Today in History for 15th August 2026

Historical Events

1906 - First freight delivery tunnel system begins operation underneath Chicago
1944 - Operation Dragoon: Allied troops land in Provence
1945 - A riot ensues in San Francisco as the city celebrates the end of WWII
1993 - 75th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Inverness GC: Paul Azinger wins his first major title in a playoff with Greg Norman of Australia
2016 - Anita Włodarczyk of Poland sets a world record of 82.29 m to win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Zhang Wenxiu (China) wins silver, and Sophie Hitchon (Great Britain) wins bronze

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Famous Birthdays

1910 - Leslie Coffelt, American White House Police officer, killed in the line of duty during an assassination attempt on Harry Truman, born in Oranda, Virginia (d. 1950)
1946 - Jimmy Webb, American singer and songwriter ("MacArthur Park"; "Up Up and Away"), born in Elk City, Oklahoma
1952 - Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group), born in Sevenum, Netherlands
1977 - Martin Biron, Canadian American ice hockey goaltender, born in Lac-Saint-Charles, Quebec
1981 - Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress (Running Man), born in Pohang, South Korea

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Famous Deaths

1196 - Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)
1615 - Cornelis C. Vrancx, Flemish poet and writer (Comfort of Soles), dies
1988 - Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, Pakistani general and politician (President of Pakistan 1978-88), killed in plane crash at 64
2014 - Jay Adams, American skateboarder (Z-Boys; Skateboarding HOF), dies of a heart attack at 53
2022 - Pete Carril, American basketball coach (13 × Ivy League champion, Princeton University), dies at 92

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