Monday, August 15, 2016 is a Monday. It is day 228 of 2016 (62.3% through the year), ISO week 33, in Q3.
Calendar Specifications
Monday, August 15, 2016 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2005: The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending more than 28 years of fighting.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to August 15.
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Historical Milestones
The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending more than 28 years of fighting.
Free Aceh Movement →The Troubles: A car bomb attack carried out by the Real Irish Republican Army killed 29 people and injured approximately 220 others in Omagh, Northern Ireland.
The Troubles →Big Ear, a radio telescope at Ohio State University, received a strong, apparently extraterrestrial radio signal that became known as the Wow! signal (printout pictured).
Ohio State University Radio Observatory →President Fulbert Youlou was overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
Fulbert Youlou →The Republic of Korea was established with Syngman Rhee as its first president.
History of South Korea →Jawaharlal Nehru (pictured) took office as the first prime minister of India, a post he held for 16 years.
Jawaharlal Nehru →World War II: Allied forces began Operation Dragoon, their invasion of southern France.
World War II →World War II: The tanker SS Ohio reached Malta as part of an operation to deliver much-needed supplies during the siege of Malta.
World War II →Decree for the mass expulsion of ethnic Germans from Crimea issued by the Soviet government.
Deportation of Soviet Germans (1941–1942) →Josef Jakobs, a German spy, became the last person executed at the Tower of London.
Josef Jakobs →A military coup against the government of Dimitrios Rallis began in the neighbourhood of Goudi in Athens, Greece.
Goudi coup →War of 1812: Potawatomi warriors ambushed a United States Army convoy after it had evacuated Fort Dearborn, in present-day Chicago, and razed the fort.
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Questions & Answers
Monday, August 15, 2016 falls on a Monday.
3,681 days ago (10 years, 29 days ago). It is day 228 of 2016 with 138 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Monday, August 15, 2016 is written as XV.VIII.MMXVI (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Gibbous (approx. 91% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Leo.