August 15th, 2021.

What happened?

Notable events that occurred on August 15th, 2021.

• Afghan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country after the Taliban reaches Kabul.

Top songs.

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on August 15th, 2021.

• United States: Stay - The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
• United Kingdom: Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• This date fell on a weekend.
• 1 years, 1 months and 14 days have passed since August 15th, 2021.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 32 of 2021.
• Leap Year: 2021 was not a leap year.
• Age: A person born on August 15th, 2021 will be 1 years old.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1628982000.

Around this time.

News stories and other events that happened around August 15th, 2021.

• July 16th, 2021: Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui is killed in Afghanistan.
• July 16th, 2021: Rapper Biz Markie passes away at the age of 57.
• July 19th, 2021: Freedom Day: Mask wearing rules and other COVID-19 restrictions such as bar capacity limits are lifted in the United Kingdom.
• July 20th, 2021: The Milwaukee Bucks win the 2021 NBA Finals after they defeat the Phoenix Suns 4-2.
• July 20th, 2021: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flies to space.
• July 23rd, 2021: The 2020 Summer Olympics kick off in Tokyo, Japan.
• July 23rd, 2021: Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow release the single "Industry Baby".
• July 26th, 2021: Slipknot co-founder and former drummer Joey Jordison passes away at the age of 46.
• July 26th, 2021: Rapper DaBaby receives backlash for homophobic remarks that he made while performing at the Rolling Loud Miami Festival.
• July 28th, 2021: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill passes away at the age of 72.
• August 5th, 2021: Soccer: Barcelona announce that Lionel Messi will not be staying with the club.
• August 6th, 2021: The Taliban begins to capture provincial capitals in Afghanistan.
• August 10th, 2021: Soccer: Lionel Messi joins French side Paris Saint-Germain.
• August 12th, 2021: Soccer: Romelu Lukaku rejoins Chelsea in a £97.5 million transfer.
• August 12th, 2021: Missing person case: Police in Utah encounter Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie following a physical altercation between the pair.
• August 14th, 2021: The Taliban captures seven provincial capital cities in Afghanistan.
• August 14th, 2021: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Haiti.
• This date: August 15th, 2021
• August 18th, 2021: British comedian Sean Lock dies from cancer at the age of 58.
• August 18th, 2021: New Zealand goes into a nationwide lockdown after a case of the Delta variant is detected in the community in Auckland.
• August 19th, 2021: OnlyFans announces that it is banning explicit content.
• August 20th, 2021: Mike Richards resigns as the host of "Jeopardy!" due to inappropriate remarks that he previously made as a podcast host.
• August 21st, 2021: American conservative talk radio host and "vaccine skeptic" Phil Valentine dies from COVID-19 at the age of 61.
• August 23rd, 2021: The FDA approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
• August 23rd, 2021: Millie Court and Liam Reardon win the 2021 season of Love Island.
• August 23rd, 2021: Andrew Cuomo resigns as the governor of New York following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
• August 24th, 2021: The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts passes away at the age of 80.
• August 24th, 2021: Kathy Hochul becomes the new governor of New York following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo.
• August 25th, 2021: OnlyFans cancels its plans to ban explicit content.
• August 26th, 2021: Soccer: Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy is charged with rape and sexual assault.
• August 26th, 2021: At least 182 people, including 13 US service members, are killed by a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• August 26th, 2021: Rapper Kanye West brings out Marilyn Manson and DaBaby during the third listening party for his upcoming album "Donda".
• August 27th, 2021: Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo agrees to return to Manchester United.
• August 29th, 2021: Rapper Kanye West releases his album "Donda".
• August 30th, 2021: The last plane carrying Americans leaves Afghanistan.
• September 1st, 2021: The World Health Organization states that it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu".
• September 1st, 2021: Social news website Reddit bans the misinformation subreddit "NoNewNormal".
• September 1st, 2021: Joe Rogan tests positive for COVID-19.
• September 2nd, 2021: It is announced that the FTC is investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are "always broken".
• September 2nd, 2021: The US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas' new abortion law in a 5-4 decision.
• September 3rd, 2021: Drake releases his album "Certified Lover Boy".
• September 5th, 2021: Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding passes away from breast cancer at the age of 39.
• September 5th, 2021: Health authorities halt an international soccer game between Brazil and Argentina after four Argentinian players break quarantine rules.
• September 6th, 2021: Actor Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little in The Wire, dies at the age of 54 from a suspected drug overdose.
• September 6th, 2021: US President Joe Biden approves federal aid for New York and New Jersey following deadly flooding.
• September 7th, 2021: Britney Spears' father files to end her conservatorship.
• September 7th, 2021: Tripwire CEO John Gibson is forced to step down following boycotts over an anti-abortion tweet.
• September 7th, 2021: Kylie Jenner reveals that she and Travis Scott are expecting their second child.
• September 11th, 2021: 22-year-old American woman Gabby Petito is declared missing by her family.
• September 12th, 2021: Conor McGregor and Machine Gun Kelly get into an altercation at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
• September 12th, 2021: Britney Spears announces on Instagram that she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari.
• September 13th, 2021: American media personality Kim Kardashian raises eyebrows after she shows up at the 2021 Met Gala wearing a full body and face covering.
• September 14th, 2021: Canadian stand-up comedian Norm Macdonald dies from leukemia at the age of 61.

Horoscope, birthstone and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 15th, 2021, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: August 15th, 2021 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

Personality traits.

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Holidays.

National holidays and famous events that fall on the 15th of August.

• Assumption of Mary to Heaven / Assumption Day

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• A baby that was born on August 15th, 2021 was most likely conceived around November 22nd, 2020.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 15th, 2021 is close to May 8th, 2022.

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Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 15th, 2021.

• A total of 410 days have passed since this date.
• 58 weeks have passed.
• 35,424,000 seconds have passed since the August 15th, 2021.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 41,328,000 times.
• Since August 15th, 2021, the Earth has travelled approximately 18,278,784,000 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 5,904,000 times.
• If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 3,046,464 steps. That's about 1,354 miles!
• Since this date, 425,088 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!

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