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This is a list of selected August 15 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Flooding of the Nile begins in Egypt refimprove
Feast of the Dormition (Orthodox Christianity) refimprove
778 – A Frankish army led by Roland was defeated by the Basques at Roncevaux Pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain. needs more footnotes
1281Mongol invasions of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan was destroyed by a "divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan. needs more footnotes; Kamikaze: refimprove; Battle: needs more footnotes
1534 – In Montmartre, near Paris, Ignatius of Loyola and six others took the vows that led to the establishment of the Society of Jesus. refimprove section
1695Nine Years' War: French forces ended their three-day bombardment of Brussels, leaving a third of the buildings in the city in ruins. needs more footnotes
1843Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens, today the most popular amusement park in Scandinavia, opened. refimprove section
1969 – The Woodstock Music and Art Festival in Bethel, New York began. unreferenced section
1975Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh, and most of his family were assassinated in a military coup. Sheik: multiple issues; Assassination: multiple issues
2005 – The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending 28 years of fighting. ibid

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August 15: Victory over Japan Day; Feast of the Assumption (Christianity); Independence Day in the Congo (1960) and India (1947); Liberation Day in North and South Korea (1945)

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