Historical Events in August, Month of August Events
Here is a list of some historical events in August. You can learn What major event happened in August?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 8, 1870 | The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania. |
| August 17, 2005 | Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. |
| August 25, 1948 | The House Un-American Activities Committee holds first-ever televised congressional hearing: "Confrontation Day" between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss. |
| August 21, 1963 | Xá Lợi Pagoda raids: The Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces loyal to Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngo Dinh Diem, vandalizes Buddhist pagodas across the country, arresting thousands and leaving an estimated hundreds dead. |
| August 20, 1944 | World War II: One hundred sixty-eight captured allied airmen, including Phil Lamason, accused by the Gestapo of being "terror fliers", arrive at Buchenwald concentration camp. |
| August 9, 2007 | Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board. |
| August 27, 1810 | Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France. |
| August 15, 1899 | Fratton Park football ground in Portsmouth, England is officially first opened. |
| August 23, 1944 | World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces. |
| August 17, 2019 | A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured. |
| August 18, 1838 | The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads. |
| August 24, 1821 | The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. |
| August 28, 1999 | The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life. |
| August 7, 1890 | Anna Månsdotter, found guilty of the 1889 Yngsjö murder, became the last woman to be executed in Sweden.[18] |
| August 2, 1830 | Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri. |
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