Historical Events in August, Month of August Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 23, 1939 | World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence". |
| August 24, 1992 | Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages. |
| August 2, 1274 | Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later. |
| August 17, 1498 | Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois. |
| August 27, 1918 | Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil. |
| August 21, 1140 | Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin–Song Wars. |
| August 9, 2021 | The Tampere light rail officially started operating. |
| August 26, 1970 | The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality. |
| August 12, 1898 | The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States. |
| August 19, 1745 | Ottoman–Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah. |
| August 28, 2003 | In "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI", Brian Wells dies after becoming involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device. |
| August 13, 1954 | Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time. |
| August 8, 1503 | King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| August 25, 1941 | World War II: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran: The United Kingdom and the Soviet Union jointly stage an invasion of the Imperial State of Iran. |
| August 15, 1517 | Seven Portuguese armed vessels led by Fernão Pires de Andrade meet Chinese officials at the Pearl River estuary. |
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