Today is Thursday, August 15: the 228th day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. The year will end in 138 days.
The sun will rise at 5:03 Moscow time, and at 20:07 it will go below the horizon. At 12:35 the luminary will be at its zenith.
Daylight hours will last 15 hours 4 minutes, and darkness will last 8 hours 56 minutes.
Church holidays
Week 8 after Pentecost. Dormition Fast. Today the Church celebrates the transfer of the relics of the first martyr Stephen, archdeacon, from Jerusalem to Constantinople.
Name days: Vasily, Nikodim, Stepan.
Secular holidays
August 15 is celebrated as Archaeologist Day, Aircraft Builder Day and Republic of Tuva Day in Russia, Nile Flood Day (in Egypt) and Independence Day in India.
Events of August 15
In 1971, the United States announced the end of backing the dollar with gold.
In 1973, the United States ceased direct involvement in the fighting in Indochina, ending its air strikes in Cambodia.
In 1992, a new currency appeared in Azerbaijan – the manat.
In 2021, Afghanistan got a new flag and coat of arms. The Taliban movement (recognized as terrorist in Russia and banned) announced the capture of Kabul.
Who was born on August 15
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769.
In 1771, the writer Walter Scott was born.
In 1930, People's Artist of the RSFSR, actress Lyudmila Khityaeva was born.
In 1931, People's Artist of the RSFSR, composer Mikael Tariverdiev was born.
In 1945, People's Artist of the RSFSR, actress Ekaterina Vasilyeva was born.
In 1968, actor Yan Tsapnik was born.
Actor Ben Affleck was born in 1972.
In 1990, actress Jennifer Lawrence was born.
Folk omens
A dry and sunny day promises similar weather in the coming weeks.
Spiders are weaving webs - it will start raining soon.
The frogs started croaking loudly – it will soon get colder.
Rain on this day promises a damp September.
