Historical Events
Sports History
Aug 3 Baseball games cancelled following the death of US President Warren G. Harding
Event of Interest
Aug 3 Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes 30th US President upon death of President Warren G. Harding
Event of Interest
Aug 6 Gustav Stresemann is named chancellor and foreign minister during riots and strikes in Germany
- Aug 6 Henry Sullivan becomes 3rd person and first American to swim English Channel (27 hours 25 minutes Dover-Calais)
- Aug 9 NY State Golf Association formed
- Aug 11 Dutch Premier de Geer resigns
- Aug 12 Dutch AR-leader Coair replaces De Geer as minister of finances
- Aug 12 Enrico Tiraboschi is 1st to swim English Channel westward
- Aug 13 Gustav Stresemann becomes premier of German coalition government
Appointment of Interest
Aug 13 Turkish National Congress selects Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Pasja as 1st President of Turkey
- Aug 13 US Steel Corp initiates 8-hour work day
Arrest of de Valera
Aug 15 Eamon de Valera arrested in Irish Free State
- Aug 15 Mexico & US reaches accord over oil concession of 1917
- Aug 18 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Brisbane: Pat O'Hara Wood wins his 2nd Australasian title; beats fellow Australian Bert St John 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
- Aug 18 Australasian Championships Women's Tennis, Brisbane: Margaret Molesworth retains title; beats Esna Boyd 6-1, 7-5
US Open Women's Tennis
Aug 18 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Germantown CC, PA: Helen Wills Moody beats Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 6-2, 6-1 for her first of 7 US singles crowns
Mile World Record
Aug 23 Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs world record for 1 mile of 4:10.4 in Stockholm; record stands until 1931
- Aug 24 Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs world record 3 mile time of 14:11.2 in Stockholm; intermediate time during 5000m event
- Aug 31 Italian troops occupy Corfu
- Aug 31 League of Nations gives Belgium mandate of Ruanda-Urundi (was German)
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 1 Yoshinao Nakada, Japanese composer, born in Shibuya, Tokyo (d. 2000)
Shimon Peres (1923-2016)
Aug 2 Polish-Israeli Labor Party politician (President. 2007-14; Prime Minister, 1984-86 and 1995-96; Foreign Minister, 1986-88, 1992-95, and 2001-02), and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1994), born in Wiszniewo, Poland (now Vishnyeva, Belarus)
- Aug 3 Anne Klein, American fashion designer (Anne Klein II), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1974)
- Aug 3 Roger Foulon, Belgian writer (Un été dans la Fagne), born in Thuin, Belgium (d. 2008)
- Aug 3 Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Christianity, born in Abnub, Asyut Governorate, Egypt (d. 2012)
- Aug 4 Arthur Butterworth, British classical trumpet player and composer, born in New Moston, England (d. 2014)
- Aug 4 Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani satirical and humor writer, born in Jaipur, India (d. 2018)
- Aug 4 Reg Grundy, Australian media and television mogul (Neighbours, Prisoner), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2016)
- Aug 5 Devan Nair, Singaporean politician, President of Singapore (1981-85), born in Melaka (d. 2005)
- Aug 5 Richard Kleindienst, American lawyer and civil servant (Attorney General during Watergate scandal, 1972)-73, born in Winslow, Arizona (d. 2000)
- Aug 6 Jack Parnell, British jazz drummer, and orchestra leader (The Benny Hill Show; The Englebert Humperdick Show; Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments), born in London, England (d. 2010)
- Aug 6 Jess Collins, American visual artist (Translations), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2004)
- Aug 6 John "Jackie" Kelk, American actor and stand-up comedian (The Aldrich Family;, The Adventures of Superman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- Aug 6 William B Williams, American DJ (WNEW - Make Believe Ballroom), and TV announcer/second banana (Sammy and Company), born in Babylon, New York (d. 1986)
- Aug 9 Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch journalist and poet, born in Amsterdam (d. 2014)
- Aug 10 Fred Ridgway, England cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets, BB 4/83; Kent CCC, MCC), born in Stockport, England (d. 2015)
- Aug 10 Rhonda Fleming [Marilyn Louis], American actress and singer nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" (Spellbound), born in Hollywood, California (d. 2020)
- Aug 11 Roy Roper, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (5 Tests; Taranaki RU), born in Ōwhango, New Zealand (d. 2023)
- Aug 11 Stan Chambers, American television reporter (KTLA), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- Aug 12 John Holt, West Indian cricket batsman (17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36.75; 2 x 100s), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 1997)
- Aug 14 Alice Ghostley, American singer and actress (Bewitched, Designing Women), born in Eve, Vernon County, Missouri (d. 2007)
- Aug 14 Jorja Curtright, American stage and screen actress (Whistle Stop, Heaven Only Knows), and interior decorator, born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 1985)
- Aug 14 William Flanagan, American composer, and music critic, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1969)
- Aug 15 Rose Marie [Mazzetta], American actress, comedienne and singer (The Dick Van Dyke Show - "Sally"; The Doris Day Show), born in New York City (d. 2017)
- Aug 16 Joe Hutton, Northumbrian piper and shepherd, born in Halton Lee Gate, Haltwhistle (d. 1995)
- Aug 16 Millôr Fernandes, Brazilian writer and playwright, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 2012)
- Aug 17 Anton Kersjes, Dutch violinist and conductor (Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra) (d. 2004)
- Aug 17 Chaleo Yoovidhya, Thai co-creator of Red Bull energy drink, born in Phichit, Thailand (d. 2012)
- Aug 17 Larry Rivers [Grossberg], American painter (Godfather of Pop Art), born in New York City (d. 2002)
- Aug 18 Jenni Irani, Indian cricketer, born in Karachi (d. 1982)
- Aug 18 Sadu Shinde, Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 6/91; Maharashtra, Bombay, Baroda), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1955)
- Aug 19 (Dillwyn) "Dill" Jones, Welsh jazz stride pianist, born in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales (d. 1984)
- Aug 19 Edgar F. Codd, English-American computer scientist who contributed to the theory and practice of database management systems, born in Fortuneswell, Dorset, England (d. 2003) [1]
- Aug 20 Jim Reeves, American country singer ("He'll Have To Go"; "Distant Drums"), and actor (Kimberley Jim), born in Panola County, Texas (d. 1964)
- Aug 21 Arthur "Art" Janov, American psychologist and psychotherapist notable for creating primal therapy (The Primal Scream), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2017)
- Aug 21 Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), born in Bippus, Indiana (d. 2005)
- Aug 21 Cliff Adams, British singer (The Stragazers; The Cliff Adams Singers), born in Southwark, London, England (d. 2001)
- Aug 22 Gerald Long, English journalist and CEO of Reuters, born in York, England (d. 1998)
- Aug 23 Humphrey Fisher, TV producer, born in England (d. 1996)
- Aug 23 Ken Rickards, West Indies cricketer (WI batsman two Tests 104 runs), born in Jamaica (d. 1995)
- Aug 24 Arthur Jensen, American psychologist, born in San Diego, California (d. 2012)
- Aug 24 Helena Carter [Helen Rickerts], American model and actress (Invaders from Mars), born in New York City (d. 2000)
- Aug 26 Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor (Vienna Symphony, 1960-70; Philadelphia Orchestra, 1993-2003), and pianist, born in Munich, Germany (d. 2013)
- Aug 29 Lester Trimble, American composer, music critic and educator, born in Bangor, Wisconsin (d. 1986)
- Aug 29 Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley and Chairman of the Board of Governors of BBC (1986-96), born in Surrey (d. 2006)
- Aug 29 Reinier Braams, Dutch biophysicist and politician, born in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 2001)
Richard Attenborough (1923-2014)
Aug 29 English actor and director (Gandhi, Jurassic Park, Young Winston), born in Cambridge, England
- Aug 30 Barbara Mary Ansell, UK founder of paediatric rheumatology, born in Warwick, England (d. 2001)
- Aug 30 Charmian Clift, Australian writer and essayist, born in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1969)
- Aug 30 Gerhard Wimberger, Austria composer (Glove), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2016)
Vic Seixas (100 years old)
Aug 30 American tennis player (Wimbledon 1953, US Nat C'ship 1954; 5 x Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 31 Larry Grayson, British comedian (Generation Game), born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England (d. 1995)
Famous Deaths
Warren G. Harding (1865-1923)
Aug 2 29th President of the United States (1921-23), dies of a heart attack at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco at 57
- Aug 5 Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian scholar of Slavic studies, dies at 85
- Aug 7 Hendrik Pierson, Dutch theologist (H Pierson Foundation), dies at 89
- Aug 14 Jacob Theodoor Cremer, Dutch tobacco magnate and administrator for the Deli Company in Sumatra, dies at 76
- Aug 19 Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (Pareto’s law of income distribution, popularised the term 'elite'), dies at 75
- Aug 24 Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 66
- Aug 31 Gerrit Kalff, Dutch professor (history of Dutch writers), dies at 67
