portugal control over the [[Strait of Malacca]], through which all sea-going trade between China and India was concentrated.
| lots of CN tags (14)
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| [[1534]] – In [[Montmartre]], [[Ignatius of Loyola]] and six others took the vows that led to the establishment of the '''[[Society of Jesus]]'''.
| multiple issues
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| [[1695]] – [[Nine Years' War]]: French forces ended their '''[[Bombardment of Brussels|three-day bombardment]]''' of [[Brussels]], leaving a third of the buildings in the city in ruins.
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|[[1806]] – [[Serbian Revolution]]: Serbian insurgents were decisively victorious over the Ottomans in the '''[[Battle of Mišar]]'''.
| multiple issues
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| [[1843]] – [[Copenhagen]]'s '''[[Tivoli (Copenhagen)|Tivoli Gardens]]''', today the most popular [[amusement park]] in [[Scandinavia]], opened.
| refimprove section
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| [[1907]] – '''[[Raphael Morgan]]''' was ordained as what is believed to be the first Black [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] clergyman in America.
| lots of unreferenced claims
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| [[1914]] – The '''[[Panama Canal]]'''<!-- ''(construction pictured)''--> opened to traffic, providing a shortcut from the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]] through the [[Isthmus of Panama]].
| unreferenced section
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| [[1914]] – On the day of his dismissal, an employee at '''[[Taliesin (studio)|Taliesin]]''', [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]'s estate, killed seven people with a [[hatchet]] and set the house on fire.
|death toll inconsistent between the hook, article, and other sources
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| [[1945]] – The ''[[Jewel Voice Broadcast|Gyokuon-hōsō]]''<!--Not bold, refimprove section--> was broadcast in Japan, announcing '''[[Surrender of Japan|the unconditional surrender]]''' of the [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese army]] and [[Imperial Japanese Navy|naval forces]].
| Lots of citations needed, despite it being an FA
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| [[1947]] – The '''[[British Raj]]''' was [[Partition of India|partitioned]]<!--not bold, refimprove--> into the [[Dominion of India|Union of India]] and the [[Dominion of Pakistan]].
| duplication
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| [[1952]] – A [[flash flood]] in the [[Lynmouth]] area of south-west England '''[[Lynmouth Flood|destroyed]]''' over 100 homes and 28 bridges, and killed 34 people.
|Referencing
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| [[1969]] – The '''[[Woodstock|Woodstock Music and Art Festival]]''' in [[Bethel, New York]] began.
| refimprove section
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| [[2007]] – An '''[[2007 Peru earthquake|8.0-magnitude earthquake]]''' off the Pacific coast of Peru devastated [[Ica region|Ica]] and various nearby regions.
|refimprove section
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| '''[[Abu Hanifa]]'''<!--Persian theologian--> |d|767
| unreferenced section
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* [[1018]] – Byzantine general '''[[Eustathios Daphnomeles]]''' captured and blinded [[Ivats|Ibatzes of Bulgaria]]<!--not bold, stub--> by means of a ruse, ending the last resistance against Emperor [[Basil&nbsp;II]]'s [[Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria|conquest of Bulgaria]].
* [[1261]] – '''[[Michael VIII Palaiologos|Michael&nbsp;VIII Palaiologos]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> was crowned [[List of Byzantine emperors|Byzantine emperor]] in [[Constantinople]].
* [[1461]] – [[Byzantine–Ottoman wars]]: The '''[[Empire of Trebizond]]''', the longest-surviving [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] successor state, was conquered by [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces following '''[[Siege of Trebizond (1461)|a month-long siege]]'''.
* [[1812]] – [[War of 1812]]: [[Potawatomi]] warriors '''[[Battle of Fort Dearborn|ambushed a United States Army convoy]]''' after it had evacuated Fort Dearborn, in present-day [[Chicago]], and razed the fort.
* [[1941]] – '''[[Josef Jakobs]]''', a German spy, became the last person executed at the [[Tower of London]].
* [[1942]] – [[World War&nbsp;II]]: The tanker {{SS|Ohio|1940|6}}<!--[[SS Ohio], not bold, page numbers needed--> reached Malta as part of '''[[Operation Pedestal|an operation]]''' to deliver much-needed supplies during the [[Siege of Malta (World War II)|siege of Malta]].
* [[1947]] – '''[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]''' ''(pictured)'' took office as the first [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister of India]], a post he held for 16 years.
* [[1948]] – The [[History of South Korea|Republic of Korea was established]] with '''[[Syngman Rhee]]''' ''(pictured)'' as its first president.
* [[1963]] – President [[Fulbert Youlou]] was overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a '''[[Trois Glorieuses (1963)|three-day uprising]]''' in the capital.
* [[1975]] – Mid-ranking army officers '''[[15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état|overthrew]]''' Bangladesh's founding leader, [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]<!--not bold, featured on January 8--> ''(pictured)'', [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|killing him and most of his family]]<!--not bold, multiple issues-->.
* [[1977]] – [[Ohio State University Radio Observatory|Big Ear]], a [[radio telescope]] at [[Ohio State University]] received a strong, apparently extraterrestrial [[Radio wave|radio signal]] that became known as the '''[[Wow! signal]]'''<!-- ''(printout pictured)'' -->.

* [[2005]] – The Helsinki Agreement between the [[Free Aceh Movement]] and the [[Government of Indonesia]] was signed, ending '''[[Insurgency in Aceh|more than 28&nbsp;years of fighting]]'''.
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Conrad II, Duke of Swabia|Conrad&nbsp;II, Duke of Swabia]]'''<!--German--> |d|1196|'''[[Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford|Richard de Vere]]'''<!--English military leader--> |b|1385| '''[[Eliza Lee Cabot Follen]]'''<!--American abolitionist--> |b|1787| '''[[Johan Gadolin]]'''<!--Finnish chemist--> |d|1852| '''[[Stephen Breyer]]'''<!--American jurist--> |b|1938| '''[[Gerty Cori]]'''<!--Czech/American biochemist--> |b|1896| '''[[Melinda French Gates|Melinda Gates]]'''<!--American philanthropist--> |b|1964| '''[[Ben Affleck]]'''<!--American actor--> |b|1972| '''[[Chief Keef]]'''<!--American rapper--> |b|1995| '''[[Rick Rypien]]'''<!--Canadian hockey player--> |d|2011| '''[[Rosalía Mera]]'''<!--Spanish businesswoman--> |d|2013

==Notes==
* [[History of aspirin]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 10|Selected anniversaries/August 10]], so Great Phenol Plot should not appear in the same year
* [[1868 Arica earthquake]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 13|August 13]], so 2007 earthquake should not appear in the same year
* [[Siege of Detroit]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 16|August 16]], so Battle of Fort Dearborn should not appear in the same year
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'''[[August 15]]''': '''[[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]''' in India ([[1947]]); '''[[National Liberation Day of Korea]]''' ([[1945]])
{{main page image/OTD|File:Peter of Hungary (Chronicon Pictum 047).jpg|Peter, King of Hungary
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* [[718]] – Forces of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] abandoned '''[[Siege of Constantinople (717–718)|a year-long siege of Constantinople]]''', ending their goal of conquering the [[Byzantine Empire]].
* [[1038]] – Upon the death of his uncle [[Stephen I of Hungary|Stephen&nbsp;I]]<!--not bold, appears on August 20-->, '''[[Peter, King of Hungary|Peter]]''' ''(depicted)'' became the second [[king of Hungary]].
* [[1909]] – '''[[Goudi coup|A military coup]]''' against the government of [[Dimitrios Rallis]] began in the neighbourhood of [[Goudi]] in [[Athens]], Greece.
* [[1944]] – [[World War&nbsp;II]]: [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]] began '''[[Operation Dragoon]]''', their invasion of [[southern France]].
* [[1998]] – [[The Troubles]]: '''[[Omagh bombing|A car bomb attack]]''' carried out by the [[Real Irish Republican Army]] killed 29 people and injured approximately 220 others in [[Omagh]], Northern Ireland.
{{Born and died list|'''[[Nikephoros Phokas Barytrachelos]]'''<!--Byzantine aristocrat--> |d|1022|'''[[Charles Comiskey]]'''<!--American baseball executive--> |b|1859| '''[[Bernard Fanning]]'''<!--Australian musician--> |b|1969| '''[[Hanna Greally]]'''<!--Irish writer--> |d|1987| }}
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Images

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  • Woodstock Festival
    Woodstock Festival
  • The ruins of Brussels
    The ruins of Brussels
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola
    Saint Ignatius of Loyola
  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola
    Saint Ignatius of Loyola
  • SS Kentuckian passing through the Panama Canal
    SS Kentuckian passing through the Panama Canal
  • Construction of the Panama Canal
    Construction of the Panama Canal
  • Fort Dearborn
    Fort Dearborn
  • Afonso de Albuquerque
    Afonso de Albuquerque
  • Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
    Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  • Fourteenth-century painting of Michael VIII
    Fourteenth-century painting of Michael VIII
  • The Wow! signal
    The Wow! signal
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
    Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Syngman Rhee
    Syngman Rhee

Ineligible

Blurb Reason
Feast of the Assumption (Christianity); refimprove section
Feast of the Dormition (Orthodox Christianity) refimprove
Independence Day in the Congo (1960) and refimprove section
Flooding of the Nile begins in Egypt refimprove section
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. lots of CN tags (3) in one section (Background)
1281 – Mongol invasions of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan was destroyed by a "divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan. Invasions: lots of CN tags (11); Kamikaze: refimprove; Battle: needs more footnotes
1511 – Afonso de Albuquerque captured the city of Malacca, giving Portugal control over the Strait of Malacca, through which all sea-going trade between China and India was concentrated. lots of CN tags (14)
1534 – In Montmartre, Ignatius of Loyola and six others took the vows that led to the establishment of the Society of Jesus. multiple issues
1695 – Nine Years' War: French forces ended their three-day bombardment of Brussels, leaving a third of the buildings in the city in ruins. refimprove
1806 – Serbian Revolution: Serbian insurgents were decisively victorious over the Ottomans in the Battle of Mišar. multiple issues
1843 – Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, today the most popular amusement park in Scandinavia, opened. refimprove section
1907 – Raphael Morgan was ordained as what is believed to be the first Black Orthodox clergyman in America. lots of unreferenced claims
1914 – The Panama Canal opened to traffic, providing a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the Isthmus of Panama. unreferenced section
1914 – On the day of his dismissal, an employee at Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's estate, killed seven people with a hatchet and set the house on fire. death toll inconsistent between the hook, article, and other sources
1945 – The Gyokuon-hōsō was broadcast in Japan, announcing the unconditional surrender of the Japanese army and naval forces. Lots of citations needed, despite it being an FA
1947 – The British Raj was partitioned into the Union of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. duplication
1952 – A flash flood in the Lynmouth area of south-west England destroyed over 100 homes and 28 bridges, and killed 34 people. Referencing
1969 – The Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York began. refimprove section
2007 – An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast of Peru devastated Ica and various nearby regions. refimprove section
Abu Hanifa |d|767 unreferenced section

Eligible

Notes

August 15: Independence Day in India (1947); National Liberation Day of Korea (1945)

Peter, King of Hungary
Peter, King of Hungary
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