August 15th, 2023

What happened?

Notable events that occurred on August 15th, 2023.

• Soccer: Neymar joins Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.

Facts.

Basic facts and information about this date:

• 1 month and 6 days have passed since August 15th, 2023.
• Week Number: This date occurred during Week 33 of 2023.
• Leap Year: 2023 is not a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1692054000.

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Around this time.

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 15th, 2023.

• July 17th, 2023: Ukraine launches a drone attack against a bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland.
• July 17th, 2023: Pop singer Ariana Grande separates from her husband after two years of marriage.
• July 18th, 2023: An American soldier named Travis King crosses into North Korea.
• July 19th, 2023: The police in Alabama say that they are unable to verify Carlee Russell's abduction story.
• July 19th, 2023: The documentary "The Deepest Breath" is released on Netflix.
• July 20th, 2023: The United States confirms that its cluster bombs are being used in Ukraine.
• July 20th, 2023: The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand.
• July 21st, 2023: The film "Barbie", starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is released in movie theaters.
• July 21st, 2023: The movie "Oppenheimer" is released.
• July 21st, 2023: Singer Tony Bennett dies at the age of 96.
• July 21st, 2023: It is reported that Ariana Grande is dating her married "Wicked" co-star, Ethan Slater.
• July 23rd, 2023: Elon Musk says that he will be rebranding Twitter as "X".
• July 24th, 2023: Elon Musk replaces Twitter's blue bird logo with an "X".
• July 24th, 2023: Carlee Russell admits to lying about her abduction story.
• July 26th, 2023: It is announced that Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor has died at the age of 56.
• July 26th, 2023: Senior Republican Mitch McConnell freezes mid-sentence while speaking at a conference.
• July 26th, 2023: Eagles co-founder Randy Meisner dies at the age of 77.
• July 26th, 2023: Whistleblower David Grusch claims that the United States is concealing a "multi-decade" program that captures UFOs.
• July 26th, 2023: Actor Kevin Spacey is found not guilty of sexual offences against four men.
• July 26th, 2023: A coup d'état occurs in Niger.
• July 27th, 2023: Ukraine recaptures the village of Staromaiorske.
• July 27th, 2023: The European Central Bank increases interest rates for the ninth time in a year.
• July 27th, 2023: The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the 11th time since March 2022.
• July 27th, 2023: Soccer: David Silva announces his retirement.
• July 28th, 2023: Carlee Russell is charged in connection with her kidnapping hoax.
• July 28th, 2023: The 2023 Emmy Awards are postponed due to the Hollywood actors and writers strike.
• July 28th, 2023: Calvin Harris and Sam Smith release the song "Desire".
• July 28th, 2023: Travis Scott releases his album "Utopia".
• July 29th, 2023: A federal judge dismisses Donald Trump's $475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN.
• July 31st, 2023: It is announced that actor Paul Reubens (Pee-wee Herman) has died from cancer at the age of 70.
• July 31st, 2023: Euphoria actor Angus Cloud is found dead at the age of 25.
• August 1st, 2023: Donald Trump is indicted over his attempts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
• August 1st, 2023: Singer Lizzo is accused of sexual harassment and weight-shaming by her former backup dancers.
• August 2nd, 2023: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife announce that they are separating after 18 years of marriage.
• August 3rd, 2023: Donald Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges.
• August 3rd, 2023: Lizzo rejects allegations that she discriminated against former employees on the basis of their weight.
• August 4th, 2023: West African military chiefs say they have plans for a possible intervention in Niger.
• August 4th, 2023: It is reported that the world's oceans have set a new surface temperature record.
• August 4th, 2023: A Romanian court lifts Andrew Tate's house arrest.
• August 4th, 2023: Long Island serial killer victim "Fire Island Jane Doe" is identified as Karen Vergata after 27 years.
• August 4th, 2023: Doja Cat releases the song "Paint the Town Red".
• August 5th, 2023: A large riverboat brawl in Montgomery, Alabama, goes viral on the Internet.
• August 5th, 2023: Boxing: Jake Paul defeats Nate Diaz.
• August 6th, 2023: 30 people are killed after a passenger train called the Hazara Express derails in Pakistan.
• August 8th, 2023: Oliver Anthony releases the song "Rich Men North of Richmond".
• August 9th, 2023: Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio is assassinated at a political rally.
• August 9th, 2023: At least 36 people are killed after wildfires sweep through Lahaina in Hawaii.
• August 9th, 2023: A man suspected of threatening US President Joe Biden is shot dead by the FBI in Utah.
• August 11th, 2023: The death toll from the wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, reaches 80.
• August 12th, 2023: Soccer: Harry Kane joins Bayern Munich.
• August 12th, 2023: Boxing: Anthony Joshua knocks out Robert Helenius.
• August 14th, 2023: Georgia charges Donald Trump with trying to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
• August 14th, 2023: Soccer: Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo joins Chelsea.
• This date: August 15th, 2023
• August 16th, 2023: Britney Spears and her husband, Sam Asghari, separate after 14 months of marriage.
• August 17th, 2023: Mortgage rates in the United States reach their highest level in 21 years.
• August 18th, 2023: Former nurse Lucy Letby is found guilty of murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England.
• August 20th, 2023: Russia's Luna-25 space craft crashes into the moon.
• August 20th, 2023: Storm Hilary hits California and Mexico.
• August 20th, 2023: Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales is widely criticized for kissing Jennifer Hermoso on the World Cup trophy podium.
• August 20th, 2023: Spain win the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after defeating England 1-0 in the final.
• August 21st, 2023: Soccer: Manchester United confirm that Mason Greenwood is leaving the club due to the previous rape allegations that he was facing.
• August 21st, 2023: Hawaii wildfires: It is confirmed that 114 people are dead and 850 people are still missing.
• August 23rd, 2023: India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the south pole of the Moon.
• August 23rd, 2023: Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is killed in a plane crash.
• August 23rd, 2023: Donald Trump skips the Republican nomination debate.
• August 23rd, 2023: Rudy Giuliani surrenders to authorities in Georgia over his 2020 election indictment charges.
• August 23rd, 2023: Wrestling legend Terry Funk passes away at the age of 79.
• August 24th, 2023: Japan begins to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.
• August 24th, 2023: WWE wrestler Bray Wyatt dies of a heart attack at the age of 36.
• August 24th, 2023: Donald Trump surrenders to authorities in Georgia over his 2020 election indictment charges.
• August 24th, 2023: American actress Arleen Sorkin passes away at the age of 67.
• August 25th, 2023: Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales refuses to resign for kissing Jennifer Hermoso.
• August 26th, 2023: "The Price Is Right" host Bob Barker dies at the age of 99.
• August 26th, 2023: Boxing: Oleksandr Usyk defeats Daniel Dubois with a 9th round technical knockout.
• August 27th, 2023: Samuel Wurzelbacher (Joe the Plumber) dies from pancreatic cancer at the age of 49.
• August 30th, 2023: Hurricane Idalia hits Florida.
• August 30th, 2023: Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba is deposed by a military coup.
• August 30th, 2023: Utah family YouTuber Ruby Franke is arrested on child abuse charges.
• August 31st, 2023: Donald Trump pleads not guilty to charges that he led a criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election.
• August 31st, 2023: At least 74 people are killed after a fire engulfs an abandoned building in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• August 31st, 2023: Convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante escapes from Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania.
• September 1st, 2023: Soccer: Mason Greenwood moves to Getafe.
• September 1st, 2023: It is announced that Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed has died at the age of 94.
• September 1st, 2023: Musician Jimmy Buffett passes away at the age of 76.
• September 2nd, 2023: Burning Man attendees are left stranded due to heavy rains.
• September 2nd, 2023: Wrestling: AEW releases CM Punk from his contract following a backstage altercation.
• September 3rd, 2023: Soccer: A man is arrested for allegedly assaulting Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane.
• September 4th, 2023: Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell dies from liver failure at the age of 56.
• September 4th, 2023: Soccer: Antony is removed from Brazil's squad following allegations of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend.
• September 5th, 2023: Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner.
• September 5th, 2023: Attorneys representing Alex Murdaugh accuse the Clerk of Court of jury tampering.
• September 5th, 2023: "Tube Girl" begins to go viral on TikTok.
• September 6th, 2023: Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion.
• September 6th, 2023: Terror suspect Daniel Khalife escapes from HMP Wandsworth in London, England.
• September 6th, 2023: The video game "Starfield" is released.
• September 7th, 2023: That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson (Hyde) is sentenced to 30 years in prison for rape.
• September 7th, 2023: Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is hit in the face with a cream pie in Brussels.
• September 7th, 2023: The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon is accused of creating a toxic workplace environment and abusing his staff.
• September 8th, 2023: The Rugby World Cup begins in France.
• September 8th, 2023: More than 2,600 people are killed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco.
• September 8th, 2023: Elon Musk says that he refused to give Ukraine access to his Starlink network over Crimea to prevent a "major act of war".
• September 8th, 2023: French President Emmanuel Macron is heavily booed during his opening speech at the Rugby World Cup.
• September 9th, 2023: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis issue an apology for writing letters in support of co-star Danny Masterson ahead of his sentencing.
• September 9th, 2023: Fugitive Daniel Khalife is arrested in London.
• September 9th, 2023: Police in the Netherlands use water cannons and arrest 2,400 climate change protesters who were blocking the A12 highway into The Hague.
• September 9th, 2023: UFC 293: Sean Strickland beats Israel Adesanya.
• September 10th, 2023: Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales announces that he will be resigning.
• September 11th, 2023: Soccer: Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is provisionally suspended from playing due to an anti-doping offence.
• September 12th, 2023: American explorer Mark Dickey is rescued from one of Turkey's deepest caves.
• September 12th, 2023: EU laws force Apple to replace its iPhone lightning charger with a USB-C charger.
• September 12th, 2023: Thousands of people are killed in floods in Libya.
• September 12th, 2023: Federal charges are brought against five former Memphis police officers over the death of Tyre Nichols.
• September 12th, 2023: An investigation is launched after a Seattle police officer is filmed saying that a woman killed by a police car "had limited value".
• September 12th, 2023: 56 people die in an apartment building fire in Hanoi, Vietnam.
• September 12th, 2023: The game engine "Unity" announces a controversial plan to charge developers a runtime fee.
• September 13th, 2023: Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is captured following a manhunt.
• September 14th, 2023: France announces plans to ban disposable vapes.
• September 14th, 2023: The European Central Bank raises interest rates to a record high to curb inflation.
• September 14th, 2023: Hunter Biden is indicted on federal gun charges.
• September 14th, 2023: NASA says that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques and technology.

Horoscope, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac and birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 15th, 2023, will have the star sign Leo.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 is the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 3.
• Native American Zodiac: August 15th, 2023 falls under the Salmon.
• Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
• Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

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, 2023 was most likely conceived around November 22nd, 2022.
• The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 15th, 2023 is close to May 7th, 2024.

Time difference & statistics.

Here are some fun statistics about August 15th, 2023.

• 37 days have passed since this date.
• 5 weeks have passed.
• 3,196,800 seconds have passed since August 15th, 2023.
• If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 3,729,600 times.
• Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 1,649,548,800 miles through space.
• If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 532,800 times.
• You have taken approximately 274,925 steps. That's roughly 122 miles!
• Since this date, 38,362 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere!
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