August 15

Track	Year	Event	Artist	Song	Album
1	1040	King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.	Ciccone Youth	Macbeth	The Whitey Album
2	1281	Mongol invasion of Japan: The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a "divine wind" for the second time in the Battle of Kōan.	School of Seven Bells	Windstorm	Disconnect from Desire
3	1248	The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)	Fruup	Wise as Wisdom	Seven Secrets
4	1309	The city of Rhodes surrenders to the forces of the Knights of St. John, completing their conquest of Rhodes. The knights establish their headquarters on the island and rename themselves the Knights of Rhodes.	Aki Tsuyuko	Travel Alone (Fender Rhodes Version)	Ongakushitsu
5	1843	The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States.	Cathedral	Introspect	Stained Glass Stories
6	1914	A male servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright sets fire to the living quarters of the architect's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground.	Talking Heads	Burning Down the House	Speaking in Tongues
7	1941	Corporal Josef Jakobs is executed by firing squad at the Tower of London at 7:12am, making him the last person to be executed at the Tower for treason.	Zola Jesus	Tower	Valusia
8	1948	The Republic of Korea is established south of the 38th parallel north.	Ted Leo & the Pharmacists	Parallel or Together?	The Tyranny of Distance
9	1965	The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City, in an event later seen as marking the birth of stadium rock.	Metric	Stadium Love	Fantasies
10	1977	The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.	Stereolab	Wow and Flutter	Mars Audiac Quintet

(Historical facts about August 15 are from Wikipedia.)