Historical Events in August, Month of August Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 4, 1791 | The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. |
| August 2, 1922 | A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China, killing more than 50,000 people. |
| August 7, 1791 | American troops destroy the Miami town of Kenapacomaqua near the site of present-day Logansport, Indiana in the Northwest Indian War. |
| August 20, 2007 | China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. |
| August 9, 1944 | The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. |
| August 18, 1983 | Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars). |
| August 30, 1791 | HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day. |
| August 15, 1843 | The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, it is the oldest Roman Catholic cathedral in continuous use in the United States. |
| August 12, 1964 | South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. |
| August 24, 1963 | Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. |
| August 12, 1960 | Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched. |
| August 19, 1942 | World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy. |
| August 12, 1969 | Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside. |
| August 17, 1864 | American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida. |
| August 29, 1966 | Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser. |
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