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===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Edward VII]] and [[Alexandra of Denmark]] are [[Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra|crowned King and Queen]] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward VII |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/edward-vii |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=7 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; The first [[Scouting|Boy Scout]] [[Brownsea Island Scout camp|encampment]] concludes at [[Brownsea Island]] in southern England.
*[[1925]] &ndash; A [[Kakori train robbery|train robbery]] takes place in [[Kakori]], near [[Lucknow]], India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government.
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[1936 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]: [[Jesse Owens]] wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Battle of Savo Island]]: [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the [[Battle of Guadalcanal]] are surprised and defeated by an [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] cruiser force.
*  1942   &ndash; [[Dmitri Shostakovich]]'s 7th symphony [[Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7|premiers]] in a [[Siege of Leningrad|besieged Leningrad]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Michael |title=Leningrad: State of Siege |publisher=[[Basic Books]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-465-01153-7 |page=261}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; The [[United States Forest Service]] and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring [[Smokey Bear]] for the first time.
*  1944   &ndash; World War II: [[Continuation War]]: The [[Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive]], the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Nagasaki]] is [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|devastated]] when an [[nuclear weapon|atomic bomb]], ''[[Fat Man]]'', is dropped by the United States [[B-29 Superfortress|B-29]] ''[[Bockscar]]''. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
*  1945   &ndash; The [[Red Army]] [[Soviet invasion of Manchuria|invades]] Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[South Kasai]] secedes from the [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]].
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Singapore]] is [[History of the Republic of Singapore#Independence from Malaysia|expelled]] from [[Malaysia]] and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Tate–LaBianca murders]]: Followers of [[Charles Manson]] murder pregnant actress [[Sharon Tate]] (wife of [[Roman Polanski]]), [[coffee]] heiress [[Abigail Folger]], Polish actor [[Wojciech Frykowski]], men's hairstylist [[Jay Sebring]] and recent high-school graduate [[Steven Parent]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[LANSA Flight 502]] crashes after takeoff from [[Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport]] in [[Cusco]], [[Peru]], killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700809-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188A Electra OB-R-939 Cuzco Airport (CUZ)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-22}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[The Troubles]]: In [[Northern Ireland]], the British authorities launch [[Operation Demetrius]]. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Irish Republican Army]] (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes.<ref>Coogan, Tim Pat. ''The Troubles: Ireland's ordeal 1966–1996 and the search for peace''. London: Hutchinson. p. 126 [http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/intern/sum.htm Internment – Summary of Main Events]</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Mars 7]] is launched from the USSR.
*[[1974]] &ndash; As a direct result of the [[Watergate scandal]], [[Richard Nixon]] becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] [[Gerald Ford]] becomes president.
*[[1991]] &ndash; The Italian prosecuting magistrate [[Antonino Scopelliti]] is murdered by the [['Ndrangheta]] on behalf of the [[Sicilian Mafia]] while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the [[Maxi Trial]].
*[[1993]] &ndash; The [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party of Japan]] loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Aviateca Flight 901]] crashes into the [[San Vicente (volcano)|San Vicente volcano]] in [[El Salvador]], killing all 65 people on board.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |date= |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2H6 N125GU San Salvador |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950809-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304040937/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19950809-1 |archive-date=4 March 2006 |access-date=2020-01-22 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; Russian President [[Boris Yeltsin]] fires his Prime Minister, [[Sergei Stepashin]], and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
*[[2006]] &ndash; At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the [[2006 transatlantic aircraft plot]] that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, [[Birmingham]], and [[High Wycombe]] in an overnight operation.
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Air Moorea Flight 1121]] crashes after takeoff from [[Moorea Airport]] in [[French Polynesia]], killing all 20 people on board.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 F-OIQI Moorea-Temae Airport (MOZ) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070809-0 |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Shannon Eastin]] becomes the first woman to officiate an [[NFL]] game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-09 |title=Shannon Eastin breaks barrier|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/trainingcamp12/story/_/id/8253836/shannon-eastin-officially-becomes-first-female-referee-nfl-game|archive-date=2022-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911024410/https://www.espn.com/nfl/trainingcamp12/story/_/id/8253836/shannon-eastin-officially-becomes-first-female-referee-nfl-game}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; Gunmen [[9 August 2013 Quetta shooting|open fire]] at a [[Sunni]] mosque in the city of [[Quetta]] killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
*[[2014]] &ndash; Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in [[Ferguson, Missouri]], is [[Killing of Michael Brown|shot and killed]] by a [[Ferguson Police Department (Missouri)|Ferguson]] police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking [[Ferguson unrest|protests and unrest]] in the city.
*[[2021]] &ndash; The [[Tampere light rail]] officially starts operating.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-09 |title=Liikenne {{!}} Tampereen ratikka aloittaa liikennöinnin – Näin hanke pysyi jatkuvasti jopa aikataulua edellä ja alitti budjetin |trans-title=Traffic {{!}} The Tampere streetcar starts operating – This way, the project was constantly even ahead of schedule and under budget |url=https://www.hs.fi/talous/art-2000008166608.html |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Voepass Flight 2283|Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283]] crashes near [[Vinhedo]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]], killing all 62 people on board.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 August 2024 |title=Avião com 62 pessoas a bordo cai em Vinhedo e não há sobreviventes |trans-title=Plane with 62 people on board crashes in Vinhedo and there are no survivors |url=https://g1.globo.com/sp/campinas-regiao/noticia/2024/08/09/acidente-aviao-vinhedo.ghtml |access-date=9 August 2024 |publisher=g1 globo |language=pt}}</ref>