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As one of NASA's Original Seven Mercury Astronauts, Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom has been a member of the American human space progra...
That night owls witnessed MTV's first broadcast, which aired at 12:01 a.m. on a single northern New Jersey cable system on August 1, 1981. The network quickly ...
When Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in 1774, he provided answers to long-standing questions about why and how things burn. Priestley, who was born in England, ...
Annie Besant was a British socialist, theosophist, feminist, author, orator, political party member, educationist, and philanthropist. She was regarded as a champi...
A new law went into effect on August 1st, 1934, stating that upon Hindenburg's passing, the presidency would be abolished and its powers would be combined with...
Mahatma Gandhi led the unsuccessful noncooperation movement, which sought to persuade the British government of India to grant India swaraj, or self-rule. It was a...
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, also known as Lokmanya, was an Indian nationalist, educator, and independence activist. He was born Keshav Gangadhar Tilak on July 23, 1856, a...
Meena Kumari was an Indian actress and poet who appeared in Hindi films. She was born Mahjabeen Bano on August 1, 1933, and she died on March 31, 1972. She was act...
Indian actress Ira Dubey has performed on stage, in Bollywood movies, and on television. Dubey was born in Delhi, India, to Lillete Dubey, an actress, and Ravi Dub...
Taapsee Pannu is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil-language movies (born 1 August 1987). She has two Filmfare Awards to her name....
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly known as Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 English novel. Alice, a young girl, falls down a rabbit...
The British Crown took over the administration of India from the East Indian Company on August 2, 1858, when Parliament passed a bill. For the supreme representati...
The Tower Subway, the world's first tube railway, opened beneath the River Thames in London, England on August 2, 1870. Engineer James Henry Greathead bore the...
A fork of the cryptocurrency bitcoin led to the creation of bitcoin cash in August 2017. 1 Bitcoin Cash increased block size, enabling the processing of more trans...
Less than a month after Canning declared the victory of British forces, on August 2, 1858, Parliament passed the Government of India Act, transferring British cont...
Santa Claus Land debuted on August 3, 1946, as the world's first themed amusement park. On the first day, visitors would not find roller coasters. Instead, the...
Martha Helen Stewart (born August 3, 1941) is a retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality from the United States. She achieved success as the founde...
Gopal Sharma, who was born on August 3, 1960, played cricket for India in 5 tests and 11 one-day internationals between 1985 and 1990. Although he was an off-spinn...
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's youngest and fourth son, Devdas Mohandas Gandhi, was born on May 22, 1900, and died on August 3, 1957. He was raised in the Natal ...
Sunil Chhetri, a forward for Bengaluru of the Indian Super League and the India national team, was born on August 3, 1984. Chhetri, who is regarded as one of the g...
Maniesh Paul, an Indian television presenter, anchor, model, singer, actor, and comedian in Bollywood, was born on August 3, 1981. He began his professional career...
Sunil Grover is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian who was born on August 3, 1977. He first gained notoriety for his portrayal of Gutthi on Comedy Nights with K...
American filmmaker, actor, comedian, author, YouTuber, podcaster, and comic book writer Kevin Patrick Smith was born on August 2, 1970. He first gained notoriety w...
On August 4, 1958, Billboard debuted the Hot 100, an all-genre singles chart. The Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard, and on October 13, 1958, Billboard ...
Phoenix was an unmanned space probe that landed on Mars on May 25, 2008 and operated until November 2, 2008. It was released on August 4, 2007. Phoenix operated on...
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) was an American trumpeter and vocalist known as "Satchmo," "Satch," and "Pops...
American Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (born August 4, 1981), a former actress, is a member of the British royal family. Markle grew up in Los Angeles, California, whe...
Barack Hussein Obama, an American politician born on August 4, 1961, led the country as its 44th president from 2009 to 2017. He served as the country's first ...
APSARA was the first research reactor in Asia to reach criticality when it did so on August 4, 1956. It was a pool-type reactor with a 1 MW output that used 4.5 kg...
Indian playback singer and actor Kishore Kumar was born on 4 August 1929 and passed away on 13 October 1987. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most versati...
Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer, and playback singer Vishal Bhardwaj was born on August 4, 1965. He has won seven National Film Awards...
Arbaaz Khan is an Indian actor, director, and producer best known for his work in Hindi-language movies. He was born on August 4, 1967. In addition, he has appeare...
Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who was the first person to walk on the Moon. He was born on August 5, 1930. He was also a naval...
On August 5, 1914, the world's first electric traffic signal is installed at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and East 105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. The fi...
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, a South African anti-apartheid activist who presided over South Africa from 1994 to 1999, was born on July 18, 1918, and passed away on ...
American astronaut and aeronautical engineer Neil Alden Armstrong, who died on August 25, 2012, was the first person to set foot on the moon. He was born on August...
A resolution to revoke the temporary special status, or autonomy, granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution was approved by the Ind...
Ambi Subramaniam is a violinist, composer, and educator who was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 5, 1991. He began giving stage performances when he was ...
Genelia Deshmukh, an Indian actress and model born on August 5, 1987, is most frequently seen in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil movies. D'Souza launched her acting c...
Indian actress Kajol Devgn, better known by her stage name Kajol, was born on August 5, 1974. She has received numerous honours, including six Filmfare Awards, whe...
The first Venice International Film Festival took place between August 6 and 21, 1932. The first film shown at the festival was Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The Venice...
Sri Lanka's 952/6d against India in August 1997 remains the highest Test score to this day. The Lankan Lions became only the second team in hi...
Every year on August 6, Hiroshima Day is observed to promote peace politics and raise awareness of the effects of the Hiroshima bombing. On August 6, 1945, the cit...
On August 6, 1991, the first web page went live. Tim Berners-Lee created it to provide information about the World Wide Web project. It was executed on a NeXT comp...
NASA states in 1996 that life might have once existed on Mars after examining meteorite ALH84001, which is thought to have come from that planet. The meteorite may...
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, was an English poet who lived from August 6, 1809 to October 6, 1892. During Queen Victoria's reign, he served as Poet Lau...
Every year on August 6, Hiroshima Day is observed to promote peace politics and increase public awareness of the consequences of the bombing of Hiroshima. On Augus...
Sir Surendranath Banerjee, also known as Rashtraguru, was an Indian nationalist leader under British rule (10 November 1848 – 6 August 1925). He was one of t...
Sushma Swaraj was an Indian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is best known for holding the position of minister of external affairs during the first Narendra M...
Actor and VJ Cyrus Sahukar was born in India on August 6, 1980. He is well-known for his comedic wit in hosting, spoofing, and satirical comedy shows like Semi Gir...
Aditya Narayan, an Indian singer, host, and actor, was born on August 6, 1987. He is the singer Udit Narayan's son. He is well-known for his w...
7th of August, 2015. A day after Stuart Broad's historic 8 for 15, England became the first country to bowl a million balls in Test cricket. The first two Test...
Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and producer who was born on August 7, 1975. She is one of the world's highest-paid actresses and has w...
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian who was born on August 7, 1925. ...
Intense winds, cold, snowfall, and rain made up the climatic event known as "The White Earthquake," which struck southern Chile in August 1995. Due to th...
An Indian TV anchor, comedian, political satirist, columnist, podcaster, and author by the name of Cyrus Broacha. He is also a prankster, best known for his shows ...
The "Indian Society of Oriental Art" was founded by Abanindranath Tagore, who was its principal artist and lived from 7 August 1871 to 5 December 1951. H...
Five years after receiving approval to invest in India's single-brand retail sector, Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA on August 7 2018, opened its first sto...
Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a poet, playwright, writer, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter. In the...
In 1876, Thomas Edison received a patent for "Autographic Printing," which covered the electric pen and flatbed press; in 1880, he recei...
STS-28 was the 30th NASA Space Shuttle mission, the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to the United States Department of Defense, and Space Shuttle Columbia's e...
On August 8th, 2013, Chennai Express was theatrically released in foreign regions and on 9th August in India. The plot follows as A young man named Rahul trav...
Iain Stewart Macmillan was a Scottish photographer best known for photographing the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road in 1969. He grew up in Scotland befo...
On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first powered, sustained, controlled, heavier-than-air flights at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was founded on August 8, 1967, in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Decla...
Corn flakes, also known as cornflakes, are a breakfast cereal made from toasting corn flakes (maize). Will Kellogg invented the cereal, which was originally made w...
Subhash Ghai directed, produced, and co-wrote the 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film Pardes. Mukta Arts distributes the film, which stars Shah Rukh Khan...
Anees Bazmee directed Singh Is Kinng, a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film based on a screenplay by Bazmee and Suresh Nair. Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, ...
Roger Federer (born August 8, 1981) is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranked him world No. 1 for 310 ...
Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan, and ...
Kane Stuart Williamson (born August 8, 1990) is a New Zealand international cricketer and the current captain of the New Zealand national team across all formats. ...
Singer Shawn Mendes is from Canada and was born on August 8, 1998. In 2013, he developed a fan base by uploading song covers to the video-sharing website Vine. He ...
Mahatma Gandhi launched the August Movement, also known as the Quit India Movement, at the All India Congress Committee meeting in Bombay on August 8, 1942, during...
From 1509 to 1529, Krishnadevaraya was emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire. He is regarded as one of the greatest kings in Indian history and was the third ruler of...
Indian cricketer Dilip Narayan Sardesai (8 August 1940 – 2 July 2007) represented his country internationally. He was the first Goa-born cricketer to play fo...
Samir Subash Naik, an ex-professional footballer from India who played as a defender for Dempo SC and India, was born on August 8, 1979. He is currently the Goa Pr...
Kapil Sibal is an Indian politician and attorney who was born on August 8, 1948. Sibal is regarded as one of India's most illustrious attorneys and has defende...
Singapore seceded from Malaysia on August 9, 1965, to become an independent and sovereign state. The separation was caused by deep political and economic differenc...
In the story Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, a boy and two females who have known each other since they were young buddies. Later, the boy moves overseas and makes a promise...
Betty Boop made her cartoon debut in the animated short "Dizzy Dishes" on August 9, 1930. Betty Boop debuted as an anthropomorphic French poodle before b...
Dil Tera Diwana is a 1996 Hindi-language romantic thriller film directed by Lawrence D'Souza and written by Nawab Arzoo, Raj Baldev Raj, and S.Khan. Twinkle Kh...
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgrd (born August 9, 1990) is a Swedish actor, model, producer, director, writer, and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Pe...
Every year on August 9th, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed to promote awareness of and defend the rights of the indigenous p...
Indian actress Hansika Motwani (born August 9, 1991) primarily performs in Tamil and Telugu movies.Hansika began her acting career in Hindi films as a child actor ...
American singer and actress Whitney Elizabeth Houston passed away on February 11, 2012. She was born on August 9, 1963. She is known as "The Voice" and i...
Mahesh Babu is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He was born on August 9, 1975. In addition to...
The Smithsonian Institution was founded with funds donated by James Smithson (1765-1829), a British scientist who left his estate to the United States with the int...
On August 10, 2007, Anil Kumble's extraordinary career reached a pinnacle that had eluded him for 17 years. Former Indian captain and leg spinner Anil Kumble s...
Madhuri Dixit made her acting debut in 1984 with Abodh, in which she played a young bride. The film was released on August 10, 1984. Over the next three years, Dix...
Antonio Banderas, a stage name for José Antonio Dominguez Bandera, was born in Spain on August 10, 1960. His work has been recognised with numerous awards, ...
Farhan Akhtar wrote the screenplay and directed the coming-of-age romance movie Dil Chahta Hai in 2001. It was their first film, and it was produced by Ritesh Sidh...
Kylie Kristen Jenner, an American media personality, socialite, model, and businesswoman, was born on August 10, 1997. She founded and is the owner of the cosmetic...
The Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here reported significant progress in the first phase of clinical trials for an AIDS vaccine, giving India's HIV vaccine...
The Battle of Colachel (or The Battle of Kulachal) took place on August 10, 1741. The Treaty of Travancore was signed on July 31, 1741, between the Indian kingdom ...
Harishankar Parsai was an Indian writer who lived from 22 August 1922 to 10 August 1995. He was a modern Hindi literature satirist and humorist known for his simpl...
Shabir Ahluwalia is an Indian television actor and host who was born on August 10, 1979. He is best known for his role as Abhishek Prem Mehra in Kumkum Bhagya. Ahl...
Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth, born 10 August 1992, is a badminton player from India. After Prakash Padukone in 1983, he became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 yea...
Phoolan Devi, popularly known as "Bandit Queen," was a bandit who later became a female rights activist and politician from the Samajwadi Party and later...