Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

August 15, 1281
A massive typhoon known as the kamikaze destroys most of the Mongol fleet which has gathered to invade Japan. Related Topics: Japanese History
August 15, 1886
Birth of Karl Korsch (1886-1961), Marxist philosopher and author.
August 15, 1890
SStart of the Australian Maritime Strike, a massive confrontation in the Australian colonies. It causes political and social turmoil across all Australian colonies and in New Zealand, including the collapse of colonial governments in the colonies of Victoria and New South Wales. It is the first of four great strikes that rock Australasia in the 1890s, and though it ends in defeat for the workers, it demonstrates the growing social power of the labour movement. Related Topics: Strikes
August 15, 1918
American intervention forces invade the Soviet Union; they are part of a 14-country military alliance whose goal is to crush the Russian Revolution. Related Topics: Counter-Revolution – Imperialism – Intervention – Russian Revolution – Soviet History