Historical Events
Cricket History
Aug 1 Australian cricket captain Richie Benaud takes 6 for 70 in England's 2nd innings for a 54 run 4th Test win at Old Trafford
- Aug 1 German DR limits traffic to West Berlin
- Aug 1 New San Francisco Hall of Justice opens
- Aug 1 Whitney Young Jr named executive director of National Urban League
- Aug 2 Cyrille Adula becomes premier of Congo
- Aug 2 St Louis Cardinals (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in an exhibition game in Toronto, Canada
- Aug 2 The Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club
- Aug 3 Pittsburgh Pirates rout the St. Louis Cardinals, 19-0, the largest lopsided shutout in NL history
- Aug 4 28th NFL Chicago College All-Star Game: Philadelphia 28, All-Stars 14, 66,000 at Soldier Field
- Aug 4 Spokane, Washington reaches August record 108°F
- Aug 5 118°F (48°C), Ice Harbor Dam, Washington (state record)
- Aug 5 Chicago Bears (NFL) beat Montreal Alouettes (CFL), 34-16 in a pre-season exhibition at Molson Stadium in Montreal
- Aug 6 1st case of motion sickness in space reported
- Aug 6 British auto racer Sterling Moss scores his 16th and final Formula 1 victory in the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring
- Aug 6 Gherman S. Titov is the 2nd Russian in space aboard Vostok 2 (17 orbits)
- Aug 7 Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
Event of Interest
Aug 7 Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts USSR economy will surpass US
- Aug 8 Ham Tigercats (CFL) beat Buff Bills (NFL) 38-21 in Hamilton, Ontario
- Aug 8 Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ
- Aug 9 James Benton Parsons is 1st African American to be nominated to a US Federal District Court
- Aug 10 UK applies for membership of the European Common Market
Sports History
Aug 11 Milwaukee Braves future Baseball HOF pitcher Warren Spahn records career victory #300; beats Cubs, 2-1 at County Stadium, Milwaukee
- Aug 13 Construction of the Berlin Wall begins in East Germany
- Aug 14 Philadelphia Phillies crash, 9-2 to Chicago Cubs for 17th straight defeat; 11th straight time opposing pitcher throws complete game against Phillies
- Aug 15 Keiyo Road is specified as the first driveway in Japan
- Aug 16 250,000 West Berliners demonstrate against the division of East Berlin
Event of Interest
Aug 16 Martin Luther King Jr. protests for black voting rights in Miami, Florida
- Aug 17 Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress
Event of Interest
Aug 19 US vice-president Lyndon B. Johnson visits West Berlin
- Aug 20 22nd Venice Film Festival: "Last Year at Marienbad" directed by Alain Resnais wins Golden Lion
- Aug 20 East Germany begins erecting 5' high wall along the border with the west to replace the barbed wire put up Aug 13
- Aug 20 Philadelphia Phillies beat Milwaukee Braves, 7-4 at County Stadium; end losing streak with dubious MLB record of 23 straight loses
Crazy
Aug 21 American country singer Patsy Cline records then-struggling songwriter Willie Neslon's song "Crazy", in Nashville, Tennessee
Kenyatta Freed from Jail
Aug 21 Kenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta released from jail after 9 years. Imprisoned during 1952 Mau Mau rebellion with other nationalist leaders by British authorities
Baseball Record
Aug 22 New York Yankee Roger Maris hits his 50th of 61 homers
- Aug 23 Belgium sends troops to Rwanda-Urundi
- Aug 23 East Germany imposed new curbs on travel between West & East Berlin
- Aug 23 US lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back
- Aug 24 Former South African nazi leader Johannes Vorster becomes South Africa's minister of justice
- Aug 24 Windward Islands' Airways International (Winair) forms
- Aug 25 Brazilian president Janio Quadros, resigns
- Aug 26 Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto
- Aug 27 Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line"
- Aug 30 James Benton Parsons is confirmed as 1st African American judge of a US District Court
- Aug 30 Last Spanish troops leave Morocco
Baseball Record
Aug 30 Oriole Jack Fisher walks 12 LA Angels in a 9 inning game
- Aug 30 USSR says it will resume nuclear testing
- Aug 31 Amsterdam National Ballet forms
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 1 Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand equestrian (World C'ship gold team eventing 1990; Olympics silver 1992, bronze 1996, 2012), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
- Aug 1 Brad Faxon Jr, American golfer (8 PGA Tour titles), born in Oceanport, New Jersey
- Aug 1 Danny Blind, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/Ajax), born in Vlissingen, Netherlands
- Aug 1 Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush, born in Mount Holly, New Jersey
- Aug 1 Imad Khamis, Syrian politician and 67th Prime Minister of Syria (2016-present), born in Saqba, Syria
- Aug 1 Mark "Red" Mitchell, American actor (JFK; 8 Seconds; I Want to Live), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1994)
- Aug 1 Mike Watkinson, English cricketer (England off-spinner all-rounder v WI 1995), born in Westhoughton, Lancashire
- Aug 2 Cold 187um [Gregory Fernan Hutchison], American rapper (Above the Law), born in Pomona, California
- Aug 2 Ed West, American NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons), born in Colbert County, Alabama
- Aug 2 Pete de Freitas, English rock drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1989)
- Aug 3 Ken Wark, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic 4th/silver-88, 92, 96), born in Sydney, Australia
- Aug 3 Lee Rocker [Leon Drucker], American rock bassist (Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"), born in Massapequa, Long Island, New York
- Aug 3 Molly Hagan, American actress (Code of Silence), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Barack Obama (62 years old)
Aug 4 44th United States President (Democrat: 2009-17) and first African-American president, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Aug 4 Lauren Tom, American actress
- Aug 5 Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach (Sri Lankan batsman), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
- Aug 5 Mark O'Connor, American violinist and composer of classical, jazz and bluegrass music (Appalachian Journey), born in Seattle, Washington
- Aug 5 Pat Smear [Georg Ruthenberg], American rock guitarist (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in West Los Angeles, California
- Aug 5 Tommy Møller Nielsen, Danish soccer manager (B1909, Viborg FF, HB Køge) and scout (Manchester United 2016-23), born in Odense, Denmark (d. 2023)
- Aug 5 [Julie] Tawny Kitaen, American actress (Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard), born in San Diego, California (d. 2021)
- Aug 6 Carol Norman, Ardmore Oklahoma, bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1982)
- Aug 6 Earl Winfield, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Aug 6 Mary Lou, Daniels Chicago lL, tennis star
- Aug 7 Walter Swinburn, English jockey (Epsom Derby 1981, 86, 95; Irish Derby 1983, 86; Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1983), born in Oxford, England (d. 2016)
- Aug 7 Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR All-round, Team 1980), coach (Canadian Women's Artistic Team 2012) and international judge (Rio Olympics 2016), born in Voronezh, Russia
- Aug 8 Bruce Matthews, American NFL guard/center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Aug 8 Daniel House, American music executive
- Aug 8 Rikki Rockett [Richard Ream], American drummer (Poison - "Every Rose Has A Thorn"), born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
- Aug 8 Ron Klain, American attorney, White House Chief of Staff to Joe Biden (2021-), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Aug 8 The Edge [David Evans], British rock guitarist (U2 - "I Will Follow"; "Desire"; "Where The Streets Have No Name"), born in London, England
- Aug 9 Amy Stiller, American actress (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in New York City
- Aug 9 Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and coach, born in Oakland, California
John Key (62 years old)
Aug 9 New Zealand politician, Prime Minister (2008-2016), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Aug 10 Beatrice Alda, American actress (Lisa-Four Seasons), daughter of Alan Alda
- Aug 10 Jon Farriss, Australian rock drummer (INXS - "The Devil Inside"; "New Sensation"), born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 11 Craig Ehlo, American NBA basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and 2 other teams), born in Lubbock, Texas
- Aug 11 Frederick W Sturckow, USMC capt/astronaut (sk: STS 88), born in La Mesa, California
- Aug 12 Lawrence Hayward, English musician (Felt, Denim, Go Kart Mozart)
- Aug 12 Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer
- Aug 12 Roy Hay, British guitarist (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me")
- Aug 13 (Hubertina) "Bettine" Vriesekoop, Dutch table tennis star (European Championships gold 1982, 92), journalist, and author, born in Hazerswoude, Netherlands
- Aug 13 Dawnn Lewis, American actress (Jaleesa-Different World), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 13 Neil Mallender, English cricketer (England pace bowler in two Tests 1992), born in Kirk Sandall, Yorkshire
- Aug 13 Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster, born in Whiston, Lancashire, England
- Aug 13 Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer (Khel – No Ordinary Game), born in Mulki, Mysore State, India
- Aug 13 Tom Perrotta, American novelist (Little Children), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Aug 14 Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler, born in Lexington, Tennessee (d. 1995)
- Aug 14 Susan Olson, American actress (The Brady Bunch -"Cindy"), born in Santa Monica, California
- Aug 15 Gary Kubiak, American football coach
- Aug 15 Matt Johnson, English singer-songwriter (The The), born in London, England
- Aug 16 Christian Okoye, Nigerian-American football player known as the "Nigerian Nightmare" (Kansas City Chiefs), born in Enugu, Nigeria
- Aug 17 Jamie Macoun, Canadian NHL defenceman (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Newmarket, Ontario
- Aug 18 Bob Woodruff, American television journalist, born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Aug 18 John Viscardi, American actor (Father Tony-One Life to Live), born in New York City
- Aug 20 Greg Egan, Australian science fiction and hard science author, born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 20 Joe Pasquale, English comedian and TV personality (King of the Jungle - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!), born in Grays, Essex, England
- Aug 20 Linda Mantz, American actress (Frankie-Dorothy), born in New York City
- Aug 21 Danny Sheaffer, American MLB catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- Aug 21 Lance Earl Deal, American hammer thrower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Riverton, Wyoming
Stephen Hillenburg (1961-2018)
Aug 21 American animator and cartoonist (SpongeBob SquarePants), born in Lawton, Oklahoma
- Aug 21 V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer, born in Chennai, India
- Aug 22 Debbi Peterson, American rock drummer (Bangles - "Manic Monday"; "Walk Like An Egyptian"), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 22 Roland Orzabal, English musician and rock vocalist (Tears for Fears - "Shout", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
- Aug 23 Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Paris, France
- Aug 23 Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots), born in Montclair, New Jersey
- Aug 24 Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (The Shamen - "Ebeneezer Goode"), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Aug 24 Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian judoka (8 times Belgian Sportswoman of the Year), born in Beringen, Belgium
- Aug 24 Jared Harris, Irish-British actor (Valery Legasov-Chernobyl), born in Hammersmith, London
- Aug 24 Mark "Bedders" Bedford, English rock-ska bassist (Madness - "House Of Fun"), born in Islington, London
Billy Ray Cyrus (62 years old)
Aug 25 American country singer (Achy Breaky Heart; Old Town Road), born in Flatwoods, Kentucky
- Aug 25 Joanne Whalley, actress (Scandal), born in Manchester, England
- Aug 26 Jeff Parrett, American pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Aug 26 Jimmy Olander, American country guitarist and banjo player (Diamond Rio - "Meet in Middle"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Aug 27 Mark Curry, British stage and screen actor, and television and radio presenter, born in Stafford, England
- Aug 27 Tom Ford, American fashion designer, born in Austin, Texas
- Aug 28 Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 28 Kim Appleby, British pop singer (Mel & Kim - "Coming to America"), born in Stoke Newington, London, England
- Aug 29 Tony MacAlpine, American heavy metal rocker ("Edge of Insanity"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Aug 31 David Chastain, American heavy metal guitarist (Chastain - Rule of Wasteland), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Famous Deaths
Sidney Holland (1893-1961)
Aug 5 Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1949-57), dies at 67
- Aug 6 Jozef-Ernest van Roey, Belgian cardinal (opposed Nazism as Archbishop of Mechelen), dies at 87
- Aug 7 Frank Buchman, American theologist (Moral Re-Armament), dies at 83
- Aug 8 Franc N D Buchman, US theology (Moral Rearms), dies at 83
- Aug 8 Méi Lánfāng [Lan], Chinese opera performer known as "Queen of Peking Opera" for his portrayal of female roles, dies at 66
- Aug 9 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. Army general (WWII) and head of CIA (1950-52), dies at 75
- Aug 11 Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian writer actor and director (b. 1910)
- Aug 13 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, American actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78
- Aug 14 Clarke Ashton Smith, American sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68
- Aug 14 Guido Alberto Fano, Italian composer and pianist, dies at 86
- Aug 14 Henri-Edouard-Prosper Breuil, priest/archaeologist, dies
- Aug 15 (Granville) "Stick" McGhee, American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter ("Drinkin' Wine. Spo-Dee-O-Dee"), dies of lung cancer at 43
- Aug 15 Willie Macfarlane, Scottish golfer (US Open 1925), dies at 72
- Aug 16 Maulvi Abdul Haq, Pakistani scholar and father of Modern Urdu, dies at 91
- Aug 17 Carlos Salzedo, French-American piano prodigy, harpist, composer, educator (Curtis Institue; Juilliard), and new music advocate (co-founder of International Composers' Guild), dies at 76
- Aug 18 Learned Hand, American Chief Judge of US Court of Appeals, dies at 89
- Aug 18 Leonhard Frank, writer, dies at 78
- Aug 19 (Carlos) "Charlie" Gemora, Filipino-American film make-up artist and actor who specialized in playing gorillas (Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Chimp & Swiss Miss; At the Circus; Road to Zanzibar), dies of a heart attack at 58
- Aug 20 Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist (Nobel 1946 - physics of high pressure), dies at 79
- Aug 20 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canadian-American Arctic explorer and ethnologist, dies at 82
- Aug 23 Beals Wright, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1905; doubles 1904-06), dies at 81
- Aug 27 Gail Russell, American actress (The Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen), dies from complications of alcohol abuse at 36 [1]
- Aug 28 Tom Connolly, American Baseball HOF umpire (AL-record 8 x World Series), dies at 90
- Aug 30 Charles Coburn, American actor (Around the World in 80 Days, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 84
