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August 1

Billy Pierce added by The Rambling Man, 20:51, 01 August 2015
Billy Pierce removed by The Rambling Man, 04:58, 05 August 2015

August 2

Lynn Anderson added by Spencer, 05:59, 02 August 2015
Lynn Anderson removed by The Rambling Man, 18:33, 04 August 2015

August 3

The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games. added by David Levy, 16:15, 03 August 2015
|image = 国家游泳中心夜景.jpg The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games (National Aquatics Center pictured). updated by The Rambling Man, 20:19, 03 August 2015
|width = "Rowdy" Roddy Piper added by Jayron32, 16:40, 04 August 2015
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper removed by Tone, 09:20, 08 August 2015
Cilla Black added by The Rambling Man, 18:33, 04 August 2015
Cilla Black removed by Tone, 09:20, 08 August 2015

August 5

Robert Conquest added by The Rambling Man, 04:58, 05 August 2015
Robert Conquest removed by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 12 August 2015
At least 31 people die when a flash flood derails two trains in Madhya Pradesh, India. added by The Rambling Man, 18:30, 05 August 2015
At least 31 people die when a flash flood derails two trains in Madhya Pradesh, India. added by Mjroots, 18:31, 05 August 2015
At least 31 people die when a flash flood derails two trains in Madhya Pradesh, India. removed by The Rambling Man, 04:47, 13 August 2015
|image = File:Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - MSN 28420 404 (9272090094).jpg Aircraft debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (accident aircraft pictured). added by Bongwarrior, 20:27, 05 August 2015
The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games. updated by Bongwarrior, 20:27, 05 August 2015
The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games. removed by Jenks24, 18:14, 12 August 2015
Structural debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (accident aircraft pictured). added by Bongwarrior, 22:49, 05 August 2015

August 6

Structural debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March (aircraft pictured). updated by David Levy, 00:24, 06 August 2015
Structural debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014 (aircraft pictured). updated by Bongwarrior, 00:55, 06 August 2015
Debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014 (aircraft pictured). added by The Rambling Man, 13:48, 06 August 2015
Debris found washed ashore on Réunion is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014 (aircraft pictured). updated by Jenks24, 18:19, 06 August 2015
A new 21-mile bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. added by KTC, 19:14, 06 August 2015
A new 21-mile (34 km) bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 06 August 2015
A new 35 km (22 mi) long bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. added by The Rambling Man, 20:06, 06 August 2015

August 7

A new 35 km (22 mi)-long bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. updated by DragonflySixtyseven, 12:10, 07 August 2015

August 8

A new 35 km (22 mi)-long bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling the canal's capacity. updated by Newyorkbrad, 02:16, 08 August 2015
Frances Oldham Kelsey added by Tone, 09:20, 08 August 2015
Frances Oldham Kelsey removed by The Rambling Man, 21:03, 16 August 2015

August 10

Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 28 people and injuring hundreds more. added by The Rambling Man, 17:05, 10 August 2015
Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 17:07, 10 August 2015
|image = File:Soudelor 2015-08-04 0410Z.jpg Typhoon Soudelor (pictured) makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 17:23, 10 August 2015
Debris found washed ashore on Réunion is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014. updated by The Rambling Man, 17:23, 10 August 2015
Debris found washed ashore on Réunion is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014. removed by Bongwarrior, 17:45, 14 August 2015
|width = 100 A massive toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. added by Ceradon, 16:20, 11 August 2015
Frank Gifford added by Bongwarrior, 17:39, 11 August 2015
Frank Gifford removed by Bongwarrior, 23:16, 17 August 2015
A toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. updated by The Rambling Man, 18:43, 11 August 2015
A toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. added by David Levy, 19:06, 11 August 2015
A toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. removed by The Rambling Man, 07:49, 16 August 2015

August 12

In cricket, England regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the 2015 Ashes series. added by Jenks24, 18:14, 12 August 2015
Manuel Contreras added by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 12 August 2015
Manuel Contreras removed by The Rambling Man, 21:03, 16 August 2015
|image = File:The_England_Cricket_Team_Ashes_2015.jpg In cricket, England (pictured) regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the 2015 Ashes series. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:21, 12 August 2015
Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:21, 12 August 2015
Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. removed by Timotheus Canens, 21:27, 16 August 2015
In cricket, England (pictured) regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the Ashes series. updated by David Levy, 22:13, 12 August 2015

August 13

In cricket, England (pictured) regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the series. updated by Stephen, 03:25, 13 August 2015
An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills at least 17 people and injures hundreds more. added by The Rambling Man, 04:47, 13 August 2015
An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills at least 44 people and injures hundreds more. updated by Mjroots, 06:05, 13 August 2015
An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills at least 50 people and injures hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 13:04, 13 August 2015
An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills 50 people and injures at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 18:35, 13 August 2015
A series of explosions in Tianjin, China, kills 50 people and injures at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:35, 13 August 2015
Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kills 50 people and injures at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:35, 13 August 2015
Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill 50 people and injure at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:36, 13 August 2015

August 14

A new 35 km-long (22 mi) bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling the canal's capacity. added by The Rambling Man, 12:05, 14 August 2015
A new 35 km-long (22 mi) bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling the canal's capacity. removed by The Rambling Man, 20:48, 16 August 2015
Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill over 50 people and injure at least 700. updated by KTC, 16:17, 14 August 2015
Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill more than 50 people and injure at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 16:20, 14 August 2015
A truck bomb attack at a market in Baghdad kills at least 80 people and injures more than 200 others. added by Bongwarrior, 17:45, 14 August 2015
A truck bomb attack at a market in Baghdad kills at least 80 people and injures more than 200 others. removed by Spencer, 21:05, 18 August 2015

August 15

Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill more than 80 people and injure at least 700. updated by Timotheus Canens, 02:50, 15 August 2015
Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill more than 100 people and injure at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 19:58, 15 August 2015

August 16

Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new type of tiling the plane with a single polygon since 1985. added by The Rambling Man, 20:48, 16 August 2015
Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:49, 16 August 2015
|image = File:15thPentagonTiling.svg Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling (pictured), the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by The Rambling Man, 21:02, 16 August 2015
In cricket, England regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the series. updated by The Rambling Man, 21:02, 16 August 2015
In cricket, England regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the series. removed by Dragons flight, 22:36, 17 August 2015
Julian Bond added by Timotheus Canens, 21:21, 16 August 2015
Julian Bond removed by Thryduulf, 13:23, 22 August 2015
Trigana Air Service Flight 267 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in West Papua, Indonesia. added by Timotheus Canens, 21:25, 16 August 2015

August 17

Trigana Air Service Flight 267 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in West Papua, Indonesia. updated by Crisco 1492, 00:37, 17 August 2015
Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling (pictured), the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Crisco 1492, 00:37, 17 August 2015
Trigana Air Service Flight 267 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in Papua, Indonesia. updated by Crisco 1492, 03:22, 17 August 2015
Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in Papua, Indonesia. updated by The Rambling Man, 13:19, 17 August 2015
Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling (pictured), the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Jenks24, 17:11, 17 August 2015
Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 passengers and crew on board. updated by Mjroots, 18:22, 17 August 2015
At least 19 people are killed when a bomb explodes in Bangkok, Thailand. added by Dragons flight, 22:36, 17 August 2015

August 18

A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 21 people and injures more than 100 others. added by Stephen, 03:55, 18 August 2015
The Netball World Cup concludes with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final. added by Spencer, 19:50, 18 August 2015
The Netball World Cup concludes with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final. removed by Stephen, 02:40, 26 August 2015
Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million people in the country. added by Spencer, 21:05, 18 August 2015
Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. updated by Stephen, 23:18, 18 August 2015
Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. removed by Stephen, 23:47, 18 August 2015
In golf, Jason Day wins the PGA Championship. added by Stephen, 23:47, 18 August 2015

August 19

|image = File:Jason Day.jpg In golf, Jason Day (pictured) wins the PGA Championship. updated by Stephen, 00:03, 19 August 2015
Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Stephen, 00:03, 19 August 2015
Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. removed by The Rambling Man, 07:53, 21 August 2015
A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 21 people and injures more than 100 others. added by The Rambling Man, 05:55, 19 August 2015
A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 23 people and injures more than 120 others. updated by The Rambling Man, 05:55, 19 August 2015
Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. updated by The Rambling Man, 07:25, 19 August 2015
Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. updated by The Rambling Man, 07:25, 19 August 2015
Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. removed by Stephen, 01:16, 21 August 2015
|image = Jason Day cropped.jpg A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 23 people and injures more than 120. updated by Jayron32, 01:51, 20 August 2015
Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 passengers and crew. updated by Jayron32, 01:51, 20 August 2015
Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 passengers and crew. removed by Stephen, 23:54, 24 August 2015
A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 23 people and injures more than 120 others. updated by Stephen, 01:59, 20 August 2015
A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills 20 people and injures more than 120 others. updated by The Rambling Man, 07:20, 20 August 2015
A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills 20 people and injures more than 120 others. removed by Bongwarrior, 06:55, 31 August 2015
Jacob Bekenstein added by The Rambling Man, 19:42, 20 August 2015
Jacob Bekenstein removed by The Rambling Man, 19:39, 23 August 2015

August 21

Khaled al-Asaad added by Stephen, 04:58, 21 August 2015
Khaled al-Asaad removed by The Rambling Man, 19:59, 27 August 2015

August 22

Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Stephen, 01:04, 22 August 2015
Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. removed by The Rambling Man, 20:46, 22 August 2015
Arthur Morris added by Thryduulf, 13:23, 22 August 2015
Arthur Morris removed by The Rambling Man, 17:59, 28 August 2015
|image = Hawker Hunter T7 'WV372 - R' (G-BXFI) (12863569924).jpg At least seven people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto the A27 near Shoreham Airport in West Sussex. added by The Rambling Man, 20:46, 22 August 2015
In golf, Jason Day wins the PGA Championship. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:46, 22 August 2015
In golf, Jason Day wins the PGA Championship. removed by The Rambling Man, 09:33, 29 August 2015
At least 7 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. added by David Levy, 21:15, 22 August 2015
At least 7 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by David Levy, 22:37, 22 August 2015
At least 7 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by David Levy, 23:16, 22 August 2015

August 23

At least seven people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by David Levy, 08:19, 23 August 2015
At least eleven people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. added by KTC, 17:57, 23 August 2015
At least 11 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. added by David Levy, 18:45, 23 August 2015
Mariem Hassan added by The Rambling Man, 19:39, 23 August 2015
Mariem Hassan removed by Tone, 13:10, 30 August 2015

August 24

The ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State. added by Stephen, 23:54, 24 August 2015

August 25

|image = Temple of Baal-Shamin, Palmyra.jpg The ancient Temple of Baalshamin (pictured) in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State. updated by Stephen, 00:05, 25 August 2015
At least 11 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by Stephen, 00:05, 25 August 2015
The ancient Temple of Baalshamin (pictured) in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. updated by Jenks24, 12:20, 25 August 2015

August 26

Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the largest in the state's history, destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 square miles (2,400 km²). added by Stephen, 02:40, 26 August 2015
Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the largest in the state's history, destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 square miles (2,400 km²). updated by Stephen, 02:42, 26 August 2015
|image = Okanogan Complex Fire - USFS.jpg Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the largest in the state's history (pictured), destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 square miles (2,400 km²). updated by Stephen, 03:10, 26 August 2015
The ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. updated by Stephen, 03:10, 26 August 2015
|caption = Okanogan Complex fire updated by David Levy, 18:34, 26 August 2015
|caption = Okanogan Complex fire removed by The Rambling Man, 09:46, 29 August 2015
|title = updated by David Levy, 18:34, 26 August 2015

August 27

Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the Okanogan Complex fire (pictured), destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 square miles (2,400 km²). updated by Jenks24, 12:39, 27 August 2015
Amelia Boynton Robinson added by The Rambling Man, 19:59, 27 August 2015
Amelia Boynton Robinson removed by Bongwarrior, 05:04, 31 August 2015

August 28

European migrant crisis added by Tone, 12:56, 28 August 2015
Al Arbour added by The Rambling Man, 17:59, 28 August 2015

August 29

Flash floods and mudslides produced by Tropical Storm Erika kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. added by The Rambling Man, 09:33, 29 August 2015
|image = Erika 2015-08-28 1505Z.jpg Flash floods and mudslides produced by Tropical Storm Erika (satellite image pictured) kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by The Rambling Man, 09:46, 29 August 2015
Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the Okanogan Complex fire, destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 square miles (2,400 km²). updated by The Rambling Man, 09:46, 29 August 2015
|width = 100 Flash floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika (satellite image pictured) kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by Stephen, 11:33, 29 August 2015

August 30

Oliver Sacks added by Tone, 13:10, 30 August 2015
Flash floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika (satellite image pictured) kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by Cyclonebiskit, 20:27, 30 August 2015

August 31

Wes Craven added by Patar knight, 03:30, 31 August 2015
Wes Craven removed by Bongwarrior, 04:24, 31 August 2015
Wes Craven updated by Bongwarrior, 05:04, 31 August 2015
|image = File:Denali Mt McKinley.jpg The United States announces the renaming of Mount McKinley (pictured) in Alaska to its traditional name of Denali. added by Bongwarrior, 06:55, 31 August 2015
Flash floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by Bongwarrior, 06:55, 31 August 2015
The ancient temples of Bel and Baalshamin in Palmyra are destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. added by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 31 August 2015