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August 26: Heroes' Day in Namibia; Women's Equality Day in the United States Clashes between police and protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention 683 – Second Fitna : The Battle of al-Harra was fought between Umayyad forces and the rebel defenders of Medina at a lava field northeast of the city.
1693 - Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Pérignon's invention of Champagne; 1719 - Birth of Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1767); 1805 - Birth of William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (d. 1865)
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year ... 2006 – Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
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August 12, 2024 at 9:36 AM. Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 18-24: Aug. 18: Actor Robert Redford is 88. Actor Henry G. Sanders (“Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman”) is 82. Drummer Dennis ...
August 19, 2024 at 10:37 AM. Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 25-31: Aug. 25: Actor Tom Skerritt is 91. Director John Badham (“Saturday Night Fever”) is 85. Singer Walter Williams of ...
August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 141 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1099 – ...
August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 134 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 295 BC ...