Canada's National Peacekeepers' Day / Journée Nationale des Casques Bleus takes place August 9th. On November 4, 1956 Lester B. Pearson proposed the creation of what would become the first […]
Yekuno Amlak ይኩኖ አምላክ became Emperor of Ethiopia on August 10, 1270. He took the name Tesfa Iyasus ተስፋ ኢየሱስ and ruled until 1285. Ethiopian Orthodox priests, village, King Yekuno […]
On August 11, 1919, the Weimar Constitution was signed, signalling the birth of a new German republic. The German people, united in all their racial elements, and inspired by the […]
The Battle of Didgori began August 12, 1121, leading to the defeat of Seljuk army in Georgia. დიდგორის ბრძოლა The battle took place at Didgori valley, some 40 km away […]
Pakistan's National Anthem, Qaumī Tarānāh was played on Radio Pakistan for the first time August 13, 1954. Flag and National Anthem Score From the 40th Anniversary of Independence set Issued […]
On August 14, 1848, the Oregon Territory was organised, setting the stage for a future generation of game players to die repeatedly of rattle snake bites and starvation on the […]
Jazz pianist great Oscar Peterson, CC, CQ, OOn, was born August 15, 1925 in Montreal, QC. “The way you play music is a tonal biography of yourself, your thoughts and […]
The "Eye of Istanbul" Ara Güler was born August 16, 1928. Güler's photographs appeared on stamps for the first time in 2024. The set included an impressive postmark, stamps and […]
August 17, 1962, 18 year old Peter Fechter, was murdered while trying to cross the Berlin Wall. "… he just wanted freedom." Inscription on a memorial column erected in 2022 […]
August 18, 1903, a month prior to the successful Wright Brothers flight, Karl Jatho claimed to have successfully flown. The flight was more a lurch, hop, and a jump rather […]
Indian educator, historian, novelist and literary critic Hazari Prasad Dwivedi was born August 19, 1907. 90th Birth Anniversary of Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (1907-1979) Issued by India 1997 Steeped in […]
Nobel Prize winning scientist Hideki Shirakawa was born August 20, 1936. 2000 Nobel Chemistry Prize for his discover of of conductive polymers There were three specific fields I wished to […]