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History of Solidarity appears on September 17, so Gdańsk Agreement/1982 demonstrations in Poland should not appear in the same year August 31 : Independence Day in Malaysia ( 1957 ); Romanian Language Day in Moldova and Romania
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1969 – On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years. 2019 – A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta , Norway, killing all six people on board.
A military parade on August 31 is held every 5 years in Bishkek on Ala-Too Square in honor of Independence Day. Smaller military parades are also held in other cities in Kyrgyzstan (such as Osh, and Jalal-Abad). The parade commander gives the order to commence the parade of the Bishkek Garrison at 10:00 am.
Depiction of harvesting in the August calendar page of the Queen Mary Psalter (fol. 78v), ca. 1310. August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. [1] In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August ...
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD or Overdose Day) is a global event held on 31 August each year since 2001. [1] Its purpose is to raise awareness of overdoses, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths and acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends. [2]
August 24 – Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, after being convicted of murdering John Lennon in Manhattan eight months earlier. August 31 – A bomb explodes at the U.S. Air Force base in Ramstein, West Germany, injuring 20 people.