Historical Events
Event of Interest
Aug 1 1st article exposing Watergate scandal by Bernstein and Woodward in "The Washington Post"
- Aug 1 Nate Colbert hits MLB record tying 5 HRs and record 13 RBI as Padres beat Atlanta 9-0, 11-7 in a doubleheader
- Aug 2 Gold hits record $70 an ounce in London
Event of Interest
Aug 3 British premier Edward Heath proclaims emergency crisis due to dock strike
- Aug 3 Chozen-ji/Intl Zen Dojo founded by Omori Sogen Roshi, in Hawaii
- Aug 3 US Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union to limit the use of missile systems capable of defending against missile-delivered nuclear weapons
- Aug 4 Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Governor Wallace
- Aug 5 Detroit Tigers shortstop Ed Brinkman commits an error, ending record streak of 72 games & 331 total chances without a misplay
- Aug 5 Moody Blues re-issue their 1967 single "Nights in White Satin", and it reaches #2 on US charts, higher than the initial release
Baseball History
Aug 6 Hank Aaron hits 660th & 661st HRs for the Atlanta Braves, breaking Babe Ruth's MLB record of homers for one team
PGA Championship
Aug 6 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Gary Player of South Africa wins by 2 shots from Americans Tommy Aaron & Jim Jamieson
Baseball Hall of Fame
Aug 7 Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez, Early Wynn, Josh Gibson, Will Harridge, Buck Leonard & Ross Youngs are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
- Aug 8 NY Yanks sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium
- Aug 9 There is widespread and severe rioting in Nationalist areas of Northern Ireland on the anniversary of the introduction of Internment
- Aug 10 1 million kg meteorite grazes atmosphere above Canada
- Aug 10 Finnish runner Lasse Virén wraps up the 5,000/10,000m double at the Munich Olympics; runs Olympic record 13:26.42 for the 5k gold medal
Music History
Aug 10 Paul & Linda McCartney, and their band Wings are arrested in Gothenburg, Sweden on drug possession charges when custom official discover a package of hashish
- Aug 10 The Great Fireball, a rare daylight meteor seen from Utah, US to Alberta, Canada, passes 35 miles from Earth's surface
- Aug 11 "Cheech & Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas
- Aug 11 Two IRA members are killed when a bomb they were transporting exploded prematurely
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Aug 12 "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Belasco Theater in NYC after 1316 performances
Cricket History
Aug 12 Ian & Greg Chappell both scores centuries in same Test Cricket innings
- Aug 12 Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam
A Funny Thing
Aug 12 Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical-comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", starring Phil Silvers, closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, NYC, after 156 performances
- Aug 16 Philip Potter appointed sect-gen of World council of Churches
- Aug 16 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Sports History
Aug 17 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game
- Aug 18 4th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at El Cortez Hotel
- Aug 18 Police fine Paul & Linda McCartney ś800 in Sweden for cannabis possession
- Aug 20 USSR performs underground nuclear test
- Aug 21 1st hot air balloon flight over Alps
- Aug 21 33rd Venice Film Festival opens
- Aug 21 British dock strike ends after dockers accept an amended Jones-Adlington Agreement
- Aug 21 Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs
- Aug 21 Republican convention opens in Miami Beach
- Aug 21 US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched
- Aug 22 IRA bomb explodes prematurely at a customs post at Newry, County Down - 9 people, including three members of the IRA and five Catholic civilians, are killed in the explosion
- Aug 22 Rhodesia is expelled by the International Olympic Committee for its racist policies.
- Aug 23 4 civilians and 1 British soldier are injured in separate overnight shooting incidents in North Ireland
Baseball Record
Aug 23 Chicago White Sox Dick Allen is 4th player to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers; previously slugged by only Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, & Alex Johnson
Republicans Renominate Spiro Agnew
Aug 23 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates Vice President Spiro Agnew but not unanimously: 1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley
- Aug 24 Dennis Amiss scores 1st one-day int century, 103 v Australia
Hockey Hall of Fame
Aug 24 Gordie Howe and Jean Béliveau inducted into the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame
Sports History
Aug 26 Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Houston Astros
- Aug 26 NY Cosmos beat St Louis Stars, 2-1 to win NASL championship
- Aug 26 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- Aug 26 XX Summer Olympic Games open in Munich, West Germany
- Aug 27 Operation Lion's Den: US Navy bombards Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam from the sea, firing over 700 rounds in 33 minutes [1]
- Aug 27 The Grateful Dead holds a benefit concert for the Springfield Creamery (a yogurt company owned by writer Ken Kesey's brother) at the Old Renaissance Faire Grounds in Veneta, Oregon [1]
World Record 100m Relay
Aug 28 American 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of David Edgar, John Murphy, John Heidenreich & Mark Spitz swim a world record 3:26.42 to beat Soviet Union for the gold medal at the Munich Olympics
World Record 200m Medley
Aug 28 Australian teenage swimmer Shane Gould sets a world record 2:23.07 to beat German Kornelia Ender in the 200m individual medley at the Munich Olympics; her first of 3 gold medals at the Games
- Aug 28 North Korean shooter Ri Ho-jun wins the 50m rifle prone event at the Munich Olympics; his nation's first ever Olympic gold medal
Darling of Munich
Aug 28 Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut becomes media darling at the Munich Olympics; wins gold in the teams all-round ; follows with 2 gold and a silver
- Aug 28 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
- Aug 29 Sandy Neilson wins the blue ribband women's 100m freestyle gold medal in 58.59 at the Munich Olympics beating fellow American Shirley Babashoff and Shane Gould of Australia
- Aug 29 SF Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row
- Aug 30 American women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of Shirley Babashoff, Jane Barkman, Jenny Kemp & Sandy Neilson beats East Germany by just 0.36 to win gold at the Munich Olympics; world record 3:55.19
- Aug 30 Amidst Olga Korbut mania at the Munich Olympics, Soviet teammate Ludmilla Tourischeva wins the gymnastics individual all-round competition, her 2nd gold medal of the Games
- Aug 30 Australian teenage swimmer Shane Gould with a world record 4:19.04 for the 400m, wins her second of 3 gold medals at the Munich Olympics
- Aug 30 Japanese breaststroker Nobutaka Taguchi beats American pair Tom Bruce & John Hencken to win the 100m gold medal in world record 1:04.94 at the Munich Olympic Games
One on One
Aug 30 John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "One on One" benefit shows (matinee and evening) for children at Madison Square Garden, New York, his final full concert performance
- Aug 30 Slalom canoeing is introduced at the Munich Olympics with East Germany winning all 4 events
- Aug 31 American 4 x 200m freestyle relay team of John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter & Mark Spitz swim a world record 7:35.78 to beat West Germany for the gold medal at the Munich Olympics
- Aug 31 American super swimmer Mark Spitz wraps up the Olympic butterfly double with a world record 54.27 in the 100m in Munich, having already won the 200m in world record time 2:00.70
- Aug 31 Australian swimmer Gail Neall with a world record 5:02.97 wins the 400m individual medley gold medal at the Munich Olympics
- Aug 31 Finnish runner Lasse Viren runs Olympic and world record 10,000m (27:38.4)
- Aug 31 Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut wins balance beam & floor exercise gold medals at the Munich Olympics; follows gold in the teams all-round
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 1 D-Von Dudley, American professional wrestler, born in New Rochelle, New York
- Aug 1 Martin Damm, Czech tennis star, born in Liberec, Czech Republic
- Aug 1 Nicke Royale, Swedish rock musician (The Hellacopters; Imperial State Electric), and graphic artist, born in Salem, Sweden
- Aug 1 Tanya Reid, Canadian actress (Exit to Eden), born in Dryden, Ontario, Canada
- Aug 2 Jimmy Pop [James Franks], American rock singer and musician (The Bloodhound Gang - "The Bad Touch"), born in Trappe, Pennsylvania
- Aug 2 Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer-songwriter, born in Rzeszow, Poland
- Aug 2 Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer, born in Hail, Saudi Arabia
- Aug 3 John Lilley, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts
- Aug 3 Sandis Ozolinsh, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Riga, Latvia
- Aug 3 Travis Hall, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sodoltna, Alaska
- Aug 4 Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor
- Aug 5 Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and pace bowler (1989-98), born in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
- Aug 5 Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian heavy metal bassist and songwriter (Fear Factory), born in Antwerp, Belgium
- Aug 5 Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese professional wrestler
- Aug 5 John Wasdin, American baseball pitcher, 1997-2009 (Oakland A's, Boston Red Sox, 5 other MLB and 2 Japanese teams), born in Ft Belvoir, Virginia
Geri Horner (51 years old)
Aug 6 British pop singer "Ginger Spice" (Spice Girls), born in Watford, England
- Aug 6 Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
- Aug 7 Greg Serano, American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Aug 7 Tony Bouie, American NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Aug 8 Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
- Aug 8 Lüpüs Thünder [Matthew Stigliano], American rock guitarist (Bloodhound Gang, 1994-2008 - "The Bad Touch"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 9 A-Mei [Kulilay Amit], Taiwanese Puyuma singer known as the "Queen of Mando-Pop", born in Beinan, Taitung, Taiwan
- Aug 9 Elizabeth Vassey, American actress (Emily Martin-All My Children), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Aug 9 Juanes [Juan Esteban Aristizábal], Colombian singer and songwriter, winner of 24 Latin Grammy Awards, born in Carolina del Príncipe, Antioquia, Colombia
- Aug 9 Robert Peal, American dance skater (with Margot Contois), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 9 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, Spanish tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo), born in Barcelona, Spain
- Aug 10 Christofer Johnsson, Swedish symphonic metal guitarist, and composer (Therion), born in Upplands Väsby, Sweden
- Aug 10 Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union flanker and captain (85 caps England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Was[s), born in London, England
- Aug 11 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
- Aug 11 Jonathon Prandi, American model
- Aug 12 Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Aug 12 Del The Funky Homosapien [Teren Delvon Jones], American rapper (Mistadobalina), born in Oakland, California
- Aug 12 Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
- Aug 12 Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer
- Aug 12 Rebecca Gayheart, American model (Noxzema), and actress (Loving, 1992-93 - "Hannah"; Urban Legend), born in Hazard Kentucky
- Aug 12 Takanohana Kōji, Japanese Sumo yokozuna, born in Suginami, Japan
- Aug 13 Kevin Plank, American entrepreneur (Under Armour), born in Kensington, Maryland
- Aug 14 Ed O'Bannon, American NBA forward (NJ Nets), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 14 Evan Pilgrim, American NFL guard (Chicago Bears), born in Pittsburg, California
- Aug 14 Jay Manuel, Canadian make-up artist, born in Springfield, Illinois
- Aug 15 (Zbigniew) "Jason" Maniecki, Polish-American NFL defensive tackle, 1996-98 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Ben Affleck (51 years old)
Aug 15 American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Good Will Huntng), actor (Armageddon; Pearl Harbor), and BAFTA Award-winning director (Argo), born in Berkeley, California
- Aug 15 Chris Morrissey, American actor, and film director (Heavy Makeup), born in Hollywood, California
- Aug 15 Freddie Solomon, American football wide receiver (NFL Philadelphia Eagles, 1993-98: Arena League, 2003-07), born in Gainesville, Florida
- Aug 15 Ken Walter, American NFL punter, 1997-2006 (Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 15 Matthew Wood, American film sound editor, and actor, born in Walnut Creek, California
- Aug 15 Mikey Graham, Irish pop singer (Boyzone - "Words"; "No Matter What"), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Aug 16 Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
- Aug 16 Emily Strayer (formerly Robison), American country singer, instrumentalist and songwriter (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Aug 16 Frankie Boyle, Scottish comedian, born in Pollokshaws, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Aug 16 Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer, born in Perth, Australia
- Aug 16 Zach Wiegert, American college and professional football player (St Louis Rams), born in Fremont, Nebraska
- Aug 17 Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer (Captain of national side), born in Nagakanda, Bangladesh
- Aug 18 Gudrun Pflüger, Austrian mountain runner (World C'ship gold 1992, 94, 95, 96), born in Graz, Austria (d. 2023)
- Aug 18 Keiko Yamada, Japanese pop singer (Globe; A Song Is Born), born in Oita, Japan
- Aug 18 Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer, born in British Hong Kong
- Aug 18 Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Aug 18 Ray Jacobs, American football linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Corsicana, Texas
- Aug 18 Shaun Wilson, Australian artist and filmmaker, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Aug 19 Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer, born in Yokohama, Japan
- Aug 19 Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Aug 19 Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer, born in Bouquet, Argentina
- Aug 19 Sammi Cheng [Sau Man], Hong Kong singer and actress (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
- Aug 22 Marliece Andrada, American actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (March 1998), born in Manteca, California
- Aug 22 Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver, born in Hamburg, Germany
- Aug 22 Stephen Boyd, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Valley Stream, New York
- Aug 23 Anthony Calvillo, American Canadian Football HOF quarterback (Grey Cup 2002, 09, 10; Grey Cup MVP 2002; CFL MOP 2003, 08, 09 Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California
- Aug 23 Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Aug 23 Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- Aug 24 Ava DuVernay, American director, writer and producer (13th, Selma, Queen Sugar), born in Long Beach, California
- Aug 24 Chris Right, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
- Aug 24 Ian Moran, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994, Pitts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Aug 24 Kurt Miller, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Tucson, Arizona
- Aug 24 Todd Young, American politician (Senator-R-Indiana 2017-), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Aug 25 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner (NY Giants)
- Aug 25 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- Aug 25 Marvin Harrison, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2002, 06; 8 x Pro Bowl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Aug 25 Tony Dumas, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
- Aug 27 Chris Imes, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in South Paris, Maine
- Aug 27 Dalip Singh, Indian professional wrestler
- Aug 27 Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
- Aug 27 Donta Jones, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Aug 27 Mike Smith, Canadian actor
- Aug 28 Darby Hendrickson, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Richfield, Minnasota
- Aug 28 Jay Witasick, American baseball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Aug 28 John Buchanan, American actor (Sidekicks, Black Stallion, Family Man), born in Tallahassee, Florida
- Aug 28 Mike Cawley, American CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Aug 29 Amanda Marshall, Canadian pop-rock singer ("Birmingham"), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Aug 29 Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor, born in Seoul, South Korea
Cameron Diaz (51 years old)
Aug 30 American actress (Shrek, The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding), born in Long Beach, California
- Aug 30 Jose Herrera, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Aug 30 Pavel Nedvěd, Czech football player (Lazio, Juventus), born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia
Famous Weddings
Patty Duke & John Astin
Aug 5 American "The Addams Family" actor John Astin (42) weds American actress Patty Duke (25); divorce 1985
Famous Deaths
- Aug 2 Brian Cole, American rock vocalist and bassist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), dies of a drug overdose at 29
- Aug 2 Helen Hoyt, American poet, dies at 85
- Aug 2 Paul Goodman, US social critic/writer, dies at 60
- Aug 2 Rudolph Ganz, Swiss-American pianist, conductor (St. Louis Symphony, 1921-27), composer, and educator (Chicago Musical College, 1928-54), dies at 95
- Aug 3 Giannis "Yannis" Papaioannou, Greek musician and composer, dies at 64
- Aug 5 Frederic Tozere, American stage and screen actor (Stanley - "Mr. Phillips"), dies at 71
- Aug 5 Harry Hylton-Foster, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1905)
- Aug 7 Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown], American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer (Touch of Evil, Bob Cummings Show), dies of cancer at 43
- Aug 8 Andrea Feldman, American actor (b. 1948)
- Aug 9 Ernst von Salomon, German writer (Kette Der Tausend Kraniche), dies at 69
- Aug 9 Richard Elsasser, American composer and organist, dies at 45
- Aug 11 Max Theiler, South African-American virologist who developed vaccine for Yellow Fever (Nobel Prize 1951), dies at 73
- Aug 11 Rose Schneiderman, American socialist, feminist, trade union leader and secretary of labor for New York State (1937-44), dies at 90
George Weiss (1894-1972)
Aug 13 American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (NY Yankees GM 1947-60, 7 x World Series; NY Mets President 1961-66), dies at 78
- Aug 14 Jules Romains, French novelist, playwright and poet (Men of Good Will), dies at 86
- Aug 14 Oscar Levant, American actor (An American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65
- Aug 14 Pierre Brasseur [Espinasse], French actor (Eyes Without a Face, Children of Paradise), dies from a heart attack at 66
- Aug 15 Alf Hurum, Norwegian composer (Lilja), and painter, dies at 89
- Aug 15 Jeff Pfeffer, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter Boston Doves v Cincinnati Reds 1907), dies at 84
- Aug 16 John Barnes Chance, American composer, dies at 39
- Aug 17 Alexander Vampilov, Russian playwright (Elder Son), drowns at 34
- Aug 17 Raymond Brulez, Belgian author (Schoone slaapster), dies at 76
- Aug 20 A. M. Klein, Canadian modernist Jewish poet (Hath Not a Jew), dies at 63
- Aug 23 Balys Dvarionas, Lithuanian pianist, composer and educator, dies at 68
- Aug 24 [Carlos] Don Byas, American swing and be-bop jazz saxophonist, and bandleader, dies of lung cancer at 59
- Aug 25 Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71
- Aug 25 Robert Denzler, Swiss concert pianist, conductor, champion of contemporary music, and composer, dies at 80
Francis Chichester (1901-1972)
Aug 26 English aviator and sailor (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire), dies at 70
- Aug 26 Jacques Gans, Dutch author and journalist, dies at 63
- Aug 28 William, English Prince of Gloucester and grandson of George V, dies in accident at 30
- Aug 29 Lale Andersen [Elisabeth Bunnenberg], German singer and actress (Der Pott), dies at 67
- Aug 29 René Leibowitz, Polish-French jazz pianist, classical composer, conductor, and educator, dies at 59
