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Events on August 15

• 1248 Konrad von Hochstaden lays the foundation stone for the rebuilding of Cologne Cathedral.
• 1806 The foundation stone for the Parisian Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is laid.
• 1914 The Panama Canal is opened to shipping traffic. An official inauguration ceremony does not take place due to the outbreak of war in Europe.
• 1923 In Weimar, the first exhibition of the Bauhaus begins. The Am Horn model house, erected in this connection, illustrates the new architectural thinking.
• 1931 The first feature film of their own by the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, Pardon Us, premieres in the USA.
• 1945 Emperor Hirohito announces Japan's unconditional capitulation. Korea regains its independence.
• 1961 While guarding the Berlin Wall, which was still under construction, the People's Police officer Conrad Schumann escapes to the West with a jump over the barbed wire. The jump is captured by Peter Leibing in a photo that became famous.
• 1965 The Beatles perform the live concert with the highest attendance of their career at New York's Shea Stadium.
• 1969 The three-day Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York State.
• 1992 Nintendo's SNES video game console is released in Germany.
• 2001 After more than 60 years, a Zeppelin airship resumes passenger service with the Zeppelin NT.
• 2021 The Taliban capture Kabul without a fight.

Born on August 15

• 1857 Albert Ballin, German shipowner
• 1892 Louis de Broglie, French physicist and Nobel laureate
• 1900 Hans Mahler, German theater and film actor
• 1910 Josef Klaus, Austrian politician, Governor of Salzburg, Federal Minister, Federal Chancellor
• 1940 Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist
• 1950 Anne, Princess Royal, British princess
• 1951 Herfried Münkler, German political scientist
• 1961 Dietmar Mögenburg, German track and field athlete
• 1972 Ben Affleck, American actor
• 1990 Jennifer Lawrence, American actress

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „15. August“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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