Historical Events
Film Premiere
Aug 2 "In the Heat of the Night" directed by Norman Jewison, based on John Ball's novel of the same name, starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1968)
- 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
- 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 Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Album Release
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 5 First exhibition after AFL/NFL merger, Denver Broncos (AFL) surprise Detroit Lions (NFL), 13-7 at University of Denver
- Aug 5 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
- Aug 5 Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) & Radio London close down
- 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
Baseball Record
Aug 6 Future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Brooks Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) hits into MLB record 4th career triple play
- Aug 8 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore & 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
- Aug 13 WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
Film Release
Aug 13 "Bonnie and Clyde" crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is released
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 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 Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton
- Aug 18 Rolling Stones release "We Love You"
- Aug 18 WCBS radio in NYC goes all-news
- 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 Kansas City utility Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's first free agent when he is abruptly released by the Athletics; calls team owner Charlie Finley "a menace to baseball"
- Aug 21 Liquid gas tanker explodes in Martelange Belgium, 22 killed
- Aug 21 Mikis Theodorakis arrested in Greece
- Aug 24 Liberian flag designed
Music History
Aug 25 The Beatles go to Wales to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Music History
Aug 26 Beatles, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
- 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 28th Venice Film Festival: "Belle de Jour" directed by Luis Bunuel wins Golden Lion
- 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 Eng
- Aug 28 Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus
- 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
Historic Event
Aug 30 US Senate confirm Thurgood Marshall as 1st black justice
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 Derek Wells, American actor (Fitzpatricks), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 2 Martin Laamers, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse), born in Arnhem, Netherlands
- Aug 2 Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter, born in France
- 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 Carrie Flemmer, Stettler Alberta, softball catcher (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 4 Kembra Pfahler, Hermosa Beach Ca, actress (Gotham Gold)
- Aug 4 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
Reid Hoffman
Aug 5 Reid Hoffman, American entrepreneur (co-founder of LinkedIn), born in Stanford, California
- Aug 6 Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, New Orleans Saints)
- Aug 6 Archbishop Alexy (Bondarenko), Ukrainian-born theologian
- Aug 6 Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
- 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 Margo Malowney, Canadian beach volleyball player (Olympics, 1996), born in Saint John, New Brunswick
- 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 9 Debbie Spence, American tennis player, born in San Jose, California
Deion Sanders
Aug 9 Deion Sanders, 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
Riddick Bowe
Aug 10 Riddick Bowe, Heavyweight boxing champion (Olympic silver 1988), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 10 Philippe Albert, Belgian former footballer
- Aug 10 Mart Sander, Estonian singer and actor
- 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 Mike Lodish, NFL nose tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Aug 11 Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer
- Aug 11 Eric Maleson, Brazilian Bobsleigh 2002 Olympian
- Aug 11 Collin Chou, Taiwanese actor
- Aug 12 Andrew Glover, American NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings), born in Gonzales, Louisiana
- Aug 12 Tom Holkenborg, drummer (Weekend at Waikiki)
- Aug 12 Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
- Aug 12 Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker
- Aug 12 Andy Hui, Hong Kong actor and singer
- Aug 13 Quinn Cummings, American actress (Annie-Family, Goodbye Girl), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 13 Taro Tan, Canadian 65 kg judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Aug 13 Tracy Rogers, American NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs), born in Taft, California
- Aug 13 Amélie Nothomb, Belgian writer (Fear and Trembling), born in Kobe, Japan
- Aug 15 Mike James, Ft Walton FL, pitcher (California Angels)
- Aug 15 Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Morocco, 10k runner (Olympic gold 1988)
- Aug 15 Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
- Aug 15 Peter Hermann, American actor (Beautiful People), born in NYC, New York
- Aug 15 Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Indian spiritual leader and filmmaker, born in Sri Gurusar Modia
- Aug 16 Bret Barberie, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Long Beach, California
- Aug 16 Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
- Aug 16 Ulrika Jonsson, Swedish television personality
- Aug 16 Pamela Smart, American convicted murderess
- Aug 17 Kenny Davidson, NFL defensive end (Houston Oilers), born in Shrevesport, Louisiana
- Aug 17 Nelson Emerson, Canadian NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers), born in Hamilton, Ontario
- Aug 17 Kevin Max, American singer (dc talk), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Aug 18 Blas Elias Gomez, American rock drummer (Slaughter-Stick it Live), born in Kennedy, Texas
- 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 18 Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer, born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 18 Dan Peters, American drummer (Mudhoney), born in Seattle, Washington
- Aug 18 Daler Mehndi, Indian singer, born in Patna, India
- Aug 19 Jason Starkey, occasional drummer and son of Beatle Ringo, born in London, England
- Aug 19 Tabitha Soren, American MTV reporter (This Week in Rock), born in San Antonio, Texas
Satya Nadella
Aug 19 Satya Nadella, Indian-American businessman (CEO of Microsoft), born in Hyderabad, India
- Aug 20 Andy Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
- Aug 20 Michael "Sean" Hall, Williamsburg Va, rower (Olympics 1996)
- Aug 20 Tori [Terri Poch], American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler, born in Portland, Oregon
- Aug 21 Michael Bendetti, American actor (Officer Tony McCann-21 Jump Street), born in Long Beach, California
- Aug 21 Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings), born in Tonga
- Aug 21 Carrie-Anne Moss, Canadian actress (The Matrix Trilogy), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Aug 21 Serj Tankian, Armenian-born singer (System of a Down), born in Beirut, Lebanon
- Aug 21 Darren Bewick, AFL footballer, born in Perth, Australia
Stéphane Charbonnier
Aug 21 Stéphane Charbonnier [Charb], French cartoonist and editor of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, born in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (d. 2015)
- Aug 22 Curt Bourque, American jockey, born in Erath, Louisiana
- Aug 22 Layne Staley, American rock singer and guitarist (Alice in Chains - Dirt), born in Kirkland, Washington (d. 2002)
- Aug 22 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, English-American actor (The Mummy Returns), born in Islington, London
- Aug 22 Ant [Anthony Steven Kalloniatis], American comedian, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Aug 22 Ty Burrell, American actor (Modern Family, Evolution), born in Grants Pass, Oregon
- Aug 22 Alfred Gough, American screenwriter and producer, born in Leonardtown, Maryland
- Aug 22 Yukiko Okada, Japanese idol singer, born in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (d. 1986)
- 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 23 Jon Cooper, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 2020, 21 Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Prince George, British Columbia
- 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 Myron Guyton, American NFL full safety (NE Patriots), born in Metcalf, Georgia
- Aug 26 Michael Gove, British politician, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- Aug 27 Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens)
- Aug 27 Bob Nastanovich, American percussionist (Pavement; Silver Jews), born in Rochester, New York
- 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 Shaun Van Allen, Canadian NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Calgary, Canada
- 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
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 Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75
- 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 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, composer, dies at 83
- Aug 13 Jane Darwell, American actress (The Grapes of Wrath), dies of 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 Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), dies at 60
- Aug 19 Hugo Gernsback, Luxembourg-born American inventor and sci-fi writer (1960 Hugo), dies at 83
- Aug 22 Gregory Goodwin Pincus, American endocrinologist (b. 1903)
- Aug 23 Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver, dies at 48
- Aug 24 Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65
Henry J. Kaiser
Aug 24 Henry J. Kaiser, industrialist (Boulder Dam, Liberty ship), dies at 85
- Aug 25 George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated
Brian Epstein
Aug 27 Brian Epstein, 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 Charles Darrow, American businessman who modified and popularized Monopoly game, dies at 78
- 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 31 Ilja G Ehrenburg, Russian poet/writer (9th wave), dies at 76
- Aug 31 Michael Fitzmaurice, American radio actor (Superman, Reported Missing, 14 Hours), dies of lymphoma at 59
