August 24

Events

 * - 's  is defeated in the  by the  under  and King  of . Curio commits suicide to avoid capture.
 * - erupts. The cities of, , and  are buried in volcanic ash.
 * - The under  begin to pillage  for three days.
 * - declares  invalid.
 * - Six thousand are killed in  after being blamed for the.
 * - massacred in.
 * - The printing of the is completed.
 * - of  conquers the.
 * - marries duchess.
 * - : On the orders of king, a massacre of s (French s) begins.
 * - The first official representative to  lands in.
 * - requires  to accept the.
 * - receives the area that is now the state of, and adds it to his  of.
 * -, is founded.
 * - and Canadian troops invade  and burn down the  and several other buildings.
 * - The is signed in,.
 * - insurrection at, ; see.
 * - The is signed in, now in , , concluding the  from.
 * - is asked to travel on.
 * - finishes .
 * - are first prepared.
 * - The begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in  history.
 * - In, , 90 blacks are arrested for learning.
 * - The reaches  to end the.
 * - became first person to swim
 * - patents the motion picture camera.
 * - Workers start pouring concrete for the.
 * - becomes a  territory.
 * - : troops capture.
 * - and  sign a friendship treaty.
 * 1929  - : 18  in, 67 in , and 22 in  killed by.
 * - and the  sign a neutrality/no attack treaty.
 * 1931  - Resignation of the 's . Formation of the.
 * - is the first woman to fly across the  non-stop (from  to, ).
 * - The is created.
 * - In the Spanish Civil War, the surrenders to the Italian  following the.
 * - The is signed between  and.
 * - : The . ese ' is sunk and  carrier ' heavily damaged.
 * - World War II: Allied troops start the attack on.
 * - The treaty creating goes into effect.
 * - becomes the first black  delegate to the.
 * - The goes into effect. The  is outlawed.
 * 1954  -, president of , commits  and is succeeded by.
 * - A temperature of &minus;88°C (&minus;127°F) is measured in &mdash; a world-record low.
 * - The 200-metre freestyle is swum in less than 2 minutes for the first time by (1:58).
 * - Led by, a group of temporarily disrupt trading at the  by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing a cease in trading as the brokers scramble to grab them up.
 * - explodes its first, thus becoming the world's fifth nuclear power.
 * - is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering.
 * - n s declare "total war" on the government.
 * 1989  -    is banned from  for gambling by.
 * 1989  -  passes.
 * - A judge rules that are not responsible for the deaths of two youths who committed  after listening to the band's music.
 * 1990  -  refuses to perform at the  in,  if "" is played before her show, as is customary. This began the downfall of her career.
 * - resigns as head of the.
 * 1991  -  declares itself independent from the.
 * - are established between the  and.
 * 1992  -  hits  as a Category 5.
 * - Initial accord between and the  about partial self-rule of the s on the.
 * -, a computer operating system by , is released with much fanfare.
 * - The is selected as the site for the trial of the two n suspects of the.
 * - First human implantation tested in the.
 * - runs out of fuel over the  (en route to  from ) and makes an emergency landing in the.
 * - 89 passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of, near . The explosions were caused by suicide bombers (reportedly female) from the n.
 * - The (IAU)  such that  is considered a "."

Births

 * -, Count of Anjou (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, Danish statesman (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, English Evangelical Revivalist (d. )
 * -, mother of (d. )
 * -, English abolitionist (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Antarctica explorer (d. )
 * -, Russian writer (d. )
 * -, French composer and teacher (d. )
 * -, brother-in-law of (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Croatian explorer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, British caricaturist (d. )
 * -, American entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American swimmer and surfer (d. )
 * 1890  -, British writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American songwriter and publishing executive (d. )
 * -, American literary critic (d. )
 * -, Argentine writer (d. )
 * 1899  -, American comic book writer (d. )
 * 1899  -, Belgian biologist,  (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Sicilian-born American mafioso (d. )
 * 1902  -, French historian (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1905  -, American singer and guitarist (d. )
 * -, American television personality (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1916  -, French composer and singer (d. )
 * -, American game show host (d. )
 * -, Governor of (d. )
 * -, Premier of Quebec (d. )
 * 1922  -, American historian and activist
 * -, American psychologist
 * -, American economist,
 * -, Palestinian leader (d. )
 * -, English actor
 * -, English novelist
 * -, Nigerian politician (d. )
 * -, Icelandic politician
 * 1938  -, American bassist ( and )
 * 1938  -, American guitarist and composer
 * -, Quebec politician
 * -, American politician
 * 1942  -, British novelist and newspaper columnist
 * -, American guitarist (d. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * 1944  -, American astronaut (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * 1945  -, American professional wrestling promoter
 * -, Brazilian author
 * 1947  -, Belgian cyclist
 * 1947  -, Russian admiral
 * 1947  -, American Actress
 * -, French musician
 * 1948  -, Chief of Staff of
 * -, American actor
 * 1949  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American anthropologist
 * -, American writer
 * 1951  -,  winning author
 * -, American football coach
 * -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American politician
 * 1956  -, Singaporean singer-songwriter
 * -, English comedian and actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1958  -, American artist
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1960  -, Danish footballer
 * 1960  -, Japanese filmmaker
 * -, American talk show host
 * 1962  -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1963  -, Japanese video game director
 * 1963  -, American screenwriter and director
 * -, cosmonaut
 * -, American actress
 * 1965  -, Sri Lankan cricketer
 * 1965  -, American basketball player
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1968  -, Brazilian guitarist
 * 1968  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Turkish footballer
 * -, Italian actor
 * -, Canadian freestyle skier
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * 1973  -, Dutch swimmer
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * 1973  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * -, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
 * -, German footballer
 * 1977  -, Danish footballer
 * 1977  -, Brazilian footballer
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Taiwanese singer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1981  - Jiro, Taiwanese singer, actor
 * -, German ice hockey player
 * 1983   -, British actor
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, English actor
 * -, Japanese child model
 * -, son of

Deaths

 * -, Roman writer and naturalist (b. )
 * -, ) (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, French mercenary and pirate (bc. )
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. )
 * - Victims of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre:
 * 1572  -, French Huguenot leader (b. )
 * 1572  -, French humanist (b. )
 * 1572  -, French Huguenot soldier (bc. )
 * -, English astronomer (b. )
 * -, English sculptor and architect (b. )
 * -, Silesian astronomer (bc. )
 * -, French churchman and agitator (b. )
 * -, Irish-born thief of the British crown jewels (b. )
 * -, English non-conformist theologian (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * - Saint, Greek Orthodox martyr (b. )
 * -, English clergyman (b. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, German television pioneer (b. )
 * -, French philosopher and social activist (b. )
 * -, U.S. Supreme Court justice (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Japanese film director (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish artist (b. )
 * -, American industrialist (b. )
 * 1967  -, Hong Kong radio commentator (murdered) (b. )
 * -, Russian-American aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American band leader (b. )
 * -, German pilot (b. )
 * 1979  -, Russian Orthodox Christian monk and wonder-worker (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * -, French Canadian catholic priest and novelist (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, wrestler (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * 1990  -, Sudanese writer (b. )
 * -, Italian inventor (b. )
 * -, German-born photographer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Greek-Italian classical guitarist (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * - Russian Orthodox Christian mystic and priest (b. )
 * - Sir, British explorer (b. )
 * -, Swiss-born psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, Colombian Vallenato singer (b. )
 * -, French Canadian tenor (b. )
 * 2006  -, Romanian film director (b.)
 * -, Mayor of (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Feast day of Saint.
 * Feast day of
 * Feast day of


 * : a harvest feast involving the dead.
 * : a harvest feast involving the dead.


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 * , independence from the.
 * , independence from the.