Historical Anniversaries this Week

August 28

 Events (1550 years ago today): 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2003)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Philip Purser, English author and critic (died 2022)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Jamie Cureton, English footballer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Gareth Farrelly, Irish footballer and manager

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Hamish McLachlan, Australian television personality

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Royce Willis, New Zealand rugby player

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (born 1907)

August 29

 Events (550 years ago today): 1475 – The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between the kingdoms of France and England.

 Events (200 years ago today): 1825 – Portuguese and Brazilian diplomats sign the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, which has Portugal recognise Brazilian independence, formally ending the Brazilian War of Independence. The treaty will be ratified by the King of Portugal three months later.^[9]

 Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – El Tacnazo: Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian Prime Minister carries out a coup d'état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President.^[15]

 Births (300 years ago today): 1725 – Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1767)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator (died 1962)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Dante Basco, American actor^[30]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[36]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Éamon de Valera, Irish soldier and politician, 3rd President of Ireland (born 1882)

Commemorations:
International Day against Nuclear Tests

August 30

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (died 2024)^[30]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Donald Symington, American actor (died 2013)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach

Commemorations:
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

August 31

 Births (250 years ago today): 1775 – Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author (died 1836)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Rosa Lemberg, Namibian-born Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor (died 1959)^[23]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Ted Blakey, American historian, activist, and businessman (died 2004)^[26]

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (died 2004)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (died 2003)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Craig Cumming, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – John Grahame, American ice hockey player and coach

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Sara Ramirez, Mexican-American actor and musician^[35][36]

September 1

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (died 1950)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Arvonne Fraser, American activist (died 2018)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Art Pepper, American saxophonist, clarinet player and composer (died 1982)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Australian singer-songwriter

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Ammon Bundy, American anti-government militant^[55]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Cuttino Mobley, American basketball player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Scott Speedman, English-Canadian actor^[41]

September 2

 Births (350 years ago today): 1675 – William Somervile, English poet and author (died 1742)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Hugo Montenegro, American composer and conductor (died 1981)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Jill Janus, American singer (died 2018)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – MC Chris, American rapper, actor, and screenwriter

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Tony Thompson, American singer (died 2007)^[52]

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Mabel Vernon, American activist (born 1883)

September 3

 Events (150 years ago today): 1875 – The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.

 Events (100 years ago today): 1925 – USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

 Births (350 years ago today): 1675 – Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (died 1751)

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (died 1951)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer^[20]