Events by Month: August

Events by Month: August

Questions

1. August 16, 1977 – Which famous singer and rock star passes away due to heart disease complications, in Memphis, Tennessee, aged only 42?
2. August 31, 2006 – Which iconic painting from Edvard Munch, stolen in 2004, is recovered by Norwegian police?
3. August 30, 1916 – Which explorer returns to rescue the last of his men stranded on Elephant Island, near Antarctica?
4. August 29, 1831 – Which scientist and inventor announces that he has discovered electromagnetic induction?
5. August 28, 1937 – Which major Japanese automobile company, famous for models such as the Corolla and Prius, becomes an independent company?
6. August 27, 1896 – At 38 minutes, the shortest war in history takes place between the UK and which island, now part of modern Tanzania?
7. August 26, 1676 – Robert Walpole is born in Houghton, Norfolk. He is generally considered the first person to hold which political office in the United Kingdom?
8. August 25, 1609 – Which Italian polymath demonstrated his first telescope model to Venetian lawmakers?
9. August 24, 1932 – Who became the first woman to fly non-stop across the contiguous United States?
10. August 23, 1993 – Which groundbreaking innovation, developed by Tim Berners-Lee, was opened to the public for the first time?
11. August 22, 1791 – A slave rebellion begins in which modern-day Caribbean nation, leading to its independence 13 years later?
12. August 21, 1770 – Captain James Cook claims an area of which modern day country for the British crown, naming it New South Wales?
13. August 20, 1858 – Which naturalist, alongside Alfred Russell Wallace, first publishes his theory of evolution by natural selection?
14. August 19, 1944 – An uprising begins in which European capital, leading to its liberation from the Axis Powers 6 days later?
15. August 18, 1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of which newly-independent Asian nation?
16. August 17, 2008 – In Beijing, which swimmer became the first person in history to win 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games?
17. August 1, 1833 – An act passed in parliament abolished what practice across the British Empire?
18. August 15, 1549 – Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima in which East Asian nation?
19. August 14, 1040 – Which Scotsman – the namesake of a Shakespeare play – defeats his cousin Duncan I in battle to succeed him as King of Scotland?
20. August 13, 1521 – Which Spanish conquistador captures the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?
21. August 12, 1964 – Which country is banned from the Olympics due to its apartheid policies?
22. August 11, 1929 – Which Yankees player became the first in baseball history to hit 500 home runs, at League Park in Cleveland?
23. August 10, 1793 – Which famous art museum opens in Paris for the first time?
24. August 9, 1173 – Construction begins on what would become a famous 'leaning tower' in which Italian city?
25. August 8, 1786 – Which mountain in the Alps is first summited by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard?
26. August 7, 1974 – Philippe Petit walked between which two towers on a tight rope?
27. August 6, 1945 – Which Japanese city is devastated in the first atomic bomb attack in history?
28. August 5, 1884 – The cornerstone for which famous statue is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York harbour?
29. August 4, 1704 – Which Mediterranean territory is captured from Spain by an Anglo-Dutch fleet during the War of the Spanish Succession?
30. August 3, 1492 – Which explore set sail from Palos de la Frontera in Spain, searching for a western route to the Indies?
31. August 2, 1990 – Iraq invades which bordering nation, an act that would eventually lead to the Gulf War?

1. August 16, 1977 – Which famous singer and rock star passes away due to heart disease complications, in Memphis, Tennessee, aged only 42?

   Elvis
2. August 31, 2006 – Which iconic painting from Edvard Munch, stolen in 2004, is recovered by Norwegian police?

   The Scream
3. August 30, 1916 – Which explorer returns to rescue the last of his men stranded on Elephant Island, near Antarctica?

   Shackleton
4. August 29, 1831 – Which scientist and inventor announces that he has discovered electromagnetic induction?

   Faraday
5. August 28, 1937 – Which major Japanese automobile company, famous for models such as the Corolla and Prius, becomes an independent company?

   Toyota
6. August 27, 1896 – At 38 minutes, the shortest war in history takes place between the UK and which island, now part of modern Tanzania?

   Zanzibar
7. August 26, 1676 – Robert Walpole is born in Houghton, Norfolk. He is generally considered the first person to hold which political office in the United Kingdom?

   Prime Minister
8. August 25, 1609 – Which Italian polymath demonstrated his first telescope model to Venetian lawmakers?

   Galileo
9. August 24, 1932 – Who became the first woman to fly non-stop across the contiguous United States?

   Amelia Earhart
10. August 23, 1993 – Which groundbreaking innovation, developed by Tim Berners-Lee, was opened to the public for the first time?

    World Wide Web
11. August 22, 1791 – A slave rebellion begins in which modern-day Caribbean nation, leading to its independence 13 years later?

    Haiti
12. August 21, 1770 – Captain James Cook claims an area of which modern day country for the British crown, naming it New South Wales?

    Australia
13. August 20, 1858 – Which naturalist, alongside Alfred Russell Wallace, first publishes his theory of evolution by natural selection?

    Charles Darwin
14. August 19, 1944 – An uprising begins in which European capital, leading to its liberation from the Axis Powers 6 days later?

    Paris
15. August 18, 1945 – Sukarno takes office as the first president of which newly-independent Asian nation?

    Indonesia
16. August 17, 2008 – In Beijing, which swimmer became the first person in history to win 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games?

    Phelps
17. August 1, 1833 – An act passed in parliament abolished what practice across the British Empire?

    Slavery
18. August 15, 1549 – Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima in which East Asian nation?

    Japan
19. August 14, 1040 – Which Scotsman – the namesake of a Shakespeare play – defeats his cousin Duncan I in battle to succeed him as King of Scotland?

    Macbeth
20. August 13, 1521 – Which Spanish conquistador captures the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan?

    Hernán Cortés
21. August 12, 1964 – Which country is banned from the Olympics due to its apartheid policies?

    South Africa
22. August 11, 1929 – Which Yankees player became the first in baseball history to hit 500 home runs, at League Park in Cleveland?

    Babe Ruth
23. August 10, 1793 – Which famous art museum opens in Paris for the first time?

    Louvre
24. August 9, 1173 – Construction begins on what would become a famous 'leaning tower' in which Italian city?

    Pisa
25. August 8, 1786 – Which mountain in the Alps is first summited by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard?

    Mont Blanc
26. August 7, 1974 – Philippe Petit walked between which two towers on a tight rope?

    Twin Towers
27. August 6, 1945 – Which Japanese city is devastated in the first atomic bomb attack in history?

    Hiroshima
28. August 5, 1884 – The cornerstone for which famous statue is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York harbour?

    Statue of Liberty
29. August 4, 1704 – Which Mediterranean territory is captured from Spain by an Anglo-Dutch fleet during the War of the Spanish Succession?

    Gibraltar
30. August 3, 1492 – Which explore set sail from Palos de la Frontera in Spain, searching for a western route to the Indies?

    Christopher Columbus
31. August 2, 1990 – Iraq invades which bordering nation, an act that would eventually lead to the Gulf War?

    Kuwait