August 15

August 15 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 year.

Events

  • 636 – Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between Byzantine Empire and Rashidun Caliphate begins.
  • 717 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for nearly a year.
  • 718 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Raising of the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople.
  • 747 – Carloman, mayor of the palace of Austrasia, renounces his position as majordomo and retires to a monastery near Rome. His brother Pepin the Short becomes the sole ruler (de facto) of the Frankish Kingdom.
  • 778 – The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed.
  • 927 – The Saracens conquer and destroy Taranto.
  • 982 – Holy Roman Emperor Otto II is defeated by the Saracens in the Battle of Capo Colonna, in Calabria
  • 1018 – Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles blinds and captures Ibatzes of Bulgaria by a ruse, thereby ending Bulgarian resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria.
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    August 15 (disambiguation)

    August 15 is the 227th day of the year.

    August 15 may also refer to:

  • 15 August (2001 film), a 2001 French film (entitled 15 Août in French)
  • August 15th (2008 film), a 2008 Sundance Film Festival short film
  • August 15 (2011 film), a 2011 Malayalam film.
  • August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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    August 15th (2008 film)

    August 15th is a 2008 Sundance Film Festival Short Film that has received Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking. It is available for download from online sources, including iTunes Store, Netflix, and Xbox Live Marketplace.

    Plot summary

    Based on a true story, passengers on a city bus must decide what they are willing to sacrifice for their own safety after it is hijacked by a couple of countryside crooks. It is based on two real events, both involved women being raped, one in a train and the other in a bus, while a crowd of people stood by and did nothing to intervene. On the bus, the crooks take over and the passengers must decide how much they are willing to risk for their own safety.

    References

    External links

  • August 15th at the Internet Movie Database
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