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US date format: 8/15/1943, UK date format: 15/8/1943
August 15th, 1943 was the 227th day of the year 1943 in the Gregorian calendar, under the sign of Leo. The day of the week was Sunday.
Famous birthdays on this day include Barbara Bouchet and Eni F H Faleomavaega.
The Seventh Victim, directed by Mark Robson, was one of the most viewed movie released in 1943
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened that day: find out below.
Events | Famous Birthdays | Famous Deaths | Zodiac | Calendar and Day of Week | Holidays and Observances | Lunar and Planetary phase | Movies | Magazine covers
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August 15, 1943 Events
What happened on August 15, 1943?
Historical Events
- Allies land on Kiska Aleutians
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August 15, 1943 Famous Birthdays
Who was born on August 15, 1943?
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Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia -- Actress (Casino Royale).
(Rep-D-American Samoa).
Mexican actress and politician.
Northern Ireland politician and civil servant 2nd Speaker of Northern Ireland Assembly.
Other August 15th famous birthdays
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American actress, Katniss Everdeen, the leading role in The Hunger Games (2011).
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American actor.
French singer, born to an Armenian and Bulgarian father (originally Vartanian), and a Hungarian mom.
How old am I?
If August 15, 1943 is your birthday you are 80 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on August 15.
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August 15, 1943 Famous Deaths
Other August 15th famous deaths
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Sosnowiec (Poland) -- Vocalist / actor ("Her Wonderful Lie").
Cyclist (Rome–Naples–Rome 1957), dies aged 64.
Italian hero saved 5,000 Jews from the Budapest war.
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Actor Kim, Berlin Express, dies at 76 from heart failure.
August 15, 1943 Zodiac
Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign
Leo
Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo
Chinese Zodiac
Sign: Goat
Element: Water
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August 15, 1943 Day of the Week and Calendar
What day of the week was August 15, 1943?
The day of the week was Sunday.
August 15th marks the 226th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 1943.
There are 138 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.
August 15, 1943 Holidays and Observances
What is special on August 15, 1943?
Holidays
- Hawaii ? Toro Nagashi (Floating Lantern Ceremony) to commemorate the end of the second world war
- Poland ? Polish Armed Forces Day
- Eastern Orthodoxy ? Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the commemoration of the death of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
- RC Saints ? Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, Holy Day of Obligation. Public Holiday in: Austria, Belgium, Cameroon, Chile, C(te d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, East Timor, France, Greece, India, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Mauritius, Poland, Portugal, Seychelles, Slovenia and Spain.
- Acadie ? National Day
- Egypt ? Flooding of the Nile Day
- India ? Independence Day (from the United Kingdom, 1947)
- Korea ? Liberation Day
- Italy ? "Ferragosto", remembrance of an ancient Roman holiday in honor of Augustus (Feriae Augusti)
- Liechtenstein ? Liechtenstein Day
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The Seventh Victim
Release year: 1943
Directed by: Mark Robson
Starring: Kim Hunter, Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell
Country: United States of America
The Fallen Sparrow
Release year: 1943
Directed by: Richard Wallace
Starring: John Garfield, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Patricia Morison
A Lady Takes a Chance
Release year: 1943
Directed by: William A. Seiter
Starring: Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers
Destroyer
Release year: 1943
Directed by: William A. Seiter, Ray Enright
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Ford, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan
The Flemish Farm
Release year: 1943
Directed by: Jeffrey Dell
Starring: Clive Brook, Clifford Evans, Jane Baxter, Philip Friend
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1943?
- LIFE: Women steelworkers
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Major Gen. Terry Allen -- Aug. 9, 1943
Birth chart on this day
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August 15, 1943 Lunar and Planetary phase
Lunar phase
The moon phase for August 15, 1943 is Full Moon.
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