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* Ramadan runs from July 19 to August 19 or 20 depending on the moon, 2012

* Laylat al-Qadr on August 14, 2012

* August 20, 2012 is Eid ul-Fitr

* ( since August 31, 2012 due to Ramil Safarov's extradition to Azerbaijan )

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.

In August 2012, two mites preserved in amber were determined to be the oldest animals ever to have been found in the substance ; the mites are 230 million years old and were discovered in north-eastern Italy.

* 1921 – August Kowalczyk, Polish actor, director, and Holocaust survivor ( d. 2012 )

The first official celebration will take place in Wellington in August 2012, with the planting of pohutukawa and Norfolk pines along Thorndon Esplanade.

* 416: 477-0034 Toronto, Ontario ( Fibernetics-verified August 1, 2012 )

* 416: 477-0035 Toronto, Ontario ( Fibernetics-verified August 1, 2012 )

On August 30, 2011, Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King, who correctly predicted the 2011 Super Bowl, made his predictions for the 2011 season and picked the Falcons to defeat the San Diego Chargers in the 2012 Super Bowl.

On August 5, 2008 Dan Haren signed a four-year, $ 44. 75 million deal with the Diamondbacks worth a guaranteed $ 41. 25 million through 2012 and including a $ 15. 5 million club option for 2013 with a $ 3. 5 million buyout.

The Navy authorized Full-Rate Production ( FRP ) of the AARGM in August 2012, with 72 missiles for the Navy and nine for the Italian Air Force to be delivered in 2013.

In August 2012 a man in Montana was killed by a car while perpetrating a Bigfoot hoax using a ghillie suit.

As of August 2012, the M20 and M22 bus lines service parts of Battery Park City.

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After a long history as proprietary software, it was released as free software on 6 August 2012, under the GNU Lesser General Public License.

On August 6, 2012, CDE was freed under the LGPL free software license. Its source code is available at SourceForge.

The album was released on August 31, 2012 thru Napalm Records in Europe and September 11, 2012 in the United States and Canada.

An open beta was planned sometime between July 21, 2012 and the game's release on August 21, 2012.

His Holiness Abune Paulos died in August 2012 and transitionally a new pope is elected until an election is made next year.

However, in an in-person interview held at the Apple Store Soho on August 16, 2012, Cronenberg commented that the financing for the " Eastern Promises " sequel had fallen through about two weeks earlier.

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.

Co-founder Mike Magee left the company amid some controversy after posting criticism of The Register management, complaining that The Register had become a " vehicle of software ", on 23 August 2001.

In August 2005 the Stuckists initiated a major controversy over the Tate's purchase of its trustee Chris Ofili's work The Upper Room for £ 705, 000.

Herbert Dingle ( 2 August 1890, London – 4 September 1978, Kingston upon Hull ), an English physicist and natural philosopher, who served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1951 to 1953, is best known for his opposition to Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity and the protracted controversy that this provoked.

In August 2010, amid much controversy, the station was merged with its sister operations in other areas of Devon and all operations were moved to new studios in Exeter and renamed Heart Devon.

On August 30, 1953, Cantinflas began performing his theatrical work Yo Colón (" I, Columbus ") in the Teatro de los Insurgentes, the same theatre that had earlier been embroiled in a controversy over a Diego Rivera mural incorporating Cantinflas and the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Esteban De Jesús ( August 2, 1951 – May 11, 1989 ) was a Puerto Rican world lightweight champion boxer whose life was full of controversy, problems and scandals.

* August 28 – Madonna sparks media controversy by kissing popstars Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.

Prior to the opening of the Panama Canal to traffic on 15 August 1914, a controversy with Great Britain respecting the interpretation of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty arose.

The Greek chorus comments on themes, and — as August Wilhelm Schlegel proposed in the early 19th century to subsequent controversy — shows how an ideal audience might react to the drama.

Further controversy occurred in August 2008 when Paisley, speaking after a number of attacks on the Police Service of Northern Ireland, said that dissident republicans should be " shot on sight.

In August 2012, the publishers of the series faced a controversy regarding the fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A's plan to distribute titles in the series as part of a kids ' meal promotion, with gay rights advocates urging the publishers to pull out of the promotion, due to the Chick-fil-A founder's controversial statements regarding gay marriage.

Though relatively brief, his stay with the troupe was eventful: in 1624 he was embroiled in both the Game at Chess controversy in August and the Spanish Viceroy affair in December.

In mid-2009, the NEA came under controversy again when it was revealed on a website run by conservative activist Andrew Breitbart that then-Communications Director Yosi Sergant had participated in an August 10, 2009 conference call that allegedly directed artists to create works of art promoting President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.

In August 2011, Martin approached Gay Byrne as a possible nominee for the Presidential election, but this approached caused controversy within his party, who favoured an internal candidate, Brian Crowley, which was exacerbated on the declining of the nomination by Byrne and the withdrawal from the process by Crowley.

In August 2005, Chopra wrote a series of articles on the creation-evolution controversy and Intelligent design which were criticized by science writer Michael Shermer, founder of The Skeptics Society.

In August 2012, Travelocity faced a viral controversy when it offered a $ 200 coupon code to National Federation of the Blind members.

In August 2009, the Courant attracted some controversy over its firing of George Gombossy, a 40-year veteran of the paper and its consumer advocate at the time.

On 31 August 2009 O ' Donoghue's expense claim controversy appeared on the front page of the Irish Independent, revealing how O ' Donoghue received € 330, 000 in allowances and expenses in addition to his basic TD salary.

In 1760 he sustained a severe reverse at Frederick's hands in the Battle of Liegnitz ( August 15, 1760 ), which action led to bitter controversy with Daun and Lacy, the commanders of the main army, who, Laudon claimed, had left his corps unsupported.

He was involved in controversy with August Blanche in the " Det-går-an battle "; Almqvist asserted that Blanche was of illegitimate birth, Blanche challenged Almqvist to a duel and when Almqvist paid no attention, August Blanche spat in his face at a meeting at the Strömparterren.

"' The film also caused controversy when it opened in the Republic of Ireland that August.

Edgardo Levi Mortara ( Bologna, Papal States, August 27, 1851 – Liège, Belgium, March 11, 1940 ) was an Italian boy who became the center of an international controversy when he was removed from his Jewish parents by authorities of the Papal States and raised as a Catholic.

In August 1998, the erection of some hundreds of additional smaller crosses outside Auschwitz, despite the opposition of the country's bishops, sparked intense controversy in the Polish Catholic and international Jewish community.