Historical Events in August, Month of August Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 16, 1913 | Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit female students. |
| August 19, 43 | Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. |
| August 15, 1760 | Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon. |
| August 3, 1645 | Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| August 5, 1861 | American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872). |
| August 6, 1991 | Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet. |
| August 13, 1977 | Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries. |
| August 27, 1943 | World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete. |
| August 5, 1940 | World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia. |
| August 17, 1999 | The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured. |
| August 23, 1813 | At the Battle of Großbeeren, the Prussians under Von Bülow repulse the French army. |
| August 28, 1957 | U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator. |
| August 5, 1100 | Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey. |
| August 18, 1983 | Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars). |
| August 24, 1200 | King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Angoulême Cathedral. |
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