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.

In August 1944 at Mortain, stout defense and counterattacks against the German flanks by American and Canadian forces closed the Falaise pocket.

The first international convention for coin collectors was held 15 – 18 August 1962, in Detroit, Michigan, and was sponsored by the American Numismatic Association and the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association.

* 2008 Ottawa radio licences: On November 21, 2008, federal Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages James Moore issued a statement calling on the CRTC to review its approval of two new radio stations, Frank Torres ' CIDG-FM and Astral Media's CJOT-FM, which it had licensed in August 2008 to serve the Ottawa-Gatineau radio market.

On August 1, 2010 the U. S. transmission of the Russian American signal was terminated, and on August 3, 2010 all Canadian signals were shut down by the USCG and the CCG.

The debut album was then re-mixed by producer Roy Thomas Baker and re-released on August 20, 1982, two months after its Canadian Warner Music Group release using the original Leathür mixes, to coincide with the tour.

Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario.

Continuing to the south of Victoria Island, the ship cleared the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on 17 August 1905, but had to stop for the winter before going on to Nome on the Alaska District's Pacific coast.

Shania Twain, OC (; born Eilleen Regina Edwards ; August 28, 1965 ) is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter.

King linked Canada more and more closely to the United States, signing an agreement with Roosevelt at Ogdensburg, New York in August 1940 that provided for the close cooperation of Canadian and American forces, despite the fact that the U. S. remained officially neutral until the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

* August 22 – Dakota Goyo, Canadian actor

* August 8 – WWI – Battle of Amiens: Canadian and Australian troops begin a string of almost continuous victories with a push through the German front lines.

* August 18 – Henry Norwest, Canadian sniper ( b. 1884 )

* August 29 – WWI: The Military Service Act is passed in the Canadian House of Commons, giving the Government of Canada the right to conscript men into the army.

* August 3 – Marcel Dionne, Canadian hockey player

* August 26 – Bill Barilko, Canadian hockey player ( b. 1927 )

* August 2 – Sy Mah, Canadian marathoner ( d. 1988 )

* August 10 – Brian Drummond, Canadian voice actor

* August 27 – Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Canadian author ( b. 1796 )

* August 14 – The Quadrant Conference begins in Quebec City ; Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King meets with Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

* August 7 – Liam James, Canadian actor

* August 15 – Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress and model

* August 10 – Greg Hawgood, Canadian ice hockey player

* August – Mary MacLane, Canadian feminist writer ( b. 1881 )

* August 31 – Tony DeFranco, Canadian singer