- Aug 1 Jason Koumas signs a one-year deal with Tranmere Rovers after a successful trial
Mugabe Clings to Power
Aug 1 Robert Mugabe continues to maintain power after his ZANU-PF party wins 142 out of 210 seats in a Zimbabwean election declared neither free nor fair as the ruling party used the state to intimidate the opposition
- Aug 2 40 people are killed after an ammunition depot explodes in Homs, Syria
Event of Interest
Aug 2 Carl Icahn sues computer giant Dell in an attempt to derail a buyout bid by the CEO, Michael Dell
- Aug 2 Naresh Sohal's orchestral work "The Cosmic Dance" first performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Peter Oundjian, at the Royal Albert Hall, London
- Aug 3 80 people are killed in a wave of insurgency across Iraq
- Aug 3 9 children are killed by a suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- Aug 3 Super Rugby Final, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton: Chiefs successfully defend title with a 27-22 over ACT Brumbies
Women's British Open
Aug 4 British Open Women's Golf, St. Andrews: American Stacy Lewis wins her second major, 2 shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Hee Young Park
Event of Interest
Aug 4 Hassan Rouhani is inaugurated as the President of Iran
- Aug 5 160 people are killed by flash floods across Afghanistan and Pakistan
Sports History
Aug 5 MLB bans New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez for 211 games as a result of the Biogenesis Laboratories scandal
- Aug 5 Rain intervenes to end the 3rd cricket Test between Australia and England at Old Trafford; England retains the Ashes after winning the first 2 Tests
Event of Interest
Aug 5 Samantha Power becomes the 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- Aug 5 The world's first bovine stem cell lab-grown burger is eaten in London
- Aug 6 1 person is killed and 4 are injured after a hot air balloon crash in Montbovon, Sweden
- Aug 6 18 people are killed and 55 are wounded by a car bomb explosion in Damascus, Syria
- Aug 6 25 people are killed and 60 are wounded by a series of car bombs in Baghdad, Iraq
- Aug 6 An alleged chemical weapons attack on Damascus, Syria, is claimed by Syrian rebels
- Aug 7 11 people are killed by a bombing in Karachi, Pakistan
- Aug 8 14 people are killed by a bomb explosion in Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- Aug 8 28 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan
- Aug 8 4 people are killed and 4 are wounded in a shooting spree in Dallas, Texas
Chennai Express
Aug 8 Hindi film "Chennai Express" premieres directed by Rohit Shetty, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. Fastest Bollywood film to earn $1 billion.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Aug 8 Retired Washington Post journalist and editor Ben Bradlee is named as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama
- Aug 9 8 people are killed and 24 are injured after gunmen open fire on a Sunni mosque in Quetta, Pakistan
- Aug 10 14th Athletics World Championships open at Moscow, Russia
- Aug 10 16 Royal Guardsmen are killed in a bus accident in Al Hoceima, Morocco
- Aug 10 6 people are killed after Paluweh volcano erupts in Indonesia
- Aug 11 2 people are killed and 30 are injured after a bus crash in the Alps of southern France
- Aug 11 22 people are killed by flash floods in Kabul, Afghanistan
PGA Championship
Aug 11 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Jason Dufner wins first major title by 2 shots from fellow American Jim Furyk
Sports History
Aug 11 Usain Bolt of Jamaica records best time of the year (9.77s) to edge out American Justin Gatlin and win 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia
- Aug 12 30 people are killed by gunmen in northeast Nigeria
- Aug 12 8 people are killed and 25 are injured in a suicide bomb attack in Balad, Iraq
- Aug 12 Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta is elected President of Mali
Murder of Interest
Aug 12 Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss is found guilty on 31 of 32 racketeering and firearms counts, and is found to have been involved in 11 murders
Crash My Party
Aug 13 "Crash My Party" 4th studio album by Luke Bryan is released (Billboard Album of the Year 2014)
- Aug 14 14 people are killed and 26 are injured by two roadside bombings in Baqubah, Iraq
- Aug 14 638 people are killed in violent clashes between police and protesters across Egypt
- Aug 15 20 people are killed and 200 are injured in an explosion in Beirut
- Aug 16 61 people are killed after the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas sinks in the Philippines
- Aug 17 14th Athletics World Championships: Usain Bolt wins 200m
- Aug 17 15 civilians are killed by a Syrian warplane attack in Aleppo
- Aug 17 18 people are killed in conflict between Boko Harem and Nigerian military
- Aug 18 6 people are killed by a bomb blast on a bus in West Bengal, India
- Aug 18 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Colorado GC: Europe retain Cup for the first time in record winning margin 18-12; Sweden's Caroline Hedwall becomes first player to win 5 matches in a single competition
- Aug 19 24 Egyptian policemen are killed in an attack in Rafah
- Aug 19 37 pilgrims are killed in a train accident in India
- Aug 19 91 people are killed by floods across China
One Direction: This Is Us
Aug 20 "One Direction: This Is Us" 3D concert film of One Direction directed by Morgan Spurlock premieres in London
- Aug 20 9 Islamist militants are killed by Russian police in North Caucasus
- Aug 21 21 people are killed in flash floods in Qinghai province, China
- Aug 21 37 people are killed and 16 are injured in a bus crash near Chin Swee Temple, Malaysia
- Aug 22 14 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Western Iraq
- Aug 23 26 people are killed and 55 are injured by a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq
- Aug 23 50 people are killed in mosque bombings in Tripoli, Lebanon
- Aug 23 UN inspectors are stopped by Syrian government from investigating a reported site of a chemical massacre
- Aug 24 30 people are killed in a gang battle involving flame throwers in Palmasola prison, Bolivia
- Aug 24 4 people are killed in a helicopter crash in the Shetland Islands
Video Music Awards
Aug 25 30th MTV Video Music Awards: Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift & Bruno Mars win
- Aug 25 4 people are killed and 25 are injured after a train derails in Tabasco, Mexico
- Aug 25 41 people are killed in a wave of bomb attacks across Iraq
Canadian Women's Open
Aug 25 Canadian Open Women's Golf, Royal Mayfair GC: New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko successfully defends her title by 5 shots from Karine Icher
- Aug 26 All 25,000 applicants to the University of Liberia fail their university entrance examination
Gravity
Aug 27 "Gravity", directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney premieres at the Venice Film Festival
Film & TV History
Aug 27 Dove Cameron releases a cover of "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons
- Aug 28 51 people are killed in a series of bombings across Iraq
- Aug 28 70th Venice Film Festival: "Sacro GRA" directed by Gianfranco Rosi wins Golden Lion
- Aug 28 China and Russia walk out of a UN Security Council meeting after the US pushes for immediate action against Syria's use of chemical weapons
- Aug 29 41 people are killed and 33 are injured in a bus accident in Kenya
Film & TV History
Aug 29 Gary Sinise is named an honorary Marine by the Commandant of the Marine Corps
12 Years a Slave
Aug 30 "12 Years a Slave" based on the memoir by Solomon Northup, directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Benedict Cumberbatch premieres at the Telluride Film Festival (Best Picture 2014)
- Aug 30 15 people are killed by a liquid ammonia leak at a cold storage plant in Shanghai, China
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