^B{^#!16!15 August^N! Feast day of The Assumption of the Virgin Mary, St Tarsicius, and St Arnulf of Soissons.
^B{1543^B} The Jesuit order (Society of Jesus) was founded by Ignatius de Loyola in Paris, with the aims of protecting Catholicism against the Reformation and carrying out missionary work. ^B{1843^B} The Tivoli Pleasure Gardens were opened in Copenhagen. ^B{1945^B} Japan surrendered unconditionally to the US and their allies, bringing an end to WWII. ^B{1947^B} India gained independence. ^B{1948^B} The republic of South Korea was proclaimed. ^B{1965^B} The National Guard was called in to quell race riots in Watts, Los Angeles, which left 28 dead and 676 injured. ^B{1969^B} The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair began on a dairy farm in upstate New York. In the three days it lasted, 400,000 attended, two children were born, and three people died. ^B{1987^B} Caning was officially banned in British schools (excluding independent schools).
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor, ^B{1769^B}; Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, ^B{1771^B}; Thomas De Quincey, English writer, ^B{1785^B}; T E Lawrence, English soldier and writer, ^B{1888^B}; Robert Bolt, British dramatist, ^B{1924^B}; Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, ^B{1950^B}.^B}
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Macbeth, King of Scotland, ^B{1057^B}; Joseph Joachim, Hungarian violinist and composer, ^B{1907^B}; Will Rogers, US humorist, ^B{1935^B}; Wiley Post, US aviator, ^B{1935^B}; Paul Signac, French painter, ^B{1935^B}; RenĪ Magritte, Belgian painter, ^B{1967^B}.
