| 92731 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observances:Awa Dance Festival (Tokushima Prefecture) |
| 92732 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea) |
| 92733 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church) |
| 92734 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | Founding of Asunción (Paraguay) |
| 92735 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | Independence Day (Korea), celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945:Gwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South Korea)Jogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea) |
| 92736 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | Independence Day (India), celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947. |
| 92737 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | Independence Day (Republic of the Congo), celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960. |
| 92738 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | End-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held. (Japan) |
| 92739 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | National Day (Liechtenstein) |
| 92740 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | National Mourning Day (Bangladesh) |
| 92741 | August 15 | Holiday and observance | Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom) |
| 92742 | August 16 | Event | 1 BC – Wang Mang consolidates his power and is declared marshal of state. Emperor Ai of Han, who had died the previous day, had no heirs. |
| 92743 | August 16 | Event | 963 – Nikephoros II Phokas is crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire. |
| 92744 | August 16 | Event | 1328 – The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708. |
| 92745 | August 16 | Event | 1513 – Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat. |
| 92746 | August 16 | Event | 1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York. |
| 92747 | August 16 | Event | 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina. |
| 92748 | August 16 | Event | 1792 – Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal. |
| 92749 | August 16 | Event | 1793 – French Revolution: A levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention. |
| 92750 | August 16 | Event | 1812 – War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. |
| 92751 | August 16 | Event | 1819 – Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England. |
| 92752 | August 16 | Event | 1841 – U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. |
| 92753 | August 16 | Event | 1858 – U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks. |
| 92754 | August 16 | Event | 1859 – The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. |
| 92755 | August 16 | Event | 1863 – The Dominican Restoration War begins when Gregorio Luperón raises the Dominican flag in Santo Domingo after Spain had recolonized the country. |
| 92756 | August 16 | Event | 1869 – Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War. |
| 92757 | August 16 | Event | 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory. |
| 92758 | August 16 | Event | 1891 – The Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed. |
| 92759 | August 16 | Event | 1896 – Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush. |
| 92760 | August 16 | Event | 1900 – The Battle of Elands River during the Second Boer War ends after a 13-day siege is lifted by the British. The battle had begun when a force of between 2,000 and 3,000 Boers had surrounded a force of 500 Australians, Rhodesians, Canadians and Britis |