- Aug 1 Johan Witteveen appointed as the 5th managing director of the International Monetary Fund
- Aug 1 MLB All Star catchers Thurman Munson of the NY Yankees and Boston Red Sox' Carlton Fisk brawl at home plate Fenway Park; Red Sox win, 3-2
Sports History
Aug 1 Struggling ABA club Virginia Squires trades star forward Julius Erving to New York Nets for George Carter and cash
American Graffiti
Aug 2 "American Graffiti", directed by George Lucas and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard premieres at the Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
Sports History
Aug 2 Future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman George Brett gets his 1st MLB hit on debut for the Kansas City Royals in 3-1 win over Chicago White Sox
- Aug 3 Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park (Isle of Man, UK)
- Aug 3 National People's party wins Dutch Antilles National elections
- Aug 4 NY Yankees pitcher Lindy McDaniel puts in one of the best relief stints in MLB history, entering in 2nd inning, allows only 1 run in 13 innings in 3-2 win v Detroit Tigers
- Aug 5 15-year-old Australian swimmer Stephen Holland smashes Mike Burton's 1,500m world record by a massive 14.78 seconds (15:37.8) in Brisbane
- Aug 5 Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kill 3 injure 55
Sports History
Aug 5 Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro no-hits San Diego Padres, 9-0; first no-hitter for franchise in Atlanta
- Aug 5 USSR launches Mars 6
Baseball Hall of Fame
Aug 6 Roberto Clemente, Warren Spahn, Billy Evans, Monte Irvin, Mickey Welch and George "High Pockets" Kelly are inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY
Music History
Aug 6 Stevie Wonder involved (as a passenger) in car crash in North Carolina, goes into a 4 day coma
Contract of Interest
Aug 8 US Vice President Spiro Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. Vowed not to resign.
Music History
Aug 9 Northern Irish guitarist Henry McCullough quits rock band Wings, founded by Paul McCartney
- Aug 9 USSR launches Mars 7
- Aug 10 1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St Station
- Aug 11 "American Graffiti", directed by George Lucas, opens in cinemas across the United States
- Aug 11 The birth of hip-hop: DJ Kool Herc uses two turntables, playing the same record simultaneously to create the “merry-go-round” technique, at a party in the Bronx [1]
PGA Championship
Aug 12 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Jack Nicklaus wins 3rd of 5 PGA C'ships by 4 from Bruce Crampton of Australia
- Aug 12 WPBA National Championship won by Betty Morris
Sports History
Aug 14 Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts
Sports History
Aug 17 Lee Trevino's 1st hole-in-one
Baseball Record
Aug 17 Mets first baseman Willie Mays hits 660th & last career home run. off Don Gullett of Cincinnati Reds, in 2-1 loss at Shea Stadium, in New York
Music History
Aug 18 Drummer Gene Krupa plays for the final time, appearing with the Benny Goodman Quartet in Saratoga Springs, New York
Sports History
Aug 18 Hank Aaron's record 1,378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record
Cricket History
Aug 24 Garfield Sobers scores 26th and last Test Cricket ton 150 vs England at Lord's
- Aug 24 John Adams & his bass drum become a right-field fixture in Cleveland Stadium
- Aug 25 Butch Trucks, drummer of the Allman Brothers, breaks a leg in a car crash
- Aug 25 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
- Aug 25 Zambia adopts constitution
- Aug 26 10-year-old Mary Boitano is 1st woman to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, CA, beating a field of 1,500 runners
- Aug 26 David Eisenhower writes his last sports column
- Aug 26 University of Texas (Arlington) is first accredited school to offer belly dancing
- Aug 28 "Smoke on the Water" single by British rock band Deep Purple goes gold
- Aug 28 6.8 quake centered in Oaxaca State in Mexico kills 527
- Aug 28 Bobby "Boris" Pickett's song "Monster Mash" goes gold
- Aug 28 France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
- Aug 28 India & Pakistan sign POW accord
Let's Get It On
Aug 28 Tamla/Motown Records releases "Let's Get It On", the 13th studio album by Marvin Gaye
- Aug 28 USSR performs underground nuclear test
- Aug 30 Drummer Danny Seiwell quits rock band Wings, which he co-founded with Paul McCartney
Event of Interest
Aug 30 Wang Hongwen takes office as Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party under Mao Zedong
Event of Interest
Aug 31 PBA National Championship Won by Earl Anthony
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