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* August 15-A night of shooting and burning takes place in Belfast.

A two-minute fight scene in the pub shown in August 2012 received just one complaint to Ofcom from a viewer who felt it was too violent ; Ofcom said they would investigate.

Because of this new period of instability, the state was struck for several weeks in July and August 1789 by the Great Fear, a period of violent class conflict.

The most notable eruptions of Krakatoa culminated in a series of massive explosions August 26 – 27, 1883, which were among the most violent volcanic events in recorded history.

The protests culminated in a violent demonstration outside the royal palace in early August 1998 and in an unprecedented level of violence, looting, casualties, and destruction of property.

In August 1989, the month that campaigning began, the Contras redeployed 8, 000 troops into Nicaragua, after a funding boost from Washington, becoming in effect the armed wing of the UNO, carrying out a violent campaign of intimidation.

In August 1976, Science published a retrospective cohort study by Educational Testing Service psychologist Herman Witkin and colleagues that screened the tallest 16 % of men ( over 184 cm ( 6 ' 0 ") in height ) born in Copenhagen from 1944 – 1947 for XXY and XYY karyotypes, and found an increased rate of minor criminal convictions for property crimes among sixteen XXY and twelve XYY men may be related to the lower intelligence of those with criminal convictions, but found no evidence that XXY or XYY men were inclined to be aggressive or violent.

On 22 August 1905 another violent event occurred, whereby the police opened fire on an estimated 3, 000 demonstrating agricultural workers.

On 21 August 1941, Colonel Pierre-Georges Fabien committed the first overt violent act of communist resistance by assassinating a German officer at the Barbès-Rochechouart station of the Paris Métro.

* BBC Article on tracking violent offenders due for release 18th August 2010

During a violent storm on August 28, 1826, they all perished in a landslide known as Willey's Slide.

The Battle of the Bogside in Derry between the Royal Ulster Constabulary and residents in August 1969 prompted Lynch on 13 August to make what some people consider one of the most important broadcasts to the nation on Irish television, commenting on the ever-increasingly violent situation.

In August 1862, after a two-year absence, she returned shortly before her husband's birthday, but immediately suffered from a violent " migraine " and vomited four times en route, which supports the theory that her primary complaints were stress-related and psychosomatic.

On 25 August 1865 the Mullogh ran onto Cave Rock, Sumner, in violent surf.

In June, July and August, precipitation tends to come only from violent thunderstorms which are formed over the Bay of Biscay.

As we were coming thro ’ the Gulf of Florida on the 29th of August, a large ball of fire fell from the Element and split our mast in Ten Thousand Pieces, if it were possible ; split our Main Beam, also Three Planks of the Side, Under Water, and Three of the Deck ; killed one man, another had his Hand carried of, and had it not been for the violent rains, our Sails would have been of a Blast of Fire.

On 29 August, Noel expanded further on his blog, stating " the level of verbal and violent intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades has become intolerable.

In August 1586, Stanley joined Leicester and, with John Norris, took Doesborg in a violent assault.

* August 16, 1841: President Tyler's veto of a bill to re-establish the Second Bank of the United States led Whig Party members to riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U. S. history.

* April 4: Beginning of violent clashes between the coalition and followers of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, which will end at the end of August 2004.

After appearance before a magistrate on August 2, Mann was kept in custody at a Kollam sub-jail, where he exhibited more violent behavior.

On August 11, 1999 then United States President Bill Clinton offered clemency to sixteen of the convicted militants under the condition that they renounce any kind of violent manifestation.

The renewed activity in October 1999 produced major ashfall and led to the temporary evacuation of more than 25, 000 inhabitants from Baños and the surrounding area Activity continued at a medium level until May 2006, when activity increased dramatically, culminating in violent eruptions on 14 July 2006 and 16 August 2006.

The 16 August 2006 eruption has been the most violent since activity commenced in 1999.

On August 22, 2012, Corkins was indicted on three charges: Two charges in the District of Columbia, possession of a handgun during a violent crime and assault with intent to kill, and interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, a federal charge.

On 7 August 2009, a dub mix of the track " Sun to Me " from their latest studio album, The Dance, made its debut on BBC Radio 1's Pete Tong show.

As the General Secretary of the People's Action Party ( PAP ), Lee became Prime Minister in August 2004, succeeding Goh Chok Tong.

On 12 August 2004, Lee succeeded Goh Chok Tong as Prime Minister and relinquished his Chairmanship of the Monetary Authority of Singapore to Goh.

* August 24 – An American military C-130 Hercules aircraft carrying 71 passengers and crew crashes into Yau Tong Bay in Hong Kong shortly after takeoff.

He replaced Tong Sang, who lost a no-confidence vote on August 31.

The SDP was founded on 6 August 1980 by lawyer Chiam See Tong, who had previously contested several elections as an independent candidate in the 1970s, together with consultant engineer Fok Tai Loy and businessman Ernest Chew Tian Ern.

In August 2004, Lee Kuan Yew's son Lee Hsien Loong succeeded Goh Chok Tong and became Singapore's third Prime Minister.

On August 26, 2008, Ly Tong rented a plane & pilot for travel.

On August 4, 2002, the section of Tseung Kwan O Line from this station to Yau Tong was opened to allow passengers to develop familiarity with the new cross-harbour interchange arrangement.

He replaced former President Gaston Tong Sang, who lost a no-confidence vote in the 31 August parliament.

Ronny Tong Ka-wah QC, SC (; born 28 August 1950, Hong Kong ) is a Senior Counsel and current member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong ( Legco ), representing the New Territories East constituency.

* August 15-Bow Kum, Tong slave girl

Goh Chok Tong, then Prime Minister of Singapore, commended Jack Neo's creative talent during his National Day Rally address on 18 August 2002.

* Tong ( a short story from Brown River, White Ocean: An Anthology of Twentieth-Century Philippine Literature in English by Luis Francia, Rutgers University Press, August 1993 ) ISBN 0-8135-1999-3 and ISBN 978-0-8135-1999-9

Banknotes signed by BCCS Chairman Richard Hu ( September 1999 ), MAS Chairman and Minister of Finance ( until December 2007 ) PM Lee Hsien Loong ( August 2004 ) and MAS Chairman Goh Chok Tong ( polymer version, May 2007 ) are currently in general circulation.

Pei Tong Public School moved into its new premises at 50, Sunset Grove on 28 August 1972.

As part of the Tseung Kwan O Line project, Kwun Tong line was briefly extended to North Point on 27 September 2001 but soon diverted to Tiu Keng Leng when the Tseung Kwan O Line opened in 18 August 2002.

Gee Jon and Hughie Sing were convicted of the August 27, 1921, Mina, Nevada murder of Tom Quong Kee and, as a result, Gee Jon, a 29-year-old member of the Hop Sing Tong, became the first person in the world executed by lethal gas.

Paul Tong was appointed Rector in August 1969.

Located within an 88 hectare campus in Jurong West, it was officially opened by the then-prime minister Goh Chok Tong on 25 August 1995.