Historical Events in August, Month of August Events
Here is a list of some historical events in August. You can learn What major event happened in August?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 5, 1926 | Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping. |
| August 3, 1678 | Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes. |
| August 2, 1916 | World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto. |
| August 2, 1943 | World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew. |
| August 1, 1893 | Henry Perky patents shredded wheat. |
| August 15, 2007 | An 8.0-magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast devastates Ica and various regions of Peru killing 514 and injuring 1,090. |
| August 19, 1692 | Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft. |
| August 20, 1991 | Estonia, occupied by and incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of legal continuity of its pre-occupation statehood. |
| August 22, 1972 | Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies. |
| August 30, 1942 | World War II: The Battle of Alam el Halfa begins. |
| August 14, 1901 | The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. |
| August 11, 1918 | World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends. |
| August 10, 1944 | World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a defensive German victory. |
| August 17, 1942 | World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin. |
| August 5, 1689 | Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France. |
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