Events on August 15 in history

Yuk Young-soo (August 15, 1974)

Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee.

Yuk Young-soo (Korean pronunciation: [juɡjʌŋsʰu]; 29 November 1925 – 15 August 1974) was the wife of the 3rd South Korean president Park Chung-hee and the mother of the 11th South Korean president Park Geun-hye. She was killed in 1974 during an attempted assassination of her husband, Park Chung-hee.

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U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
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Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

Events on August 15 in history

Yuk Young-soo (August 15, 1974)

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