An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090. Date: August 15, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years. Date: August 15, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video. Date: August 15, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events…
North Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 81⁄2 hours ahead of UTC. Date: August 15, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Russia begins production on the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Date: August 15, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)
Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively reestablishing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Date: August 15, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Date: August 15, 2025 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 2025 📅 On This Day (Today)
Battle of Peking: The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China. Date: August 14, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. Date: August 14, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive. Date: August 14, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)