Historical Events
- Aug 1 Izaak Samkalden becomes mayor of Amsterdam
- Aug 1 WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, VA (PBS) begins broadcasting
In the Heat of the Night
Aug 2 "In the Heat of the Night" film directed by Norman Jewison, based on John Ball's novel of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger premieres in New York (5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, and Best Actor for Steiger, 1968)
- Aug 2 NFL New Orleans Saints play 1st ever pre-season game, lose to Los Angeles Rams 16-7 at Anaheim Stadium in California
- Aug 2 The second Blackwall Tunnel opens to traffis under the Thames River in Greenwich, London
- Aug 2 US's Lunar Orbiter 5 launches; enters lunar orbit Aug 5
- Aug 3 45,000 US soldiers sent to Vietnam
- Aug 3 James Law rides entire NYC subway in 22 hrs 12 minutes
- Aug 4 34th NFL Chicago College All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 ; 70,934 at Soldier Field
- Aug 4 British pirate radio station Radio 355 resigns air
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
Aug 4 Pink Floyd releases their first album "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn", their only record made under the leadership of Syd Barrett.
- Aug 4 Shortwave group ANARC's 1st convention (Chicago)
- Aug 4 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Aug 4 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- Aug 5 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
- Aug 5 First exhibition after AFL/NFL merger, Denver Broncos (AFL) surprise Detroit Lions (NFL), 13-7 at University of Denver
- Aug 5 Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) & Radio London close down
Baseball Record
Aug 6 Future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Brooks Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) hits into MLB record 4th career triple play
- Aug 6 Minnesota Twins pitcher Dean Chance throws a perfect no-hitter vs Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings before game is called because of weather
- Aug 8 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Aug 9 Biafran offensive against Nigerian army
- Aug 9 KYAY TV channel 39 in West Monroe, LA (IND) begins broadcasting
- Aug 11 Al Downing becomes 12th to strike-out side on 9 pitches
- Aug 12 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St Louis 23-14
Bonnie and Clyde
Aug 13 "Bonnie and Clyde" crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is released
- Aug 13 WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Aug 14 Belgian embassy in Kinshasa, Congo, plundered
- Aug 14 British pirate radio station Radio 270 broadcast from an offshore lugger, is forced to close down
Film & TV History
Aug 14 Celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon cuts actress Mia Farrow's hair into the famous pixie cut, costing $5,000. In reality, just a publicity stunt, Farrow had previously cut her own hair.
- Aug 14 Radio Scotland & Radio Swinging Holland go off the air
- Aug 15 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
- Aug 15 UK's Marine Offences Bill making pirate radio stations a crime goes into effect, pirate station Radio 355 closes down
- Aug 16 WFIQ TV channel 36 in Florence, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Aug 18 Boston Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park; injuries including a fractured cheekbone, dislocated jaw, and eye damage kept him from returning for a year and a half, and led to improvements in batting helmets
We Love You
Aug 18 The Rolling Stones release music single "We Love You", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard as a message of thanks to fans for their support after the duo's recent drug arrests; recording features backing vocals by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- Aug 19 The Beatles' "All You Need is Love" single goes #1
- Aug 20 Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, & fired again as manager of A's
- Aug 20 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Pekin CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 7 strokes from Sandra Haynie
- Aug 21 China reports downing of 2 US bombers
- Aug 21 Liquid gas tanker explodes in Martelange Belgium, 22 killed
- Aug 21 Mikis Theodorakis arrested in Greece
- Aug 21 MLB Kansas City Athlteics utility player Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's first free agent when he is abruptly released by the team, after he reputedly refers to team owner Charlie Finley "a menace to baseball"
- Aug 24 Liberia adopts national flag designed and hand-stitched by a committee of seven women chaired by Susannah Elizabeth Lewis; all of the women were born in the US
- Aug 25 Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1
- Aug 25 Paraguay accepts its constitution
Music History
Aug 25 The Beatles go to Bangor, Wales to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
- Aug 25 Train crash at Beesd, Netherlands: 2 die
- Aug 26 28th Venice Film Festival: "Belle de Jour" directed by Luis Bunuel wins Golden Lion
- Aug 26 Dean Chance pitches a 2-1 no-hitter, & Twins sweep Cleveland
- Aug 26 Dutch 2nd Chamber demands US stop bombing North Vietnam
- Aug 26 The Beatles, Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, and Donovan meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at a retreat in Bangor, Wales
- Aug 27 Naomi Sims is 1st black model on US cover (Fashion of the Times)
- Aug 28 Asif Iqbal & Intikhab Alam make 190 stand for 9th wkt v England
- Aug 28 MLB Boston Red Sox sign 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus
- Aug 28 WCBS-AM (880) radio in NYC begins its all-news format; the AM station was knocked off the air just beforehand, moving the debut to the FM sister station (101.1)
- Aug 29 Final TV episode of "The Fugitive" starring David Janssen watched by 78 million people
- Aug 29 Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes
1st Black Justice
Aug 30 US Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as the 1st black justice to serve on the Supreme Court
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 1 Gregg Jefferies, American infielder (NY Mets, Royals, Phillies), born in Burlingame, California
- Aug 1 Lori Endicott, American volleyball setter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- Aug 2 Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player (Tel Aviv 1983), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Aug 2 Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter (The Devil Wears Prada), and director (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), born in France
- Aug 2 Derek Wells, American actor (Fitzpatricks), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 2 Martin Laamers, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse), born in Arnhem, Netherlands
- Aug 2 Paolo Restani, Italian classical pianist, born in La Spezia, Italy
- Aug 3 John Femia, American actor (Square Pegs, Hello Larry), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 3 Skin [Deborah Dyer] Jamaican-British singer (Skunk Anansie), born in Brixton, London
- Aug 4 Kembra Pfahler, Hermosa Beach Ca, actress (Gotham Gold)
- Aug 4 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
- Aug 4 Michael Lawrence Marsh, American sprinter (Olympic 200m gold 1992, silver 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 5 Mike Fox, American NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Akron, Ohio
Reid Hoffman (56 years old)
Aug 5 American entrepreneur (co-founder of LinkedIn), born in Stanford, California
- Aug 6 Archbishop Alexy (Bondarenko), Ukrainian-born theologian
- Aug 6 Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
- Aug 6 Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, New Orleans Saints)
- Aug 7 Charlotte Lewis, British actress (Golden Child, Pirates), born in London, England
- Aug 7 Jason Grimsley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Cleveland, Texas
- Aug 8 Howard Cross, American NFL tight end, 1989-2001 (NY Giants), and broadcaster, born in Huntsville, Alabama
- Aug 8 Jessica Moore [Luciana Ottaviani], Italian actress (Eleven Days, Eleven Nights), born in Urbino, Italy
- Aug 8 Lee Unkrich, American film editor, animator, screenwriter, and director (Toy Story 3; Coco), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 8 Margo Malowney, Canadian beach volleyball player (Olympics, 1996), born in Saint John, New Brunswick
- Aug 9 Debbie Spence, American tennis player, born in San Jose, California
Deion Sanders (56 years old)
Aug 9 American College/Pro Football Hall of Fame corner-back (Super Bowl 1995, 96; 8 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys) and MLB outfielder (NY Yankees; Atlanta Braves), born in Fort Myers, Florida
- Aug 9 Elexa Orrange, American long jumper/triple jumper, born in Orange, Texas
- Aug 10 Carlos Briceno, American beach volleyball (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Fountain Valley, California
- Aug 10 Lorraine Pearson, English rock vocalist (5 Star - "Silk & Steel"), born in Romford, Essex, England
- Aug 10 Mart Sander, Estonian singer (Swing Swindlers)r, actor, and television personality, born in Tallinn, Estonian SSR
- Aug 10 Philippe Albert, Belgian former footballer
Riddick Bowe (56 years old)
Aug 10 American heavyweight boxing champion (Olympic silver 1988), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 10 Todd Nichols, American guitarist, and songwriter (Toad The Wet Sprocket - "Fall Down"), born in Santa Barbara, California
- Aug 11 Brad Dalgarno, NHL right wing (NY Islanders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Aug 11 Collin Chou, Taiwanese actor
- Aug 11 Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer
- Aug 11 Eric Maleson, Brazilian Bobsleigh 2002 Olympian
Joe Rogan (56 years old)
Aug 11 American television host, comedian and podcaster (Fear Factor, The Joe Rogan Experience), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Aug 11 Mike Lodish, NFL nose tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Aug 12 Andrew Glover, American NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings), born in Gonzales, Louisiana
- Aug 12 Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker
- Aug 12 Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer
- Aug 12 Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
- Aug 12 Tom Holkenborg, Dutch composer (A Little Less Conversation remix), born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
- Aug 13 Amélie Nothomb, Belgian writer (Fear and Trembling), born in Kobe, Japan
- Aug 13 Quinn Cummings, American actress (Annie-Family, Goodbye Girl), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 15 Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Indian spiritual leader and filmmaker, born in Sri Gurusar Modia
- Aug 15 Mike James, American pitcher (California Angels), born in Ft Walton, Florida
- Aug 15 Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Moroccan 10k runner (Olympic gold 1988)
- Aug 15 Neil Wilkinson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Selkirk, Manitoba
- Aug 15 Peter Hermann, American actor (Beautiful People), born in New York City
- Aug 16 Bret Barberie, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Long Beach, California
- Aug 16 Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
- Aug 16 Pamela Smart, American convicted murderess
- Aug 16 Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish television personality
- Aug 17 Kenny Davidson, American NFL defensive end (Houston Oilers), born in Shrevesport, Louisiana
- Aug 17 Kevin Max, American singer (dc talk), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Aug 17 Nelson Emerson, Canadian NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Aug 18 Blas Elias [Gomez], American rock drummer (Slaughter - Stick it Live: Trans-Siberian Orchestra; Blue Man Group), born in Kennedy, Texas
- Aug 18 Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 18 Daler Mehndi, Indian pop and Bhangra singer-songwriter, and record producer, born in Patna, India
- Aug 18 Dan Peters, American drummer (Mudhoney), born in Seattle, Washington
- Aug 18 John Jurkovic, American football defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Friedrichshafen, Germany
- Aug 18 Julie Kristen Smith, American actress (Showgirls), born in Nuremberg, Germany
- Aug 18 Tracy Tracy [Cattell], Australian musician (The Primitives - "Crash"), born in Australia
- Aug 19 Jason Starkey, occasional drummer and son of Beatle Ringo, born in London, England
Satya Nadella (56 years old)
Aug 19 Indian-American businessman (CEO of Microsoft), born in Hyderabad, India
- Aug 19 Tabitha Soren, American MTV reporter (This Week in Rock), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Aug 20 Andy Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
- Aug 20 Tori [Terri Poch], American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler, born in Portland, Oregon
- Aug 21 Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress (The Matrix Trilogy), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Aug 21 Darren Bewick, Australian AFL footballer, born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 21 Michael Bendetti, American actor (Officer Tony McCann-21 Jump Street), born in Long Beach, California
- Aug 21 Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down), born in Beirut, Lebanon
Stéphane Charbonnier (1967-2015)
Aug 21 French cartoonist and editor of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, born in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
- Aug 21 Tuineau Alipate, Tongan-born NFL and CFL player (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings), born in Tonga (d. 2021)
- Aug 22 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English-American actor (The Mummy Returns), born in Islington, London
- Aug 22 Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer, born in Leonardtown, Maryland
- Aug 22 Ant [Anthony Steven Kalloniatis], American comedian, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 22 Layne Staley, American rock singer and guitarist (Alice in Chains - Dirt), born in Kirkland, Washington (d. 2002)
- Aug 22 Ty Burrell, American actor (Modern Family, Evolution), born in Grants Pass, Oregon
- Aug 22 Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer, born in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (d. 1986)
- Aug 23 Jon Cooper, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 2020, 21 Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Prince George, British Columbia
- Aug 23 Markus Ketterer, Finnish hockey goalie (Team Finland), born in Helsinki, Finland
- Aug 23 Nancy Cox, American news anchor, Miss Kentucky (1991), born in Campbellsville, Kentucky
- Aug 24 Michael Lauriston Thomas, English footballer, born in Lambeth, London
- Aug 25 Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter (Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot), born in Belleville, Illinois
- Aug 26 Michael Gove, British politician, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Aug 26 Myron Guyton, American NFL full safety (NE Patriots), born in Metcalf, Georgia
- Aug 27 Bob Nastanovich, American percussionist (Pavement; Silver Jews), born in Rochester, New York
- Aug 27 Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens)
- Aug 28 Chris Armstrong, CFL slot back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Aug 28 Frederick Kesner, Philippine-born Australian poet, born in España, Manila
- Aug 29 Anton Newcombe, American musician (The Brian Jonestown Massacre), born in Newport Beach, California
- Aug 29 Neil Gorsuch, American lawyer and US Supreme Court Judge (2017-) nominated by Donald Trump, born in Denver, Colorado
- Aug 29 Pierpaolo Piccioli, Italian fashion designer, Creative Director of Valentino 2008-24, born in Rome, Italy
- Aug 29 Shaun Van Allen, Canadian NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Calgary, Canada
- Aug 30 Barbara Kendall, New Zealand mistral sailor (Olympic gold 1992, silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Aug 30 Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model (Victoria’s Secret), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Aug 30 John Moeti, South African soccer midfielder (29 caps; Orlando Pirates FC, SuperSport United FC), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2023)
- Aug 30 Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (6 Tests, 11 wickets, BB 4/27; 18 ODIs; Auckland, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Hereford, England
Famous Weddings
Jorge Luis Borges
Aug 4 Writer Jorge Luis Borges (67) weds old friend Elsa Astete Millán
Famous Deaths
- Aug 2 Claude Albert Barnett, American journalist and founder (Associated Negro Press), dies at 77
- Aug 4 Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies
- Aug 7 Max [Marcus] Tak, Dutch violinist and radio commentator, dies at 75
- Aug 8 Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71
- Aug 9 Anton Walbrook [Adolf Wohlbrook], Austrian actor (Laura, I Accuse), dies of a heart attack at 66
- Aug 9 Joe Orton, British actor and dramatist (Prick Up Your Ears), is murdered by his partner Kenneth Halliwell at 34
- Aug 10 John Francis Larchet, Irish arranger (Irish national anthem), composer (By the Waters of Moyle), and musical director (Abbey Theatre - Dublin, 1908-35), dies at 83
- Aug 12 (William) "Buster" Bailey, American jazz clarinetist (WC Handy; King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band; Fletcher Henderson; Noble Sissle; John Kirby), and bandleader, dies of a heart attack at 65
- Aug 13 Jane Darwell, American actress (The Grapes of Wrath), dies of a heart attack at 87
- Aug 14 Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)
- Aug 15 René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter (This is Not a Pipe), dies at 68
- Aug 19 Carl Wilhelm de Vries, Dutch jurist, dies at 84
- Aug 19 Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American inventor and sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo), dies at 83
- Aug 19 Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), dies at 60
- Aug 22 Gregory Pincus, American biologist and inventor (birth control pill), dies at 64
- Aug 23 Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver, dies at 48
- Aug 24 Amanda Randolph, American jazz and blues piano player and singer; stage, radio, and screen actress (The Laytons; Amos 'n Andy - "Ramona"; Danny Thomas Show - "Louise"), and restaurateur, dies of a stroke at 70
Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967)
Aug 24 American ship builder and industrialist (Liberty Ships, Jeep, Boulder/Hoover Dam; Kaiser Broadcasting), dies at 85
- Aug 25 George Lincoln Rockwell, American far-right political activist. founder and leader of the American Nazi Party, assassinated by former party member John Patler at 49
Paul Muni (1895-1967)
Aug 25 American actor (Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez), dies after a lengthy illness of heart disease at 71
- Aug 25 Stanley Bruce, 8th Prime Minister of Australia, dies at 84
- Aug 26 Andres Sas, Belgian Peruvian composer, dies at 67
- Aug 26 Dilawar Hussain, Indian cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930's), dies at 60
Brian Epstein (1934-1967)
Aug 27 English music entrepreneur and manager (Beatles), dies of an accidental barbiturate overdose at 32
- Aug 27 Henri-Georges Adam, French painter/cartoonist/sculptor, dies at 63
- Aug 28 Bruce Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1941, U of Minnesota; NFL: Green Bay Packers), dies of cancer at 47
- Aug 28 Charles Darrow, American businessman who modified and popularized Monopoly game, dies at 78
- Aug 31 Ilja Ehrenburg, Soviet poet and writer (9th wave), dies at 76
- Aug 31 Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian Soviet war correspondent, writer (The Fall of Paris; The Thaw; People, Years, Life), editor, and poet, dies of prostate and bladder cancer at 76
- Aug 31 Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), dies of lymphoma at 59
