August 15th in history

 

Events

2007: in Peru, 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the pacific coast devastates Ica and various other regions, kills 514 and leaves over 1500 injured

1998: Bill Clinton confesses to Hillary about the Monica Lewinsky affair

1995: Kylee Sue Sanders (18) of Kansas crowned 13^th Miss teen USA

1994: South African President Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning

1989: Frederik de Klerk becomes President of South Africa

1975: Bangledesh military coup under Khondakar Moustaque Ahmed, in sudan

1974: President Park Chung-Hee of South Korea escapes assassination

1974: Hurricane/floods kills 4000 at Bangledesh

1971: Bahrain gains independence from Britain

1963: Fulbert Youlou reigns as president of Congo-Brazzaville

1960: UFO (Unidentified Falling Object) is sighted by 3 Californian patrolmen

1960: Congo (formally Congo/Brazzaville) declares independence from France

1950: 8.6-magnitude earthquake kills 20,000 to 30,000 in India

1947: India declares Independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan

Weddings

2009: Actress Alyssa Milano (39) weds CAA agent David Bugliari in Bernardsville, New Jersey

2004: Fashion designer Nicky Hilton (21) weds businessman Todd Andrew Meister (33) at the Vegas Wedding Chapel, in Las Vegas Nevada