August

• Death of Anne, queen of England and Scots / Great Britain
• Accession of George I, king of Great Britain

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• Death of William II, king of England

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• Death of James II, king of Scots

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• Accession of James III, king of Scots

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• Coronation of Henry I, king of England

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• Death of Nicholas Monsarrat, British novelist

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• The Webster-Asburton Treaty agreed the location of the border between Maine and New Brunswick

• Death of Samuel Ferguson, Irish Poet

• Coronation of Edward VII, king of the United Kingdom

• Douglas Bader was shot down and captured near St Omer, France

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• Coronation of James III, king of Scots

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• Birth of George IV, king of the United Kingdom

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• Death of Duncan I, king of Scots
• Accession of Macbeth, king of Scots

• Coronation of Robert III, king of Scots

• The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act outlawed offshore ‘pirate’ radio stations. Radio Caroline continued to broadcast.

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• Death of Macbeth, king of Scots
• Accession of Lulach, king of Scots

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• Coronation of Eadred, king of England

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• Coronation of Edward I, king of England

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• Birth of William IV, king of the United Kingdom

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• Death of Richard III, king of England
• Accession of Henry VII, king of England

• Birth of Raymonde de Laroche, French pilot

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• Birth of Alexander II, king of Scots

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• Cuthbert Collingwood, British admiral, joined the Royal Navy at the age of twelve

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• Death of Henry V, king of England

• Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin patented his design for a rigid airship

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