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71August 1 — Events*30 BC Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. *527 Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. *607 Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui… …
72August 24 — Events*49 BC Julius Caesar s general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. * 79 Mount Vesuvius… …
73August 22 — Events* 392 Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. * 476 Odoacer is named Rex italiae by his troop. * 565 St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland. * 851 Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of… …
74August 7 — The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through its summer and the Southern Hemisphere half way through its winter on this day.Events*322 BC Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.… …
75August 18 — Events*293 BC The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded, starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. *1201 The city of Riga is founded. *1541 A Portuguese ship drifts ashore in the ancient Japanese province of Higo (modern day Kumamoto… …
76Mile End, Montreal — Mile End seen from Mount Royal. Mile End is a neighbourhood and municipal electoral district in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada …
77Woodstock, Ontario Tornado of August 1979 — August 7th, 1979 started out like any other normal day for the residents of southwestern Ontario. Most of the summer had been nothing out of the ordinary; warmer and a little drier than normal and it looked like the 7th would be no different.… …
782005 English cricket season (16–31 August) — See also: 2005 English cricket season The period of the 2005 English cricket season between 16 and 31 August saw Essex Eagles clinching victory in the National League, England beating Australia to ensure at least a drawn Ashes series, and England …
792005 English cricket season (16-31 August) — See also: 2005 English cricket season The period of the 2005 English cricket season between 16 and 31 August saw Essex Eagles clinching victory in the National League, England beating Australia to ensure at least a drawn Ashes series, and England …
802005 English cricket season (1–15 August) — See also: 2005 English cricket season The period of the 2005 English cricket season from 1 to 14 August included two Ashes Test matches, two rounds of the County Championship, two Under 19 Tests, and the opening Test of the Women s Ashes. It… …
