Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 View all dates Year Description Category 2006 Pulkovo Flight 612 aircraft incident at Sukha Balka, Donetsk Obl., Ukraine, killed 170 people. Man-Made Disaster 2004 Chess grandmaster from Russia, Konstantin Aseev died. Death day 1995 English singer and songwriter Dua Lipa was born. Birthday 1991Read More →

Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 View all dates Year Description Category 2016 The closing ceremony of Games of the XXXI Olympiad, or 2016 Summer olympics was held in Rio de Janeiro. 2014 Astronaut from United States, Steven Nagel died. Death day 2013 Astronaut from United States, Charles Fullerton died.Read More →

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Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 View all dates Year Description Category 2002 Russian Air Force (89 red) aircraft incident at Khankala, Chechnya, Russia, killed 127 people. Man-Made Disaster 1994 American chemist and peace activist Linus Pauling died. Death day 1994 American chemist Linus Pauling died. Death day 1986 SouthRead More →

Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 19 View all dates Year Description Category 2018 Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan died. Death day 2014 Chess grandmaster from Hungary, Levente Lengyel died. Death day 2014 Shake It Off, one of the most popular youtube videos was uploaded. Release Date 2009 South Korean politician KimRead More →

Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 18 View all dates Year Description Category 2014 Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Dragoljub Čirić died. Death day 2010 Italian politician Francesco Cossiga died. Death day 2001 75 people died in Manor Hotel fire at Quezon City, Philippines. Man-Made Disaster 1999 German equestrian Reiner Klimke died.Read More →

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Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 View all dates Year Description Category 2013 Supercentenarian from Italy, Maria Gravigi died at the age of 113 years, 165 days. Death day 2012 Indian film Ek Tha Tiger was released in theaters. This is one of the highest grossing movies in India. ReleaseRead More →

Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 View all dates Year Description Category 2012 Chess grandmaster from Serbia, Svetozar Gligorić died. Death day 2005 Helios Airways Flight 522 aircraft incident at Grammatiko, Greece, killed 121 people. Man-Made Disaster 2000 Polish-American poet Czeslaw Milosz died. Death day 1996 Chess grandmaster from Russia,Read More →

Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 View all dates Year Description Category 2005 New Zealand politician David Lange died. Death day 2004 The opening ceremony of Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, or 2004 Summer olympics was held in Athens. 1999 Chess grandmaster from Germany, Dmitrij Kollars was born. Birthday 1998Read More →