Volume 13 , Issue 33

This Day In History (August 15)

On this day, 15 August 1947, India and pakistan became independent after some 200 years of British rule. SEE New York Times Article.

On August 15, 1879, Ethel Barrymore, who was considered the "first lady" of the American theatre, was born. Following her death on June 18, 1959, her obituary appeared in The Times. SEE Obituary.

• 1057 Macbeth, the King of Scotland, was slain by the son of King Duncan.
• 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica.
• 1935 - Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow, Alaska.
• 1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
• 1944 - Allied forces landed in southern France during World War II.
• 1945 - The Allies proclaimed V-J Day, one day after Japan agreed to surrender unconditionally.
• 1947 - India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.
• 1948 - The Republic of Korea (South Korea) was proclaimed.

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