| 1964 | South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. |
| 1969 | Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside. |
| 1976 | Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War. |
| 1977 | The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise. |
| 1977 | The Sri Lanka Riots: Targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. HIP. August 15, 2020. ↑"Trailer of Moammar Rana & Sonya Hussyn Upcoming Pakistani Film AZAADI Looks Promising". August 19, 2020.↑"Media Hub's new venture Maalik is set to release on 8th April 2016". EBuzzToday. Over 300 Tamils are killed. |
| 1981 | The IBM Personal Computer is released. |
| 1985 | Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster. |
| 1990 | Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. |
| 1992 | Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
| 1994 | Major League Baseball players go on strike, eventually forcing the cancellation of the 1994 World Series. |
| 2000 | The Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise, killing her entire 118-man crew. |
| 2015 | At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China. |
| 2016 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). |
| 2018 | Thirty-nine civilians, including a dozen children, are killed in an explosion at a weapons depot in Sarmada, Syria. |
| 2021 | Six people,five victims and the perpetrator are killed in the worst mass shooting in the UK since 2010 in Keyham, Plymouth. |
| 1991 | The birth of Sam Hoare, Australian rugby league player |
| 1992 | The birth of Cara Delevingne, English model and actress |
| 1992 | The birth of Isabella Escobar, Guatemalan tennis player |
| 1992 | The birth of Jacob Loko, Australian rugby player |
| 1992 | The birth of Teo Gheorghiu, Swiss pianist and actor |
| 1993 | The birth of Ewa Farna, Czech singer-songwriter |
| 1993 | The birth of Luna, South Korean singer, actress and presenter |
| 1996 | The birth of Choi Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress |
| 1996 | The birth of Julio Urías, Mexican baseball player |
| 1998 | The birth of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greek tennis player |
| 1999 | The birth of Matthijs de Ligt, Dutch footballer |
| 1999 | The birth of Dream (YouTuber), American YouTuber and Minecraft speedrunner |
| 1999 | The birth of Jule Niemeier, German tennis player |
| 2000 | The birth of Tristan Charpentier, French racing driver |
| 2001 | The birth of Dixie D'Amelio, American social media personality and singer |
| 2013 | The death of Pauline Maier, American historian and academic (b.
She gained a lot of recognition for playing an antagonist role in a political thriller movie, Maalik. August 1, 2020. ↑"Saas Bahu". HIP. August 4, 2020.↑"Rasm-e-Dunya ends and we can't help but miss it already". HIP. August 5, 2020.↑"There is never a dull moment in 'Rasm-e-Dunya'".
1956) |
| 2016 | The death of Juan Pedro de Miguel, Spanish handball player (b. 1937) |