* During the first week of August in Wales, the National Eisteddfod of Wales is held, in which many aspects of Welsh art and culture are celebrated.

* During the first week of August in Sweden, the Medieval Week of Wisby in Gotland is held each year.

* During the first week of August is World Breastfeeding Week.

" During an interview for Collider on August 25, 2009, Judge told them, " I like to keep the door open on Beavis and Butt-Head, because it's my favorite thing that I've ever done.

During 11 August, Tallard pushed forward from the river crossings at Dillingen ; by 12 August, the Franco-Bavarian forces were encamped behind the small river Nebel near the village of Blenheim on the plain of Höchstädt.

During the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011, Radio 1 ended each day of the festival from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 August with the Fun & Filth Cabaret.

During the crucial period of July – August 1960, Joseph-Désiré Mobutu built up " his " national army by channeling foreign aid to units loyal to him, by exiling unreliable units to remote areas, and by absorbing or dispersing rival armies.

# Words You Don't Want to Hear During Your Annual Performance Review — August 19, 2002 to May 25, 2003

During a visit to England he complained of dizziness and had to have his blood pressure checked on August 29, 1959 ; however, before dinner at Chequers on the next day his doctor General Howard Snyder recalled Eisenhower " drank several gin and tonics, and one or two gins on the rocks ... three or four wines with the dinner ".

During August 2010 it was composed of:

During the War of 1812, the Detroit River served as a major barrier between the American Michigan Territory and British Upper Canada, especially during the Battle of Fort Detroit in August 1812, when Detroit briefly fell to the British.

During the run-up to the German general election in 2005, which was held ahead of schedule, Stoiber created controversy through a campaign speech held in the beginning of August 2005 in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.

During a test session at Riverside International Raceway in August 1966, with Ken Miles driving, the car suddenly went out of control at the end of Riverside's high-speed, 1-mile-long back straight.

* 1704 1 August ( NS ): ( 21 July ( OS )) – During the War of the Spanish Succession, and when returning from a failed expedition to Barcelona, an Anglo-Dutch fleet, under the command of Sir George Rooke, chief commander of the Alliance Navy, began a new siege ( the eleventh siege of the town ).

During a performance on August 19, 2011, Garth Brooks told his audience that once his youngest daughter is in college he will be " firing the tour back up.

During the course of the war the area of Congress Poland became occupied by the Central Powers, with Warsaw captured by the Germans on 5 August 1915.

During the ensuing conflict, the war-weary British relinquished their control over Afghan foreign affairs by signing the Treaty of Rawalpindi in August 1919.

During the People's Consultative Assembly's first annual session in August 2000, President Wahid gave an account of his government's performance.

From January 1976 to August 1979, Jones served in the Officer Assignments Section at Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D. C. During this assignment, he was promoted to major in July 1977.

During August 1990, Jones was assigned as the commanding officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit ( 24th MEU ) at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

During all this time, Ribbentrop feuded with various other Nazi leaders ; at one point in August 1939 an armed clash took place between supporters of Ribbentrop and those of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels over the control of a radio station in Berlin that was meant to broadcast German propaganda abroad ( Goebbels claimed exclusive control of all propaganda both at home and abroad whereas Ribbentrop asserted a claim to monopolize all German propaganda abroad ).

During the final week of August, Lewis and Clark reached the edge of the Great Plains, a place abounding with elk, deer, bison, and beavers.

During the two-week trial in August, multiple animate targets in length were identified ascending from and diving to the loch bottom.

During his second crusade, Louis died at Tunis, 25 August 1270.

During the night of 30 ( 17 ) June 1913 they attacked the Serbian army at Bregalnica river and then the Greek army in Nigrita.

During the time of the so-called " Rewarding Truce ", which encompassed the 17 years from the end of the Ten Years ' War in 1878, fundamental changes took place in Cuban society.

During one stretch in May, the team went 2 – 17.

During this century the English scientist William Gilbert spent 17 years experimenting with magnetism and, to a lesser extent, electricity.

During the medieval period Saint Dionysius the Areopagite and Saint Denis of Paris were considered to be the same " Dionysius " who had been converted by Saint Paul in Acts 17: 34.

During this second venture, Scott led a party of five which reached the South Pole on 17 January 1912, only to find that they had been preceded by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition.

During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany Frisch was imprisoned in Bredtveit concentration camp from 17 October 1943, then in Berg concentration camp from 22 November 1943, then in Grini concentration camp from 9 December 1943 to 8 October 1944.

During the 1994 season for San Diego, Humphries completed 264 out of 453 attempts for 3, 209 yards and 17 touchdowns, with 12 interceptions.

During their Tonsure ( religious profession ), Eastern Orthodox Monks and Nuns are given a prayer rope, with the words: Accept, O brother ( sister ) ( name ), the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God ( Ephesians 6: 17 ) in the everlasting Jesus prayer by which you should have the name of the Lord in your soul, your thoughts, and your heart, saying always: " Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.

During elections in March 1994, power passed from Vere Bird to his son, Lester Bird, but remained within the ALP which won 11 of the 17 parliamentary seats.

* During Apollo 13, Apollo 14, Apollo 15, Apollo 16 and Apollo 17, the S-IVB ( the rocket's third stage ) was crashed into the Moon in order to perform seismic measurement used for characterizing the lunar core.

During parliamentary elections in 1999, the seats in Riigikogu were divided as follows: the Centre Party received 28, the Pro Patria Union 18, the Reform Party 18, the People's Party Moderates ( election cartel between Moderates and People's Party ) 17, Coalition Party 7, Country People's Party ( now People's Union ) 7, United People's Party's electoral cartel 6 seats.

During the siege, the Spaniards lost 3, 000 men to enemy action but an additional 17, 000 died of typhus.

During the six years of the First Wilson Government, spending on social services rose much faster than real personal incomes, and from 1964 to 1969, spending on social services rose from 14. 6 % to 17. 6 % of GNP, an increase of nearly 20 %.

During this period, the WWF's parent company Titan Sports was renamed World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. ( WWFE Inc. or WWFE ) and on October 19, 1999 became a publicly traded company, offering 10 million shares priced at $ 17 each.

During his tour of duty in Europe, Stubby also participated in 17 battles and four major offensives – including the St. Mihel, Meuse-Argonne, Aisne-Marne, and Champagne Marne campaigns.

During the operation, the U. S Air Force and Navy lost 17 aircraft.

During the ensuing season, the Canucks retired their second jersey number in team history, hanging Linden's number 16 beside Smyl's number 12 in a pre-game ceremony on December 17, 2008.

He was born shortly after Livia divorced Tiberius Nero and married Augustus ( 17 January, 38 BC ), giving rise to rumours that Augustus was the real father, although this is widely discredited by modern historians as Augustus had not yet met Livia when Drusus would have been conceived ( During his reign, Claudius revived this rumor to give the impression that Augustus was his paternal grandfather in addition to being his maternal great-uncle ).

During the summer of 1967, the Newark Riots occurred July 12 – 17.

During his 8 years as CEO of ASEA followed by the 9 years as CEO of ABB, the company achieved an increase of stock value of 87 times or 30 % average per year over the 17 years.

During a couple of meetings held on 17 and 21 May, the first set of rules for the game of Australian rules football were written.

During his tenure, the number of refugees worldwide decreased by almost 22 % from 21. 8 million in 2001 to close to 17. 1 million at the beginning of 2004.

During the trials, some of the disciples testified against Asahara, and he was found guilty on 13 of 17 charges, including the Sakamoto family murder, while four charges were dropped.