Historical Events
- 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)
- Philip Yordan's stage drama "Anna Lucasta", starring Hilda Sims, Canada Lee, and Alice Childress, and featuring the Broadway debut of Ruby Dee, opens at the Mansfield Theatre, NYC; runs for 957 performances
- Soviet troops enter Bucharest, Romania
Famous Birthdays
- Charles Colbert, American rocker (American Breed - "Bend Me, Shape Me"), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Freek de Jonge, Dutch comedian (Neerlands Hoop), born in Westernieland, Netherlands
- John Surman, English jazz musician, born in Tavistock, Devon, England
- Molly Ivins, American political columnist and author, born in Monterey, California (d. 2007)
- Tug McGraw, American baseball player and father of Tim McGraw, born in Martinez, California (d. 2004)
- William "Smitty" Smith, American rock keyboardist and session musician (Motherlode - "When I Die"), born in Belleville, Virginia (d. 1997)
Famous Deaths
- (William) Crickett Smith, American ragtime, and jazz cornetist and trumpeter (James Reese Europe's Clef Club; Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics; Louis Mitchell's Jazz Kings), and bandleader, dies at 53
- Morten Nielsen, Danish poet and resistance fighter, dies resisting German occupation at 22
1944 Highlights
About August 30, 1944
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 79 years, 6 months and 30 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Virgo