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Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but this is an invention of the 13th-century scholar Johannes de Sacrobosco. Sextilis in fact had 31 days before it was renamed, and it was not chosen for its length (see Julian calendar).
The International Energy Agency increases its 2023 forecast for global oil demand to a potential all-time annual high of 102.2 million barrels per day. (AFP via TRT World) Disasters and accidents. 2023 heat waves. 2023 European heat waves. Valencia, Spain, sets a new temperature record of 46.8 °C (116.2 °F) recorded at the Valencia Airport.
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August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1951 – Tim Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2023) [74]
August 24 is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) ... [47] (d. 2023) 1936 – Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (d. 2010)
August 3 is the 215th day of the year ... The tallest free-standing structure in the ... 1926 – Tony Bennett, American singer and actor (d. 2023) [50] 1926 ...
August 23 is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) ... 2023 – Terry Funk, American professional wrestler (b. 1944) [67] Holidays and observances