On 19 August 1978 — the anniversary of the US backed pro-Shah coup d ' état which overthrew the nationalists and popular Iranian prime minister, Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh — the Cinema Rex, a movie theatre in Abadan, Iran, was set ablaze by four Islamic Revolution sympathizers in an attempt to help the cause of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

" In an August 24, 1978, Rolling Stone interview, Bruce Springsteen told Dave Marsh, " I play Buddy Holly every night before I go on ; that keeps me honest.

Donald Campbell Dewar ( 21 August 1937 – 11 October 2000 ) was a Scottish politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament ( MP ) in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000.

To date, and with support from Europe's National Meteorological Services and the European Commission, ECMWF has conducted two major reanalyses of the global atmosphere: the first ECMWF re-analysis ( ERA-15 ) project generated reanalyses from December 1978 to February 1994 ; the ERA-40 project generated reanalyses from September 1957 to August 2002.

First appearance: August 8, 1978

At Kenyatta's death ( August 22, 1978 ), Vice President Daniel arap Moi became interim President.

Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon, DBE ( 5 January 1906 – 24 August 1978 ), was a leading archaeologist of Neolithic culture in the Fertile Crescent.

Dalglish's departure was unpopular with the Celtic fans, and when he returned in August 1978 to play in Stein's testimonial, he was booed by a large contingent of Celtic supporters.

Keith John Moon ( 23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978 ) was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who.

Several key events occurred, which raised public awareness of the New Age subculture: the production of the musical Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical ( 1967 ) with its opening song " Aquarius " and its memorable line " This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius "; publication of Linda Goodman's best-selling astrology books Sun Signs ( 1968 ) and Love Signs ( 1978 ); the release of Shirley MacLaine's book Out on a Limb ( 1983 ), later adapted into a television mini-series with the same name ( 1987 ); and the " Harmonic Convergence " planetary alignment on August 16 and 17, 1987, organized by José Argüelles at Sedona in the U. S. state of Arizona.

#< li value =" 10 "> John Paul I ( 26 August – 28 September 1978 ): reigned for 33 calendar days.

In August 1978, the World Assembly of Public Relations Associations defined the field as " the art and social science of analyzing trends, predicting their consequences, counseling organizational leaders, and implementing planned programs of action, which will serve both the organization and the public interest.

* Pioneer Venus Multiprobe ( Pioneer Venus 2, Pioneer 13 ) – launched August 1978

* Phase shifting sound effects circuit, issued August 1978

The movie, which was released in Japan on August 6, 1977, was edited down further and dubbed into English in 1978 ; entitled Space Cruiser Yamato or simply Space Cruiser, it was only given a limited theatrical release in Europe & Latin America, where it was called Patrulha Estelar ( Star Patrol ) or Astronave Intrepido ( Starship Intrepid ), though it was later released on video in most countries.

* Bally Yazkuliyevich Yazkuliyev ( 15 December 1978 – 13 August 1988 )

The first human-carrying unpowered balloon to actually cross the Atlantic Ocean was Double Eagle II from August 11 to 17, 1978.

* August 23 – Keith Moon, English rock drummer ( The Who ) ( d. 1978 )

* August 19 – James Gould Cozzens, American writer ( d. 1978 )

* August 24 – Haim Ernst Wertheimer German-born Israeli biochemist, recipient of the Israel Prize ( d. 1978 )

* August 28 – Charles Boyer, French actor ( d. 1978 )

* August 2 – Jack Warner, Canadian film producer ( d. 1978 )

* August 11 – Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet ( d. 1978 )

The IBM System i, then known as the AS / 400, was the continuation of the System / 38 database machine architecture ( announced by IBM in October 1978 and delivered in August 1979 ).

Hayley Wickenheiser ( born August 12, 1978 ) is a women's ice hockey player from Canada.

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ( born Prince Louis of Battenberg ; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979 ), was a British statesman and naval officer, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and second cousin once removed to Elizabeth II.

In August 1730 he gave permission for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy to carry out a morganatic marriage to Anna Canalis di Cumiana.

In August 1361 he was elected as the abbot of the Abbey of St. Victor.

* August 4 – Victor Mature, American actor ( b. 1913 )

* August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, is manufactured.

* August 25 – Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, French military man, brother of Madame de Montespan ( d. 1688 )

* August 2 – Pope Stephen IX ( sometimes referred to as Stephen X ) succeeds Pope Victor II as the 154th pope.

Military exercises by the army in the Po Valley in August 1939 disappointed onlookers, including King Victor Emmanuel III.

In August 1949, the nearest local newspaper to Barrett, the Elbow Lake Herald, reported that, some five years earlier, local farmer Victor Setterlund had found on his land, near Barrett Lake, a heart-shaped stone weighing about 75 lbs ( 34 kg ), bearing a runic inscription.

The following year, in August 2004, Shriro Sweden, the holding company of Victor Hasselblad AB, and Swedish subsidiary of Shriro Group, announced the acquisition of high-end scanner and digital cameraback manufacturer, Imacon.

On August 26, the first time Victor Martinez caught Wakefield, he used a first baseman's glove, instead of a regular catcher's mitt.

* August 15 – First successful electrical re-recording, directed by Nathaniel Shilkret, of an orchestral accompaniment of a Victor recording by Enrico Caruso

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863 ) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.

Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family are considered the founders of country music and their songs were first captured at an historic recording session in Bristol, Tennessee on August 1, 1927, where Ralph Peer was the talent scout and sound recordist for Victor Records.

Albert Victor Samain ( 3 April 1858 — 18 August 1900 ) was a French poet and writer of the Symbolist school.

Victor H. Vroom ( August 9, 1932, Montreal, Canada ) is a business school professor at the Yale School of Management.

memoirs on the events of 10 August were published by François Victor Alphonse Aulard, preceded by a biographical study.

Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von Bülow ( short: Vicco von Bülow, 12 November 1923, Brandenburg an der Havel – 22 August 2011, Ammerland at Lake Starnberg ), more commonly known under the pseudonym Loriot, was a German comedian, humorist, cartoonist, film director, actor and writer.

Fiona Bradley, editor, Victor Willing, August Publishers

Fiona Bradley, editor, Victor Willing, August Publishers

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In 1690 Saint-Ruth took most of the Victor Amadeus II's exposed Duchy of Savoy, routing the Savoyard army in the process until only the great fortress of Montmélian remained in ducal hands ; while to the south in Piedmont, Nicolas Catinat led 12, 000 men and soundly defeated Victor Amadeus at the Battle of Staffarda on 18 August.

Victor G. Szebehely ( August 21, 1921 Budapest – September 13, 1997 Austin ) was a key figure in the development and success of the Apollo program.

In August 1927, while talent hunting in the southern states with Victor Records he recorded both Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family in the same session at a makeshift studio in Bristol, Tennessee, known as the Bristol Sessions.