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US president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the first such summit since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
August
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2026
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Juanlu Sánchez
Juanlu Sánchez, Spanish footballer
On August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon announced the suspension of the dollar's convertibility into gold, effectively ending the...
"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."
Omar Khayyam
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Kabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan along with local residents and foreign nationals, effectively...
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Omar Khayyam
"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."
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Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead
Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom), and its related observances:
End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held (Japan)
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Awa Dance Festival
The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observances:
Awa Dance Festival (Tokushima Prefecture)
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Flooding of the Nile
The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church)
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August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
August 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Virgin of Candelaria
Christian feast day:
Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances:
Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
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Navy Day
Christian feast day:
Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances:
Navy Day (Romania)
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National Acadian Day
Christian feast day:
Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances:
National Acadian Day (Acadians)
