Events in History
- Aug 5 "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip by Harold Gray is 1st published in the New York Daily News
- Aug 8 British-Russian trade agreement signed
- Aug 11 1st newsreel pictures of US presidential candidates were taken
- Aug 16 Conference about German recovery payments opens in London
- Aug 16 Dutch-Turkish peace treaty signed
- Aug 17 French-German trade agreement signed
- Aug 18 France begins withdrawing troops from the Ruhr
- Aug 23 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century
- Aug 25 International maritime treaty drawn
- Aug 26 The Catastrophe of Smyrna: known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor. (August 13 OS)
- Aug 28 Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union
- Aug 29 Germany's Reichstag approves the Dawes Plan, which sought to solve the WWI reparations problem
Birthdays in History
James Baldwin
Aug 2 James Baldwin, American novelist (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country) and playwright (The Amen Corner), born in Harlem, New York (d. 1987)

James Baldwin
- Aug 3 Leon Uris, American novelist (Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2003)
- Aug 3 Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 2011)
- Aug 8 Gene Deitch, American illustrator (Tom Terrific, Nudnik), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Aug 12 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, leader of Pakistan (d. 1988)
- Aug 13 John Milne, British CEO (Blue Circles Industries), born in Manchester
Phyllis Schlafly
Aug 15 Phyllis Schlafly, right-wing crusader, Eagle Forum president, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2016)

Phyllis Schlafly
- Aug 15 Robert Oxton Bolt, English playwright (A Man for All Seasons, Doctor Zhivago), born in Sale, Manchester (d. 1995)
- Aug 17 Helen Wallis, English cartographer and librarian (British Museum), born in Barnet, England (d. 1995)
- Aug 17 John A Emmens, Dutch art historian and poet (Kunst & Vliegwerk) (d. 1971)
- Aug 17 Evan Connell, American author (The Patriot), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2013)
- Aug 18 Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12]
- Aug 21 Gerald D. Lascelles, son of English princess Mary, born in Goldsborough Hall, Yorkshire (d. 1952)
- Aug 22 Peter Allsop, President of the Publishers Association (1975-77)
- Aug 23 Denis Sargan, British econometrician, born in Doncaster, Yorkshire (d. 1996)
- Aug 23 Siti Hartinah Suharto, 2nd First Lady of Indonesia, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia, born in Jaten village, Surakarta, Central Java (d. 1996)
- Aug 27 David Rowbotham, Australian poet and journalist, born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia (d. 2010)
- Aug 28 Janet Frame, New Zealand novelist (Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 2004)
- Aug 29 James W. Wood, American astronaut (Dynasoar), born in Paragould, Arkansas (d. 1990)
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Aug 28 British children's writer Enid Blyton (27) marries editor Major Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (36)

Enid Blyton
Deaths in History
Joseph Conrad
Aug 3 Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66

Joseph Conrad