On This Day for August 15 - Independence for India, Napoleon I is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. August 15 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Napoleon I READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1947 Independence for India READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2013: Scientists at the Smithsonian announced the discovery of the olinguito, "the first carnivore species to be discovered in the American continents in 35 years"; the small arboreal animals live in the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. [Take our animals quiz.] 1998: A car bomb exploded in Omagh, Northern Ireland, killing 29 people and leaving more than 200 injured; the Real Irish Republican Army (Real IRA), an IRA splinter group, claimed responsibility for the bombing, which was the deadliest attack in Northern Ireland since the eruption of violence there in the late 1960s. 1979: After a troubled production, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now was released in theatres, and it became a film classic, noted for performances by Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall, whose character famously says that he loves "the smell of napalm in the morning." [ Sort fact from fiction in our film quiz.] 1971: Bahrain proclaimed independence from the United Kingdom. [Test your knowledge of the Middle East.] 1960: The Republic of the Congo gained independence from France. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Africa.] 1948: Syngman Rhee announced the establishment of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Korea.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1990 Jennifer Lawrence American actress 1963 Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexican director and producer 1769 Napoleon I emperor of France 1972 Ben Affleck American actor, writer, and director 1950 Anne, the Princess Royal British royal 1964 Melinda Gates American businesswoman and philanthropist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help