On 13 August, 2012, this project was officially announced to be The Zero Theorem, set to start shooting in Bucharest on October 22, produced by Dean Zanuck ( son to the late Richard D. Zanuck who was to originally produce in 2009 ), worldwide sales handled by Voltage Pictures, Toronto and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz in the lead, replacing Billy Bob Thornton who had been attached to the project in 2009.

* August 10 – Robert L. Thornton, American businessman, philanthropist, and mayor of Dallas, Texas ( d. 1964 )

One of the book's early champions was Thornton Wilder, who wrote to Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas in August 1939, a few months after the book's publication: " One of my absorptions [...] has been James Joyce's new novel, digging out its buried keys and resolving that unbroken chain of erudite puzzles and finally coming on lots of wit, and lots of beautiful things has been my midnight recuperation.

Regardless, Thornton re-signed with the team on August 11, 2005, to a three-year deal worth US $ 20 million.

On August 25, 1969 he married Margaret ( Meg ) Thornton, a teacher.

* John Wingate Thornton, Colonial Schemes of Popham and Gorges: Speech at the Fort Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862, 1863

Robert Lee Thornton, Sr. ( often just R. L. Thornton ) ( 10 August 1880 – 15 February 1964 ) was a Dallas, Texas ( USA ) businessman ,< ref >

Thornton was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967.

On 9 August 1961, the Holtaheia Accident took place as a Vickers VC. 1 Viking passenger aeroplane, G-AHPM operated by Cunard Eagle Airways, transporting schoolboys from The Archbishop Lanfranc School in Thornton Heath, London, crashed into the mountainside above the farm ( Holtaheia ).

John Thornton Kirkland ( August 17, 1770 – April 26, 1840 ) served as President of Harvard University from 1810 to 1828.

Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton ( Ph. D .) ( born August 17, 1952 in Montgomery, Alabama ) is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity.

Dr. Thornton left NASA on August 1, 1996, to join the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Engineering.

On August 17, Thome hit the first walk-off hit in Target Field, a 445-foot 2-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning against the Chicago White Sox reliever Matt Thornton.

In late August 2007 through mid-September he starred as the narrator in the Hartford Stage production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, a role he had once played on television.

*" Hound Dog ", by Willie Mae " Big Mama " Thornton, was recorded on August 13, 1952.

Thornton was traded to Chivas USA on August 2, 2008.

On 2 August 2006, the alliance chose newcomer former Grant Thornton partner / managing director Hakainde Hichilema of the UPND as its presidential candidate, relegating UNIP to play a background role in the 2006 election.

On August 14, he hit for the cycle in Minnesota, the first Indian to accomplish the feat since Andre Thornton in.

William Thornton Mustard, ( August 8, 1914 – December 11, 1987 ) was a Canadian physician and cardiac surgeon.

André Thornton ( born August 13, 1949 in Tuskegee, Alabama ), nicknamed " Thunder ," is a former first baseman and designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians during a 14-year career.

* Book review by Bruce Thornton, August 6, 2005

Richard Crispin Armitage ( born 22 August 1971 ) is an English actor famous for his roles as John Thornton in North & South, Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood, and Lucas North in Spooks.

When it opened on August 18, 1812, then-President John Thornton Kirkland of Harvard referred to it as " Holworthy College.

" Having an interest in Rosicrucianism, a prominent magico-religious tradition within Western esotericism, Gardner decided to attend one of the plays performed by the group ; in August 1939, Gardner took his wife to a theatrical performance based on the life of Pythagoras.

Galileo performed close observation of a second asteroid, 243 Ida, at 16: 51: 59 UT on 28 August 1993 at a range of 2, 410 km.

It was officially announced on August 10, 2010, that House of Pain had reunited and performed their first show in a decade at the second annual Epicenter Music Festival in Fontana, California, on September 25, 2010.

The glorification of Father Herman was performed on August 9, 1970, at Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Kodiak, Alaska by the OCA with parallel services at the Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady, Joy of all who Sorrow in San Francisco by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia ( ROCOR ).

The blessing of first fruits was performed annually in both the Eastern and Western Churches on the first or the sixth of August ( the latter being the feast of the Transfiguration of Christ ).

The complete excavation of the block containing the remains was performed on 6 August.

In August and September 1958, Project Argus was performed to test a theory about the formation of radiation belts that may have tactical use in war.

Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band's four members — Trey Anastasio ( guitars, lead vocals ), Mike Gordon ( bass, vocals ), Jon Fishman ( drums, percussion, vocals ), and Page McConnell ( keyboards, vocals )— performed together for over 20 years before breaking up in August 2004.

They performed their first concert together, opening for Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann with an attendance of over 11, 000 people at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 14.

" The first such Neo-druidic group to make use of the megalithic monument was the Ancient Order of Druids, who performed a mass initiation ceremony there in August 1905, in which they admitted 259 new members into their organisation.

performed as walkabout productions in the summer 1992 at Thurstaston Common and Beeston Castle and in August 1995 at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire.

* Comedian Will Ferrell performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on 2 August 2010

Staind appeared on The Howard Stern Show on August 10, 2005, to promote their new album Chapter V. They performed acoustic renditions of the single " Right Here " and Beetlejuice's song " This is Beetle ".

The Stems had performed at their last live show on 31 August 1987, but it wasn't officially announced until November 1987.

1982 saw a lull in activity from the Undertones, who only performed a single tour of continental Europe in August, and spent much of their time writing and recording songs for their next LP in their 8-track demo studio.

# was discharged or released from active duty for a service connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed between August 5, 1964 and May 7, 1975.

In May 2006, Petersen's $ 160 million epic film Poseidon, a re-telling of the 1969 Paul Gallico novel ( and popular 1972 disaster film ) The Poseidon Adventure, was released by Warner Bros., but performed poorly in the US, barely cracking $ 60 million in box office receipts by early August, although international profits surpassed $ 121 million.

* August 19 – Leonard Bernstein conducts his final concert, ending with Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

On 12th August 2012 he performed at the 2012 London Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.

Nicks performed in a series of shows in August 2010 (" it's not really a tour ," she said ).

It was performed twice in June 1790, with the composer conducting the second performance, and again in July ( twice ) and August ( once ).

On 12 August 2012, Queen performed at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Korn performed " Let the Guilt Go " on the late-night television talk show Lopez Tonight on August 24, 2010.

They performed overseas at the Download Festival with Linkin Park and System of a Down, and during Japan's Summer Sonic Festival on August 13 with Avril Lavigne, The Mars Volta, Ne-Yo, and the Strokes.