Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances. The island’s first known sighting by Europeans was on August 21, 1821 by…
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20 August 1997
Over 64 people are killed in the Souhane massacre in Algeria. The largest of the Souhane massacres took place in the small mountain town of…
19 August 1909
The first car race takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On this day in 19 August 1909, the first race is held at the…
18 August 1868
The French astronomer, Pierre Janssen discovers helium. Despite being the second most abundant element in the observable universe, helium is relatively rare on Earth, the…
17 August 1962
Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall. Peter Fechter, an 18-year-old bricklayer, is one of the…
16 August 2012
Police in South Africa fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg. MARIKANA will for ever be…
15 August 1695
French forces end the bombardment of Brussels. This anonymous work, with its beautiful ochre-red-orange colours, offers an apocalyptic vision of the Grand-Place in Brussels in…
14 August 1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London. It’s astounding, or at least it must be reviewers who panned…
13 August 1645
Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro. The Second Treaty of Brömsebro or the Peace of Brömsebro was signed on 13 August 1645, and ended…
12 August 1865
Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery. On the 12th August 1865 Joseph Lister carried out the world’s first antiseptic surgery using the chemical phenol, otherwise…