The 1976 definition of the astronomical unit was incomplete, in particular because it does not specify the frame of reference in which time is to be measured, but proved practical for the calculation of ephemerides: a fuller definition that is consistent with general relativity was proposed, and " vigorous debate " ensued until in August 2012 the International Astronomical Union adopted the current definition of 1 astronomical unit = 149597870700 meters.

The Fairchild Channel F is a game console released by Fairchild Semiconductor in August 1976 at the retail price of $ 169. 95.

In the 2008 film August, directed by Austin Chick, he played a supporting role as Ogilvie, alongside Josh Hartnett and Rip Torn, with whom he had worked in 1976 for The Man Who Fell to Earth.

This logo was placed in the top center of the cover from August 1975 to October 1976.

The band toured in support in the US only from October 1976 to April 1977 with a break in December, then an American Music Award show appearance on 31 January 1977, plus a one-off gig in San Diego in August 1977.

On 9 August 2010, Eagle Rock Entertainment released Live – The Early Years in the UK as a DVD compilation that includes Fusion – Live in London ( 1976 ) along with never before released live performances at Brunel University ( 1973 ) and on a German TV show Rockpalast ( 1974 ).

Friedrich Christian Anton " Fritz " Lang ( December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976 ) was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor.

George Hoyt Whipple ( August 28, 1878 – February 1, 1976 ) was an American physician, pathologist, biomedical researcher, and medical school educator and administrator.

Hurst became manager of Telford in 1976 and after three years joined Chelsea but was sacked in August 1981.

The invasion of East Timor by Indonesia in December 1975 and its annexation in 1976 and the referendum on independence of East Timor from Indonesia in August 1999 strained Indonesia's relations with the international community.

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 the first few months of the military government, more than 70 policemen were killed in leftist guerrilla attacks. On 11 August 1976, urban guerrillas dressed like policemen intercept and kill army corporal Jorge Antonio Bulacio, with two shots to the head and set fire with Molotov bomb cocktails his military lorry belonging to the 141st Headquarters Communications Battalion.

Nawaf Muhammed Salim al-Hazmi (, ; also known as Rabia al-Makki ) ( August 9, 1976 – September 11, 2001 ) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon as part of the September 11 attacks.

A State Department document made available by the National Security Archive on 10 April 2010 reveals that a démarche protesting Pinochet's Operation: Condor assassination program was proposed and sent on 23 August 1976 to US diplomatic missions in Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile to be delivered to their host governments but later rescinded on 16 September 1976 by Henry Kissinger, following concerns raised by US ambassadors assigned there of both personal safety and a likely diplomatic contretemps.

The compound was first administered to two normal human volunteers by Abass Alavi in August 1976 at the University of Pennsylvania.

The team took the field for the first time on August 1, 1976 in a pre-season game against the San Francisco 49ers in the then newly constructed Kingdome.

On 1 August 1976, the country became a republic, and the last Governor-General, Sir Ellis Clarke, became the first President.

The islands have had their own government headed by a chief minister, the first of whom was James Alexander George Smith McCartney, since August 1976.

Novelist Tom Wolfe coined the term Me decade in his article " The " Me " Decade and the Third Great Awakening ", published by New York magazine in August 1976 referring to the 1970s.

* August 24 – Carlo Gambino, American gangster ( d. 1976 )

* August 6 – Wright Patman, American politician ( d. 1976 )

* August 15 – Mary Nash, American actress ( d. 1976 )

* August 28 – George Whipple, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ( d. 1976 )

Viking 1 entered Mars orbit on June 19, 1976, with Viking 2 following suit on August 7.

Its ground for this recommendation was that, while petitioner claimed before the local board August 17, 1956 ( as evidenced by its memorandum in his file of that date ), that he was devoting 100 hours per month to actual preaching, the headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses reported that he was no longer doing so and, on the contrary, had relinquished both his Pioneer and Bible Student Servant positions.

From 2002 to July 2008 under Turkmen calendar reform, the month of August was named after Alp Arslan.

August ( ) is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days.

In common years no other month starts on the same day of the week as August, though in leap years February starts on the same day.

* In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers

* In the United States, August is National Back to School month.

A month after Blériot's crossing of the English Channel the aviation week in Reims, France, August 1909, caught special worldwide attention.

The First World War began in August 1914 and Montgomery moved to France with his regiment that month.

Had the battle actually taken place in the true month of August, when the harvest was becoming ripe, Pompey's strategy of starving Caesar would not be plausible.

August is the hottest month, with a high of 27 degrees Celsius ( 81 ° F ).

He was discharged in August, at the end of the regiment's 3 month enlistment.

Despite this, Chicago engaged St. Louis in a see-saw battle for first place into August, but the Cardinals played to a torrid 20 – 6 pace that month, designating their rivals to battle in the Wild Card race, from which they were eliminated in the season's final week.

) of rain, with August the driest month, averaging 100 mm ( 4. 2 in ) of rain.

Summers are hot with an average max temperature of about 33C in August, the hottest month of the year.

The warmest month on record at St Angelo was August 1995 with a mean temperature of ( mean maximum, mean minimum, while the coldest month was December 2010, with a mean temperature of ( mean maximum, mean minimum.

Frédéric Bazille joined a Zouave regiment in August 1870, a month after the outbreak of the

No. 187 / 1972 – Firearms ( Temporary Custody ) Order, 1972 ) was issued for all privately-held pistols and all rifles over. 22 calibre to be surrendered to local Garda ( police ) stations by 5 August 1972, for a period of one month.

The longest one of these lasted for over a month ( in 1986 August 25 to September 28 ); it began with Jon telling Garfield to go get the newspaper.

The ancient Greeks celebrated the festival of the Heracleia, which commemorated the death of Heracles, on the second day of the month of Metageitnion ( which would fall in late July or early August ).

According to Ruickbie ( 2004, p. 19 ) the Greeks observed two days sacred to Hecate, one on the 13th of August and one on the 30th of November, whilst the Romans observed the 29th of every month as her sacred day.

Sorita d ' Este observes that it is also important to give consideration to the difference between the modern calendar and the lunisolar calendars which would have been in use when these dates were set, giving us a full moon date around the 13th of each month and the date for the August festival originating with the festival of Nemoralia held in honour of Diana.

Secondary schools are off during the month ( and also July and August ), while June is the last month in primary schools.

The new kingdom, and Godfrey's reputation, was secured with the defeat of the Fatimid Egyptian army under al-Afdal Shahanshah at the Battle of Ascalon one month after the conquest, on August 12, but Raymond and Godfrey's continued antagonism prevented the crusaders from taking control of Ascalon itself.