Cyprus is given its independence from the United Kingdom. Cyprus gained independence from the United Kingdom on August 16, 1960, but the agreements that led…
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15 August 1483
The Sistine Chapel is consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope,…
14 August 2007
Bombings in Kahtaniya kills at least 334 people. The 2007 Yazidi communities bombings occurred at around 7:20 pm local time on August 14, 2007, when…
13 August 1905
Norway votes to end the union with Sweden. The dissolution of the union between the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden under the House of Bernadotte,…
12 August 1944
Waffen-SS troops massacre over 560 people in Sant’Anna di Stazzema. On that day in 1944, four columns of Hitler’s crack 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division,…
11 August 1804
Francis II becomes the first Emperor of Austria. Francis II, the last Holy Roman emperor of Austria. He supported the conservative political system of Metternich…
10 August 1990
The Magellan space probe gets to Venus. The Magellan spacecraft was the first planetary explorer to be launched by a space shuttle when it was…
9 August 1854
Henry David Thoreau first publishes Walden. Henry David Thoreau published only two books during his lifetime: A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers and…
8 August 1929
The German airship Graf Zeppelin starts a round-the-world flight. The growing popularity of the “giant of the air” made it easy for Zeppelin company chief…
7 August 1933
The Iraqi government kills over 3000 Assyrians in the village of Simele. The Simmele Massacre of Assyrians occurred between August 7 and August 11, 1933,…