- Aug 1 Australian Rugby League's 'Immortals' tally moves to 13 as pre-War stars Dally Messenger, Frank Burge & Dave Brown along with latter day giants Norm Provan & Mal Meninga are added
- Aug 1 Swedish crown jewels stolen in heist from Strängnäs Cathedral, Stockholm
- Aug 2 Apple becomes the first American public listed company to reach $1 trillion in value
- Aug 2 Fields Medal for mathematics awarded to Caucher Birkar (his stolen minutes later), Alessio Figalli, Peter Scholze and Akshay Venkatesh
- Aug 2 Oldest library in Germany confirmed unearthed in Cologne dating to 2AD, possibly held 20,000 scrolls
- Aug 2 Pope Frances declares the death penalty unacceptable in all cases, reversing church teachings and adding to Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church
- Aug 2 TikTok, the video-sharing social network, becomes available worldwide after merging with Musical.ly
- Aug 2 Tokyo Medical University revealed to have been tampering with female entrance exams to ensure under 30% accepted, by Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun"
Assassination Attempt
Aug 4 President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela survives an assassination attempt by drone, live on TV
- Aug 4 Super Rugby Final, AMI Stadium, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders successfully defend title with 37-18 home win against the Lions from Johannesburg; Crusaders' 9th SR title
- Aug 5 6.9 magnitude earthquake on island of Lombok, Indonesia, kills at least 460 people and displaces 350,000
Event of Interest
Aug 5 Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declares "now we are a land of droughts" as 99% of New South Wales affected
- Aug 5 British Open Women's Golf, Royal Lyham & St. Annes: England's Georgia Hall wins her first major title by 2 shots from Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand
World Record
Aug 5 English swimmer Adam Peaty breaks his own world record in 57.00 as he wins his 9th European 100m breaststroke title in Glasgow, Scotland
- Aug 5 Vintage Junkers Ju-52 plane crashes near Flims, Switzerland, killing all 20 on board
- Aug 6 Boston appoints its first African American Police Commissioner William G. Gross
- Aug 6 Chicago police appeal for more help after 66 people shot in the city in one weekend
Film & TV History
Aug 6 Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify remove conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their platforms
- Aug 6 PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi announces she will be stepping down
- Aug 6 Saudi Arabia's state airline suspends direct flights to Toronto and expels ambassador after Canada calls for release of detained activists for civil and women's rights
- Aug 6 South Sudan peace accord signed between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar in Sudan attempting to end 5 years of civil war
Crazy Rich Asians
Aug 7 "Crazy Rich Asians" first Hollywood film with all-Asian cast, starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Michelle Yeoh premieres in Los Angeles
- Aug 7 Australia's population hits 25 million according to Australian Bureau of Statistics
Film & TV History
Aug 7 China bans release of Winnie the Pooh movie "Christopher Robin", after character used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping
- Aug 7 CW network announces that Ruby Rose has been cast as lesbian superhero Batwoman
Film Release
Aug 7 Jason Mraz partners with Fathom Events for the release of "Jason Mraz - Have It All The Movie"
- Aug 7 Mendocino Fire becomes the largest recorded fire in California's history at 290,600 acres, overtaking 2017 Thomas Fire
- Aug 7 Swedish furniture brand Ikea opens its first store in India in Hyderabad
- Aug 8 Academy of Motion Pictures reveals new "Popular Film" category for the Oscars
- Aug 8 Australia's most populous state New South Wales declared 100% in drought
- Aug 8 EPL club Chelsea sign Kepa Arrizabalaga from Spain's Athletic Bilbao for £72 million; world-record fee for a goalkeeper
Ex-PM Najib Charged
Aug 8 Malaysia charges former prime minister Najib Razak with three counts of money laundering
- Aug 8 US State Department imposes new sanctions on Russia for nerve attack in Britain
- Aug 9 Argentina's Senate rejects bill to legalize abortion in first 14 weeks
- Aug 9 EPL club Tottenham Hotspur fails to bring in one player during the transfer window; first time since FIFA made system compulsory in 2002-03
- Aug 9 Saudi-led air coalition strikes a school bus in Sada Province, Yemen, killing 43, many of them children
- Aug 10 Anti-government protests begin in Bucharest, Romania, with over 400 injured in clashes with police
- Aug 10 Evidence of one million Uighurs being held in "counter-extremism centers" in China presented to UN Committee on Human Rights
- Aug 10 Jason Mraz's sixth studio album, "Know." is released
- Aug 10 Landmark case against weed killer Roundup, San Francisco court awards groundsman Dewayne Johnson $289 million against Monsanto for giving him terminal cancer
Event of Interest
Aug 10 Omarosa Manigault Newman, former aide to US President Donald Trump, releases taped recordings of her firing from The White House
- Aug 10 Turkish lira falls dramatically after US President Donald Trump announces tariff increases on Turkish steel and aluminum
- Aug 10 US ground crew member steals an Alaskan Air plane from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, flies for over an hour chased by military jets before fatally crashing on Ketron Island
PGA Championship
Aug 12 100th PGA Championship Men's Golf, Bellerive CC: Brooks Koepka becomes only the 5th player to win 2 major titles in a calendar year (US Open 2018) when he beats Tiger Woods by 2 strokes
- Aug 12 Mali's Presidential run-off election held, eventually won by current President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita with opposition disputing outcome
- Aug 12 More than 200 Afghan soldiers reported killed after 3 days of attacks by taliban insurgents over multiple fronts including Ghazni city
- Aug 12 NASA launches the Parker Space Probe, its first mission to the Sun and its outermost atmosphere, the corona
- Aug 14 2.3 million estimated Venezuelans have left crisis-hit Venezuela since 2015 according to the UN
- Aug 14 Italy's Morandi Bridge collapses in Genoa, taking 30 vehicles with it and killing 43
- Aug 14 Pennsylvania grand jury alleges 300 "predator priests" abused over 1000 children over 30 years and Catholic leaders covered it, up after 2-year investigation
- Aug 15 Australian Senator Fraser Anning evokes Nazi euphemism "a final solution to the immigration problem", in proposing outlawing Muslim immigration into Australia in parliament speech
- Aug 15 Bar-hopping for pintxos (Basque tapas) in San Sebastián, Spain, named world's best food experience in Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eatlist
- Aug 15 Boat overturns in floods near the Nile in Northern Sudan, leaving 25 dead, most of them school children
- Aug 15 First ever US execution by fentanyl of Carey Dean Moore at Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln
Event of Interest
Aug 15 Italian PM Giuseppe Conte declares a 12-month state of emergency in Liguria after the collapse of the Morandi Bridge
- Aug 15 Record 72,000 Americans (up 10%) killed by drug overdoses in 2017 in new figures by Centers for Disease Control
- Aug 15 Suicide bomber attacks tuition centre in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 48 and injuring 67
- Aug 15 US President Donald Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA Director and Trump critic John Brennan
- Aug 16 Brandt Snedeker shoots 10th sub-60 round in PGA history with an 11-under par 59 in the opening round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Aug 16 British Columbia, Canada, declares State of Emergency with 566 wildfires burning, prompting evacuation of 3,000 people
- Aug 16 Brooke Raboutou wins a gold medal in lead climbing at the IFSC Youth World Championships in Moscow, Russia
- Aug 16 International Tennis Federation votes to change format of the Davis Cup to a big prize money, season-ending, 18-team tournament at a neutral site; 24 team qualifying tournament to start in February 2019
Event of Interest
Aug 16 Pope Francis and the Vatican issues statement in support of the 300 victims of "predator priests" in Pennsylvania
Film & TV History
Aug 16 Scarlett Johansson is the world's best-paid actress of the year earning $40.5 million according to Forbes
- Aug 16 Unprecedented flooding and landslides in Kerala, India, reported to have killed 106 people with 150,000 homeless
- Aug 16 World's first floating dairy farm opens in Merwehaven harbour, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with 40 cows milked by robots
- Aug 18 Archaeologists confirm first-ever cheese found from Ancient Egypt 3,200 years old in tomb of Ptahmes, mayor of Memphis
- Aug 18 Australian mare Winx wins her Australasian record 26th consecutive race, the renamed Winx Stakes at Royal Randwick in Sydney; 19th Group One win for thoroughbreds
Election of Interest
Aug 18 Imran Khan becomes the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan after gaining the support of independent members after his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won the most votes but not a majority in the general election
Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas
Aug 18 Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas confirm their engagement with an engagement party in Mumbai, India
- Aug 19 Limerick wins All Ireland Hurling Championship for first time in 45 years with a 3-16 to 2-18 win over defending champions Galway at Croke Park, Dublin
- Aug 19 Monsoon rains finally ease in Kerala State, India, with flooding taking 350 lives with 200,000 in relief camps
Sports History
Aug 19 Novak Đoković beats Roger Federer 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Masters to become the first player to win all 9 Masters 1,000 tennis tournaments since the series started in 1990
Event of Interest
Aug 19 Rudy Giuliani, US President Donald Trump's lawyer claims in interview with NBC Chuck Todd that "truth isn't truth"
- Aug 19 Two more earthquakes hit Lombok in Indonesia killing 14 two weeks after previous earthquakes
- Aug 19 Weinstein accuser Asia Argento is alleged to have sexually assaulted a 17-year old in article by "The New York Times"
- Aug 20 Colorado man Christopher Lee Watts is charged with the murder of his wife and two daughters
- Aug 20 Measles cases reach record high in Europe with 41,000 infected first six months of 2018 with 37 deaths according to WHO
- Aug 20 Polish immigrant and former volunteer Nazi guard Jakiw Palij (95) is deported from the US in New York to Germany
- Aug 20 Pope Francis releases letter to all Catholics condemning sexual abuse atrocities and clerical cover-ups "We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them"
- Aug 20 Venezuela issues new currency the "Bolivar Soberano" in attempt to stop runaway hyperinflation
- Aug 21 Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for and wins a leadership vote 43-35 over Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton
- Aug 21 Californian Representative Duncan Hunter indicted for using campaign funds for personal expenses including holidays and flight for a pet rabbit
- Aug 21 Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, pleads guilty to charges including illegal payment at direction of Trump to women Trump had affairs with
- Aug 21 Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, is convicted on eight counts of fraud in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia
- Aug 21 Water-ice first detected on the Moon by India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (2008-9) in findings published by scientists
- Aug 22 Australia's House of Representatives is closed down early because of the Liberal Party leadership battle
- Aug 22 Discovery of a bone of a 90,000 hybrid human, half Neanderthal, half Denisovan from Anuy River, Siberia published in "Nature"
Film & TV History
Aug 22 Forbes say George Clooney made more money in a single year ($239 million) than any actor ever ($239m), due to sale of alcohol company, followed by Dwayne Johnson ($124m)
- Aug 22 Longest ever bull market for Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index at 3,453 days (using 19.9 percent decline in 1990 as the start, usually 20%)
Music History
Aug 23 Tenor Plácido Domingo sings his 150th opera role in Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers” at the Salzburg Festival, Austria
Music History
Aug 24 Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler sends cease-and-desist letter to US President Trump demanding he stop using the band's songs at rallies
French Ban Serena's Catsuit
Aug 24 French Open Tennis bans Serena Williams' black Nike catsuit from future tournaments citing 'respect for the game and the place'
- Aug 24 Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister of Australia after defeating Peter Dutton in a leadership spill, replacing Malcolm Turnbull
- Aug 25 Afghan Islamic State leader Abu Saad Erhabi and 10 others killed in an air strike in province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- Aug 26 Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former US Vatican Ambassador, claims Pope Francis knew of and ignored sex abuse allegations against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick
- Aug 26 Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop resigns after losing Liberal Party leadership contest
Sports History
Aug 26 Boxing match between YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul ends in a draw in Manchester, England
Film & TV History
Aug 26 Danny Boyle pulls out of directing the next James Bond film due to 'creative differences'
Event of Interest
Aug 26 Emmerson Mnangagwa is sworn in as President of Zimbabwe
- Aug 26 Gamer at a Madden NFL 19 gaming tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, loses then returns to shoot two dead and wound nine
- Aug 26 Moroccan pop singer Saad Lamjarred arrested in Saint-Tropez, France on a rape allegation
- Aug 26 Pope Francis asks for forgiveness in speech on child abuse in Dublin, during first official visit to Ireland since 1979
- Aug 27 Reigning French Open tennis champion Simona Halep becomes first top-seeded woman to lose in 1st round of the U.S. Open; loses to Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-4; first match at newly renovated Louis Armstrong Stadium
- Aug 27 UN releases report saying Myanmar military leaders should face genocide and crimes against humanity charges for violence against Rohingya
Aretha Franklin Lies in State
Aug 28 Aretha Franklin lies in state at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit in a 24 carat coffin
- Aug 28 Chinese ride-sharing firm Didi Chuxing issues public apology after second Hitch passenger killed within three months
- Aug 28 Puerto Rico raises official death toll of 2017 Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975
- Aug 29 Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond resigns from the Scottish National Party amid sexual abuse allegations
- Aug 29 Germany hands back human remains of Namibian Herero and Nama people murdered during 1904-08 genocide at church service in Berlin
John McCain Lies in State
Aug 29 John McCain is only the third person to lie in state at the Arizona state capital rotunda in Phoenix
Retirement Age Increased
Aug 29 Russian President Vladimir Putin announces new retirement ages, 60 for women, 65 for men in TV address, amid protests
Aaron Rodgers Record Contract
Aug 29 Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers signs NFL record contract extension with the Green Bay Packers; 4 years worth $134m rising to a possible $180m with a record $103m in guarantees
- Aug 30 Argentina's central bank raises interest rates to 60% in attempt to stabilize the peso
Roma
Aug 30 Film "Roma" directed and written by Alfonso Cuarón, (Best Director 2019 Academy Awards) starring Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira premieres at the Venice Film Festival
The Favourite
Aug 30 Film "The Favourite" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Olivia Coleman (Best Actress Academy Awards 2019), Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone premieres at the Venice Film Festival
- Aug 30 Ugandan pop star MP Bobi Wine re-arrested attempting to leave the country
A Star is Born
Aug 31 "A Star is Born" film remake directed by and starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga premieres at the Venice Film Festival
- Aug 31 19-year old Indonesian boy rescued after 49 days afloat when his floating fish trap became adrift
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