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British poster, welcoming Romania's decision to join the Entente
The marroned Elephant Island party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, before they were rescued by expedition leader Ernest Shackleton on August 30 with help from Chile.
1966 Ireland stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of Roger Casement's death, executed for treason for his role in the Easter Rising.

The following events occurred in August 1916:

August 1, 1916 (Tuesday)

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August 2, 1916 (Wednesday)

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August 3, 1916 (Thursday)

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8th Australian Light Horse Regiment at Romani, Egypt.

August 4, 1916 (Friday)

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August 5, 1916 (Saturday)

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August 6, 1916 (Sunday)

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August 7, 1916 (Monday)

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August 8, 1916 (Tuesday)

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August 9, 1916 (Wednesday)

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Australian light horse patrol in Egypt.
Turkish troops in the Sinai.

August 10, 1916 (Thursday)

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Japanese cruiser Kasagi

August 11, 1916 (Friday)

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August 12, 1916 (Saturday)

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August 13, 1916 (Sunday)

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The "Gibraltar" bunker near Pozières, France, in late August. A fatigue party laden with sandbags heads for the fighting at Mouquet Farm.

August 14, 1916 (Monday)

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August 15, 1916 (Tuesday)

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August 16, 1916 (Wednesday)

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August 17, 1916 (Thursday)

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August 18, 1916 (Friday)

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Storm damage in Corpus Christi
Utility poles downed by the hurricane
Much of Corpus Christi was affected by power outages.
= A disheveled remains of a wooden building along the coast
The waterfront was the city's hardest-hit area.

August 19, 1916 (Saturday)

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August 20, 1916 (Sunday)

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August 21, 1916 (Monday)

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August 22, 1916 (Tuesday)

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August 23, 1916 (Wednesday)

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August 24, 1916 (Thursday)

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August 25, 1916 (Friday)

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August 26, 1916 (Saturday)

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August 27, 1916 (Sunday)

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Romanian troops in Transylvania, 1916

August 28, 1916 (Monday)

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August 29, 1916 (Tuesday)

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August 30, 1916 (Wednesday)

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August 31, 1916 (Thursday)

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