Historical Events
- Aug 24 German troops occupy Namur, Belgium
Music Premiere
Aug 24 Jerome Kern & Michael E Rourles musical premieres in NYC
Jerome Kern
- Aug 25 -26] Belgian offensive at Antwerp
- Aug 25 German Zeppelins bomb Antwerp, Belgium, 10 die
- Aug 25 German troops march into France and push French army to the Sedan
- Aug 25 German troops in occupied Belgium begin the 6 week "Sack of Louvain," destroying historical buildings and killing hundreds of civilians
- Aug 26 -9/10] Russian army attacks Austrian army in Galicia
Victory in Battle
Aug 26 Battle of Tannenberg begins (WWI): 8th German army defeats Russian Narev army
Erich Ludendorff
- Aug 27 Second day of Battle of Tannenberg (WWI): Germans bombard Usdau
- Aug 27 US war reporter Richard H Davis visits Leuven
- Aug 28 Third day of Battle of Tannenberg (WWI): violent German/Russian battles
- Aug 28 Battle of Helgoland: British fleet beats German, 1,100 killed
- Aug 28 British General John French evacuate Amiens
- Aug 29 4th day of Battle of Tannenberg (WWI): Russian Narev-army panics, General Martos caught
- Aug 29 Arizonian is 1st vessel to arrive in San Francisco via Panama Canal
- Aug 29 Battle of St Quentin: French counter attack under General Lanrezac
- Aug 29 New Zealand forces capture German Samoa
- Aug 30 1st German plane bombs Paris, 2 killed
- Aug 30 Battle of Tannenberg (WWI) ends in destruction of Russian 2nd Narev army, ca. 170,000 killed or injured, German victory on Eastern Front
- Aug 31 24.8 cm rainfall at Bloomingdale, Michigan (state record)
- Aug 31 General von Kluck decides not to attack Paris
- Aug 31 German troops reconquer Soldau/Neidenburg East-Prussia
- Aug 31 Ecuador becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
