Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800. Date: August 15, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
A flash flood devastates the town of Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people. Date: August 15, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay. Date: August 15, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)
American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707, crashes near the Calverton Executive Airpark in Calverton, New York, killing all five people on board. Date: August 15, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)
Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) becomes independent from France. Date: August 15, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall. Date: August 15, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
James Joseph Dresnok defects to North Korea after running across the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Dresnok died in 2016. Date: August 15, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital. Date: August 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland. Date: August 15, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock. Date: August 15, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)