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August 1

Ismail Haniyeh (pictured), the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran. added by Red-tailed hawk, 01:27, 01 August 2024
Ismail Haniyeh (pictured), the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran. updated by Stephen, 02:07, 01 August 2024
Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (1 August 2024 – present) added by Z1720, 16:05, 01 August 2024

August 2

RD Reyes Moronta added by PFHLai, 01:25, 02 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 23:09, 06 August 2024
RD John Anderson added by PFHLai, 01:25, 02 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 21:48, 06 August 2024
The United States and allies agree to a a prisoner exchange with Russia, releasing twenty-six individuals. added by Tone, 17:43, 02 August 2024
The United States and allies agree to a prisoner exchange with Russia, releasing twenty-six individuals. updated by Firefangledfeathers, 17:46, 02 August 2024
The United States and allies agree to a prisoner exchange with Russia, releasing 26 individuals. updated by Schwede66, 18:17, 02 August 2024
The United States, Russia, and their respective allies agree to a prisoner exchange, releasing 26 individuals. updated by Schwede66, 18:23, 02 August 2024
The United States, Russia, and their respective allies agree to a prisoner exchange of 26 people. updated by Stephen, 19:10, 02 August 2024

August 3

RD William Calley added by PFHLai, 05:59, 03 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 01:32, 07 August 2024

August 5

Following a mass stabbing in Southport, far-right protesters riot across the United Kingdom. added by Stephen, 02:58, 05 August 2024
The United States, Russia, and their respective allies agree to a prisoner exchange of 26 people. added by Stephen, 02:58, 05 August 2024
The United States, Russia, and their respective allies agree to a prisoner exchange of 26 people. removed by Stephen, 03:14, 15 August 2024
Following a mass stabbing in Southport, far-right protesters riot across the United Kingdom. updated by Bagumba, 03:04, 05 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina (pictured) resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh and flees to India following anti-government protests. added by Stephen, 23:50, 05 August 2024
Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran. updated by Stephen, 23:50, 05 August 2024

August 6

RD Graham Thorpe added by Schwede66, 02:45, 06 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 04:28, 08 August 2024
RD Fuad Shukr added by Schwede66, 02:54, 06 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 00:18, 09 August 2024
RD Anshuman Gaekwad added by Schwede66, 03:01, 06 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 06:23, 09 August 2024
Following a mass stabbing in Southport, far-right protesters riot in England and Northern Ireland. updated by Schwede66, 09:16, 06 August 2024
Following a mass stabbing in Southport, far-right protesters riot in England and Northern Ireland. removed by Schwede66, 23:13, 15 August 2024
RD Jürgen Ahrend added by PFHLai, 21:48, 06 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 14:37, 10 August 2024
RD Antônio Meneses added by PFHLai, 23:09, 06 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 14:37, 10 August 2024

August 7

RD Yamini Krishnamurthy added by PFHLai, 01:32, 07 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 19:37, 10 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina (pictured) resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh and flees to India following anti-government protests. updated by The ed17, 22:31, 07 August 2024
Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran. updated by The ed17, 22:31, 07 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina (pictured) resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh and flees to India following anti-government protests. updated by Stephen, 23:20, 07 August 2024
Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran. updated by Stephen, 23:20, 07 August 2024
Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, is assassinated in Tehran, Iran. removed by Sandstein, 20:01, 09 August 2024

August 8

RD Billy Bean added by Stephen, 04:28, 08 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 22:33, 11 August 2024

August 9

RD Galboda Gnanissara Thera added by Stephen, 00:18, 09 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 01:55, 13 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus (pictured) is appointed leader of an interim government. added by Stephen, 00:47, 09 August 2024
RD Taberon Honie added by Spencer, 06:23, 09 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 04:04, 15 August 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. added by Sandstein, 20:01, 09 August 2024

August 10

Sheikh Hasina resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus (pictured) is appointed leader of an interim government. updated by Z1720, 02:44, 10 August 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 61 people on board. updated by Stephen, 02:44, 10 August 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 (aircraft pictured) crashes in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 61 people on board. updated by Stephen, 03:44, 10 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina resigns as the prime minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus is appointed leader of an interim government. updated by Stephen, 03:44, 10 August 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 (aircraft pictured) crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 61 people on board. updated by Schwede66, 10:05, 10 August 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 (aircraft pictured) crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board. updated by BorgQueen, 14:12, 10 August 2024
RD Susan Wojcicki added by Bagumba, 14:37, 10 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 23:06, 15 August 2024
RD Kalatiku Paembonan added by Bagumba, 14:37, 10 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 04:26, 15 August 2024
RD Jon McBride added by PFHLai, 19:37, 10 August 2024 removed by Schwede66, 23:28, 15 August 2024

August 11

RD Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez added by Stephen, 22:33, 11 August 2024 removed by Schwede66, 18:11, 16 August 2024

August 13

RD Ida Bagus Ardana added by Spencer, 01:55, 13 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 01:35, 17 August 2024

August 15

Thailand's Constitutional Court dismisses Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (pictured) due to his appointment of a minister who had served time in jail. added by Stephen, 03:14, 15 August 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board. updated by Stephen, 03:14, 15 August 2024
Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board. removed by Bagumba, 09:27, 21 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina resigns as Prime Minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus is appointed leader of an interim government. updated by Stephen, 03:14, 15 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina resigns as Prime Minister of Bangladesh following anti-government protests, and Muhammad Yunus is appointed leader of an interim government. removed by Black Kite, 17:45, 20 August 2024
RD Noël Treanor added by Bagumba, 04:04, 15 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 01:37, 17 August 2024
RD Celestina Casapietra added by Stephen, 04:26, 15 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 12:01, 18 August 2024
RD Steve Symms added by Spencer, 23:06, 15 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 19:32, 18 August 2024
The World Health Organization declares the African mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency. added by Schwede66, 23:13, 15 August 2024
RD Tuíre Kayapó added by Schwede66, 23:28, 15 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 07:12, 19 August 2024

August 16

RD Kasper König added by Schwede66, 18:11, 16 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 22:04, 19 August 2024

August 17

Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Prime Minister of Thailand after Srettha Thavisin (pictured) is dismissed by the Constitutional Court. added by Stephen, 01:27, 17 August 2024
Paetongtarn Shinawatra (pictured) becomes Prime Minister of Thailand after Srettha Thavisin is dismissed by the Constitutional Court. added by Stephen, 01:30, 17 August 2024
RD Peter Marshall added by Stephen, 01:35, 17 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 15:10, 20 August 2024
RD Lasse Björn added by Stephen, 01:37, 17 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 15:10, 20 August 2024

August 18

RD Timothy Dudley-Smith added by PFHLai, 12:01, 18 August 2024 removed by Ad Orientem, 21:37, 20 August 2024
RD Wally Amos added by PFHLai, 19:32, 18 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 06:46, 21 August 2024

August 19

The World Health Organization declares the 2023–2024 mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency. updated by Amakuru, 06:49, 19 August 2024
RD Christof Nel added by Spencer, 07:12, 19 August 2024 removed by Ad Orientem, 15:42, 22 August 2024
The World Health Organization declares the mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency. updated by Bagumba, 08:18, 19 August 2024
The World Health Organization declares the African mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency. updated by Stephen, 09:49, 19 August 2024
The World Health Organization declares the mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency. updated by Stephen, 10:45, 19 August 2024
The World Health Organization declares the mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency. removed by Schwede66, 10:15, 29 August 2024
RD Dan Dorazio added by PFHLai, 22:04, 19 August 2024 removed by Ad Orientem, 15:47, 22 August 2024

August 20

RD Silvio Santos added by Bagumba, 15:10, 20 August 2024 removed by Ad Orientem, 15:59, 22 August 2024
RD John Lansing added by Bagumba, 15:10, 20 August 2024 removed by Ad Orientem, 15:53, 22 August 2024
In cycling, Katarzyna Niewiadoma (pictured) wins the Tour de France Femmes. added by Black Kite, 17:45, 20 August 2024
Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Prime Minister of Thailand after Srettha Thavisin is dismissed by the Constitutional Court. updated by Black Kite, 17:45, 20 August 2024
Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Prime Minister of Thailand after Srettha Thavisin is dismissed by the Constitutional Court. removed by Schwede66, 23:25, 29 August 2024
In cycling, Katarzyna Niewiadoma (pictured) wins the Tour de France Femmes. updated by Stephen, 20:33, 20 August 2024
RD Maria Branyas added by Ad Orientem, 21:37, 20 August 2024 removed by Ad Orientem, 17:39, 23 August 2024

August 21

RD Charis Eng added by Bagumba, 06:46, 21 August 2024 removed by Ad Orientem, 17:45, 23 August 2024
In India, doctors go on strike and protests occur nationwide after the rape and murder of a female physician in Kolkata. added by Bagumba, 09:27, 21 August 2024
Doctors in India go on strike and protests occur nationwide after the rape and murder of a female physician in Kolkata. added by Bagumba, 11:11, 21 August 2024
Doctors strike and protests occur across India after the rape and murder of a female physician in Kolkata. added by Stephen, 12:24, 21 August 2024
Doctors strike and protests occur across India after the rape and murder of a female physician in Kolkata. removed by Schwede66, 01:15, 30 August 2024
Doctors strike and protests occur across India after the rape and murder of a female physician in Kolkata. removed by Spencer, 01:51, 06 September 2024

August 22

RD Mike Lynch added by Ad Orientem, 15:42, 22 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 22:40, 27 August 2024
RD Al Attles added by Ad Orientem, 15:47, 22 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 05:38, 27 August 2024
RD Bill Pascrell added by Ad Orientem, 15:53, 22 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 21:15, 26 August 2024
RD Daniela Larreal added by Ad Orientem, 15:59, 22 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 18:41, 26 August 2024

August 23

RD Sphen (penguin) added by Ad Orientem, 17:39, 23 August 2024
RD Afa Anoaʻi added by Ad Orientem, 17:45, 23 August 2024 removed by PFHLai, 23:58, 28 August 2024

August 26

RD Sphen updated by Stephen, 04:11, 26 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 04:05, 28 August 2024
RD Atsuko Tanaka added by Spencer, 18:41, 26 August 2024 removed by Schwede66, 01:37, 30 August 2024
RD Sven-Göran Eriksson added by Stephen, 21:15, 26 August 2024 removed by Schwede66, 01:41, 30 August 2024

August 27

RD Betty Halbreich added by Bagumba, 05:38, 27 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 03:55, 30 August 2024
RD Maryvonne Le Dizès added by Stephen, 22:40, 27 August 2024

August 28

RD Salim Al-Huss added by Bagumba, 04:05, 28 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 21:21, 31 August 2024
RD Maryvonne Le Dizès added by Bagumba, 04:05, 28 August 2024 removed by Bagumba, 04:45, 31 August 2024
RD David Anfam added by PFHLai, 23:58, 28 August 2024 removed by Spencer, 21:26, 31 August 2024

August 29

The Summer Paralympics open in Paris, France. added by Schwede66, 10:15, 29 August 2024
Dozens of people are killed in an Islamic militant attack in Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso. added by Schwede66, 23:25, 29 August 2024

August 30

In Germany, three people are killed in a mass stabbing claimed by Islamic State at a festival in Solingen. added by Schwede66, 01:15, 30 August 2024
In Germany, three people are killed in a mass stabbing claimed by the Islamic State at a festival in Solingen. updated by BorgQueen, 01:32, 30 August 2024
RD Juan Izquierdo added by Schwede66, 01:37, 30 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 02:43, 01 September 2024
RD Charlotte Kretschmann added by Schwede66, 01:41, 30 August 2024 removed by Robertsky, 14:23, 01 September 2024
The Islamic State claims responsibility for a mass stabbing that killed three people at a festival in Solingen, Germany. added by Bagumba, 03:47, 30 August 2024
The Islamic State claims responsibility for a mass stabbing that killed three people at a festival in Solingen, Germany. removed by Bagumba, 17:39, 08 September 2024
More than two hundred people are killed in an Islamic militant attack in Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso. added by Stephen, 03:53, 30 August 2024
RD Arthur J. Gregg added by Spencer, 03:55, 30 August 2024
More than two hundred people are killed in an Islamic militant attack in Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso. updated by Bagumba, 03:56, 30 August 2024
More than two hundred people are killed in an Islamic militant attack in Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso. updated by Eddie891, 15:04, 30 August 2024
The Summer Paralympics open (ceremony pictured) in Paris, France. updated by Bagumba, 18:34, 30 August 2024
In cycling, Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins the Tour de France Femmes. updated by Bagumba, 18:34, 30 August 2024
In cycling, Katarzyna Niewiadoma wins the Tour de France Femmes. removed by Bagumba, 07:42, 06 September 2024
The Summer Paralympics open (ceremony pictured) in Paris, France. updated by Schwede66, 18:42, 30 August 2024
The Summer Paralympics close in Paris, France. removed by Schwede66, 00:29, 10 September 2024

August 31

More than two hundred people are killed in an Islamist militant attack in Barsalogho Department, Burkina Faso. updated by Schwede66, 02:00, 31 August 2024
RD Johnny Gaudreau added by Bagumba, 04:45, 31 August 2024
RD Don Wert added by Spencer, 21:21, 31 August 2024
RD Siegfried Lorenz added by Spencer, 21:26, 31 August 2024 removed by Stephen, 23:12, 01 September 2024