Sports History
Aug 1 Reigning world F1 champion Niki Lauda of Austria suffers a near fatal crash during the German Grand Prix at The Nürburgring motorsports complex, Nürburg, Germany
- Aug 1 Seattle Seahawks take the field for the first time in pre-season game v SF 49ers at the newly constructed Kingdome in Seattle
- Aug 1 XXI Summer Olympic Games, Montreal, Canada: Officially close
- Aug 4 England beats Australia by 8 wickets in the limited overs cricket international at Lord's; first time women are permitted to play on the main square at 'the home of cricket'
- Aug 8 Chicago White Sox suit up in shorts
- Aug 9 Clive Lloyd scores double-ton in 120 mins, WI v Glamorgan
- Aug 9 Pitt Pirate John Candelaria no-hits LA Dodgers, 2-0
PGA Championship
Aug 16 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Congressional CC: Dave Stockton wins 2nd PGA C'ship in a Monday bad weather finish; by 1 stroke from Ray Floyd & Don January
- Aug 16 St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego Chargers, 20-10 in Tokyo, Japan (NFL Expo)
- Aug 25 Yanks beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings
- Aug 27 Transsexual Renee Richards barred from competing in US Tennis Open
- Aug 28 Toronto Metros-Croatia beat the Minnesota Kicks to the win the 1976 North American Soccer League championship
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions