Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: August 15
August 15, 2025 is the 227th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 138 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Leo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 15
- 778 –The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed.
- 1185 –The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
- 1483 –Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel.
- 1869 –The Meiji government in Japan establishes six new ministries, including one for Shinto.
- 1942 –World War II: Operation Pedestal – The SS Ohio reaches the island of Malta barely afloat carrying vital fuel supplies for the island’s defenses.
- 1947 –India gains Independence from the British Indian Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1963 –Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
- 1971 –Bahrain gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1974 –Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President of South Korea, Park Chung-hee.
- 1984 –The PKK in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish military
Who were born on August 15?
- 1896 –Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. 1958)
- 1910 –Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (d. 2002)
- 1923 –Rose Marie, American actress
- 1925 –Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist (d. 2007)
- 1940 –Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist (d. 1977)
- 1947 –Jenny Hanley, British TV presenter
- 1949 –Beverly Lynn Burns, American pilot
- 1951 –Daba Diawara, Malian politician
- 1954 –Mary Jo Salter, American poet
- 1969 –Bernard Fanning, Australian singer/songwriter (Powderfinger)
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