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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Aug 18 Police fine Paul and Linda McCartney $800 in Sweden cannabis possession. 
Aug 21 1st hot air balloon flight over Alps.
Aug 21 inaugural hot air balloon flight over the Alps.
Aug 21 Republican convention opens in Miami Beach
Aug 21 US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched.
Aug 23 Balis Dvarionas, composer, dies at 68.
Aug 23 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
Aug 24 Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 59.
Aug 24 Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame
Aug 25 Juan Carlos Paz, composer, dies at 71.
Aug 26 20th Olympic games open at Munich German FR.
Aug 26 Jacques Gans, Dutch author/journalist, dies at 63.
Aug 26 Opening ceremonies usher in the summer Olympics games in Munich, West Germany.
Aug 26 Summer Olympics open in Munich, West Germany.
Aug 28 Mark Spitz earns the inaugural of seven gold medals, seting a world record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany
Aug 28 William HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29
Aug 29 Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies
Aug 30 David Barrett 1930- leads the NDP to victory over WAC Bennett's Social Credit Party, taking 39 seats in the British Columbia provincial election; upsetting 20 years of Socred rule
Aug 31 In this year, Olga Korbut, USSR, claims olympic gold medal in gymnastics.
Sep 01 Bobby Fischer of the USA defeats Boris Spassky of the USSR at the international chess championship in Reykjavik, Iceland
Sep 01 May Aufderheide, composer, dies at 84.
Sep 01 The O'Jays receive the inaugural of their eventual six gold records, this one for the hit Back Stabbers.
Sep 04 Alan Kippax, cricketer (1st-class batting average 67), dies.
Sep 04 Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz is recorded as becoming the inaugural person in history to win seven gold medals, winning the 400-meter relay at Munich, GVany.
Sep 05 Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium.
Sep 05 Israeli athletes held hostage by Arab guerrillas at the Munich Olympics
Sep 05 Josef Romano, Israeli olympian, murdered.
Sep 05 The Olympic Games in Munich, Germany are marred by tragedy when PLO terrorists hold the Israeli delegation hostage; 11 Israelis are killed during the ordeal.
Sep 06 John and Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon
Sep 07 Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian, dies at 81.
Sep 08 Jim Ryun (US) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold
Sep 10 Chicago Bears running back Gayle Sayers retires from pro football
Sep 10 Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship
Sep 10 Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton, redeeming his loss to Norton in their previous encounter
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