428 Historic Events for August 15
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Signe Hasso, actress (QB VII, Taxi 13, Black Bird, Crisis)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria (1966-70)
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| 1911 |
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Procter and Gamble unveils its Crisco shortening
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Julia Child, Pasadena Calif, chef (French Chef)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Wendy Hiller, England, actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Wijnanda M C "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Reve Sr
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| 1912 |
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Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer
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| 1914 |
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Dinant Belgium destroyed by German bombs
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| 1914 |
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German assault at Dinant: Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured
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| 1914 |
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Panama Canal opens (under cost)
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| 1914 |
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Japan joins side of allies
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| 1914 |
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13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)
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| 1914 |
Death |
Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28]
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese/Dutch folklorist
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| 1915 |
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Journalist Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, convicted of murder in Georgia
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish author/resistance fighter (Mensch op Weg)
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Johnny Angel, Double Life)
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| 1915 |
Death |
Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Fay Honey Knopp, activist
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, composer
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| 1918 |
Death |
Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64
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| 1918 |
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1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania)
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| 1918 |
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Russia severs diplomatic ties with US
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Huntz Hall, NYC, actor (Cyclone, Gas Pump Girls, The Rating Game)
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