1800s / 19th century history on the 31st of August

1895 : The navigable balloon was patented by the German Count, Ferdinand von Zeppelin.

1900s / 20th century history on the 31st of August

1940 : Jack Thompson (AM) the Australian actor, was born John Hadley Pain, in Many, New South Wales, Australia.

1800s / 19th century history on the 30th of August

1835 : Melbourne in Australia, was founded by European settlers. Aboriginal Australians were already living in the Melbourne area for the previous 40,000 years (approximately). Melbourne is the capital of city of Victoria (an Australian state), and the 2^nd biggest city in Australia. The population was 4.91 million people in 2021. Official website : Melbourne.vic.gov.au

1900s / 20th century history on the 30th of August

1916 : Ernest Shackleton completed his rescue of all his men which were stranded in Antarctica, on Elephant Island.

700s / 8th century history on the 29th of August

708 : Japanese coinage (Wadōkaichin / 和同開珎) was minted for the first time, in copper, following the discovery of large copper deposits in Japan.

1700s / 18th century history on the 29th of August

1728 : Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland, was founded. Nuuk’s population was 18,800 in 2021. Official websites : Naalakkersuisut.gl (government of Greenland) |VisitGreenland.com (Nuuk)

1800s / 19th century history on the 28th of August

1845 : Scientific American magazine first issue was published. official website : ScientificAmerican.com

1900s / 20th century history on the 28th of August

1936 : Nazi Germany started mass arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and placed them in concentration camps.

1800s / 19th century history on the 27th of August

1883 : The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in in the in Indonesia, destroyed 70% of the island of Krakatoa, and the surrounding archipelago.  The eruption resulted in the deaths of 36,417 people. It was one of the deadliest and most destructive volcanic events in recorded history. The explosions were heard over 3,000 kilometres (1,865 miles) away in Perth, Western Australia.

1890 : Man Ray, the American visual artist, was born Emmanuel Radnitzky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (died in 1976 aged 86).

1700s / 18th century history on the 26th of August

1768 : Captain James Cook set sail on HMS Endeavour, from England.

1900s / 20th century history on the 26th of August

1906 : Albert Sabin, the Polish-American medical researcher, was born in Białystok, Russian Empire, now known as Poland (died in 1993 aged 86). He is best known for developing the polio vaccine, which almost fully eradicated the disease around the world.

1910 : Mother Teresa, aka Saint Teresa of Calcutta, the Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun, was born Anjezë Gonxhe, in Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, now known as Skopje, North Macedonia (died in 1997 aged 87).

1600s / 17th century history on the 25th of August

1609 : Galileo Galilei demonstrated his 1st telescope, to Venetian lawmakers.

1900s / 20th century history on the 25th of August

1916 : The United States National Park Service was created. official website : NPS.gov

1930 : Sir Sean Connery, the Scottish actor was born Thomas Connery, in Edinburgh, Scotland (died in 2020 aged 90). official website : SeanConnery.com

1st century history on the 24th of August

79 AD : Mount Vesuvius stratovolcano erupted in southern Italy, and buried the Roman settlements of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae. It was the most famous eruption, and one of the deadliest eruptions in European history. Official Pompeii websites : PompeiiSites.org | PompeiOnline.net

1900s / 20th century history on the 24th of August

1929 : Yasser Arafat, the 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority, was born Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini in Cairo, Egypt (died in 2004 aged 75).

1500s / 16th century history on the 23rd of August

1541 : Jacques Cartier, the French explorer, arrived near Quebec City, on his 3^rd sailing voyage to Canada, from France.

1900s / 20th century history on the 23rd of August

1904 : Snow chains for the automobile tyre were patented.

1912 : Gene Kelly, the American actor and dancer, was born Eugene Curran Kelly, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (died in 1996 aged 83).

1800s / 19th century history on the 22nd of August

1851 : The America’s Cup yacht sailing race was founded. It is the oldest international competition that is still operating in any sport. official website : AmericasCup.com

1900s / 20th century history on the 22nd of August

1902 : The Cadillac Motor Company was founded. official website : Cadillac.com