^B{^#!16!14 August^N! Feast day of St Marcellus of Apamea, St Fachanan, St Athanasia of Aegina, St Eusebius of Rome, and St Maximilian Kolbe.
^B{1678^B} The French repulsed William of Orange at the Battle of Mons, in Belgium. ^B{1880^B} Cologne Cathedral was completed; it had been started in the 13th century. ^B{1882^B} Cetewayo, King of Zululand, South Africa, was received by Queen Victoria. ^B{1893^B} France became the first country to introduce vehicle registration plates. ^B{1900^B} The Boxer Uprising was ended and Beijing captured by an international punitive force. ^B{1947^B} Pakistan became an independent dominion. ^B{1969^B} The first British troops were deployed in Northern Ireland to restore order. ^B{1986^B} Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto was arrested by President Zia and detained in prison for 30 days.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer, ^B{1810^B}; John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, ^B{1867^B}; Fred Davis, English snooker player, ^B{1913^B}; Frederic Raphael, English novelist, ^B{1931^B}; Sarah Brightman, English soprano and actress, ^B{1961^B}.^B}
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Augustus Toplady, British priest and hymn-writer, ^B{1778^B}; Alfred Harmsworth, British newspaper proprietor, ^B{1922^B}; William Randolph Hearst, US newspaper proprietor, ^B{1951^B}; Bertolt Brecht, German writer, ^B{1956^B}; J B Priestley, English novelist and playwright, ^B{1984^B}.
