- Aug 1 Battles between Druze & French in Damascus
- Aug 1 Failed assassination on General Primo de Rivera in Barcelona
- Aug 3 Traffic lights installed at Piccadilly Circus, London
- Aug 5 French & German trade agreement signed
Houdini Escapes Underwater Coffin
Aug 5 Harry Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1½ hrs before escaping
Don Juan
Aug 6 "Don Juan" starring John Barrymore is released by Warner Bros, the 1st feature-length film to utilize the Vitaphone sound-on-disc sound system with a synchronized musical score and sound effects
- Aug 6 American Gertrude Ederle (20) becomes 1st woman to swim English Channel in 14 hours, 39 minutes, a record for male or female
The Cocoanuts
Aug 7 George S. Kaufman and Irving Berlin's musical "The Cocoanuts" starring the Marx Brothers closes at the Lyric Theatre, NYC, after 276 performances; later adapted as a film
- Aug 10 Italian-Spanish peace treaty signed
Speaker Hits 700th Double
Aug 11 Cleveland Indians future Baseball HOF outfielder Tris Speaker hits his 700th double in 7-2 loss to Chicago White Sox at Dunn Field, Cleveland
- Aug 13 Enrique Tirabocchi of Argentina becomes the first to swim the English Channel from France to England (record 16 hours 33 minutes)
- Aug 17 Greek-Serbian, Croatian and Slavs peace treaty signed
- Aug 18 England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0
- Aug 18 Weather map televised for 1st time
- Aug 20 Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai(NHK) is established.
- Aug 21 -22] Uprising against Greek president and dictator Pangalos
- Aug 21 Chicago White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons no hits Boston Red Sox, 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway Park
- Aug 22 Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Aug 22 Greek dictator Gen Pangulos driven out
US National Women's Championship
Aug 23 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan 4-6, 6-4, 9-7 for her 8th and final US singles title
Hobbs Scores 316
Aug 30 Jack Hobbs scores 316 not out at Lord's (Surrey v Middlesex)
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