Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for August 15, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- National Relaxation Day
- National Best Friends Day
- National Failures Day
- 1684: Spain and Germany signed a cease fire with France
- 1867: The Representation of the People Act (1867) extended voting rights in the UK
- 1876: The US government passed a law forcing removal of Native Americans from the Black Hills after gold was found there
- 1941: Kovono Lithuanian Jews were herded into the Slobodka ghetto
- 1942: 5 hostages were executed by Nazis in St-Michielsgestel
- 1945: 3 days of “Peace Riots” began in San Francisco while the city was celebrating the end of World War II
- 1947: India gained independence from Great Britain, but remained a dominion until 1950
- 1950: An 8.6 earthquake in India killed between 20,000 and 30,000 people
- 1952: 9 inches of rainfall created a 20 ft wave in Lynmouth, England, killing 34 people
- 1955: Hurricane Connie dissipated after killing 43people in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland
- 1960: The Congo (formerly Congo/Brazzaville) declared independence from France
- 1964: Race riots occurred in the Chicago suburb of Dixmoor, Illinois
- 1971: Bahrain gained independence from Great Britain
- 1971: US President Richard Nixon imposed wage and price controls, along with suspension of convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold on international markets
- 1974: The US Congress once again legalized the private ownership of gold
- 1974: Hurricane and floods ravage Bangladesh leading to the deaths of 4,000 people
- 1990: At least 150 people died in partisan clashes between South Africa’s African National Congress and Inkatha Freedom Party
- 1998: The Omagh bombing, the worst terrorist incident of The Troubles, killed 29 people and injures about 220 more people
- 1999: About 30 people were killed in the Beni Ounif massacre in Algeria leading to temporary tensions with Morocco
- 2007: An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastated parts of Peru, killing 514 people and injuring 1,090 more people
Weekly Holidays and Observances including August 15, 2021
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August Monthly Holidays and Observances
- American Indian Heritage Month
- Black Business Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Fall of Empires Month
- Happiness Happens Month
- Home Business Month
- National Canning Month
- National FAS Disorders Awareness Month
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- National Inventors Month
- National Publish Your eBook Month
- National Runaway Prevention Month
- National Water Quality Month
- National Wellness Month
- National Win With Civility Month
- Professional Speakers Month
- What Will Be Your Legacy Month