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Lives lost on this day: 0

15th August 1914 - Japan sends Germany an ultimatum demanding the evacuation of its naval base at Tsingtau in China

The 3rd Battalion, aboard the SS Bosnian cast anchor off Havre

A decision was taken to postpone the 3 Choirs Music Festival: This would be the first time in 200 years that the concert had not been held.