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August 15th
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About
August 15th is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.  There are 138 days remaining
until the end of the calendar year.  August 15th is V-J (or V-P) day, for the surrender of Japan and National Acadian Day.

Births
1912
- Julia Child, chef, author
1938 - Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
1945 - Gene Upshaw, Hall of Fame offensive guard, union leader
1978 - Kerry Walsh, Olympic gold medalist beach volleyball
1989 - Joe Jonas, singer, actor (Jonas Brothers)

Deaths
1935
- Will Rogers, comedian, actor (Judge Priest)

Events
1965
- The Beatles play before a crowd of 65,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City in what becomes the first major
stadium rock concert.
1969 - The Woodstock Music Festival opens in upstate New York.
1973 - The United States bombing of Cambodia ends during the Vietnam War.
2008 - Lehman Brothers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest bankruptcy filing in the history of the United States.
Calendar
January
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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