Historical Events -  August 15.

1824     : Freed American slaves established Liberia on the West African cost through the American colonization society.

1862    : Madras high court was established.

1945    :  Korea gained independence from the Empire of Japan.

1947    :  India gained independence from British rule after near 190 years of British East India Company and Crown Rule. And Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of independent India.

1947    : Mohammad Ali Jina became the first Governor-General of Pakistan.

1960    : Congo gained independence from France.

1969    :  Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) formed under the Department of Atomic Energy.

1971    : Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan. And Shaik Mujib Rehman became the first Prime Minister.

1982    :  Color Television Broadcasting started in India.

2020    : Indian Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket.

Famous Birthdays   – August 15

1769    : Napolean Bonaparte, Emperor of France.

1865    :  Mikao Usni, Japanese spiritual leader. He founded Reiki.

1872    : Shri Aurobindo, Indian novelist, freedom fighter, philosopher, guru, and poet.

1896    : Gerty Theresa Cori, Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist.

1912    : Amir Khan, an Indian classical vocalist and the founder of the Indore gharana.

1947    : Rakhi Gulzar, Indian actress.

1904     : George Klein, Canadian inventor. He invented a Motorized Wheelchair.

1964    :  Melinda Gates, wife of Bill Gates and co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

1971    : Adnan Sami. Indian singer and musician.

1990    : Jennifer Lawrence, American actress.

Death Anniversaries  – August 15

1935    : Will Rogers, American actor.

1942    : Mahadev Desai. He was Mahatma Gandhi’s secretary and freedom fighter.

1975    : Shaikh Mujibur Rehman. The first president of Bangladesh assassinated by militants.

1967    : Rene Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter.

2004    : Amar Singh Chaudhari, 8^th Chief minister of Gujrat, India.

2005    : Bendupudi Venkata Satyanarayana, Indian dermatologist and academic.

2015    : Julian Bond. Social activist, civil rights leader, and former representative from Georgia. He was the Chairman of the NAACP from 1998 to 2010.

2018    : Ajit Wadekar, an Indian international cricketer.