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On August 31, 1969, the eve of his 46th birthday, Rocky Marciano was a passenger in a small private plane that crashed and killed him.

Willie Mays set a MLB record for most home runs in a month when he hit his 17th home run in August 1965.

With over 98,000 in attendance at Soldier Field the Chicago Bears beat the College All-Stars 37-13

The first Little League World Series (National Little League Tournament) is won by the Maynard Midgets over Lock Haven All Stars in the final game.

Babe Ruth hit his 600th home run in third inning over the bleacher roof and onto a car parked on Grand Boulevard.

The Giants's board of directors voted 8-1 to approve the move to San Francisco along with the Brooklyn Dodgers heading to Los Angeles, it was the end of a New York dominated era of baseball.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Aug. 18, 1964, that it revoked the South African Olympic and National Games Association’s invitation to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo due the organization’s lack of opposition to its country’s aparthei

President Harry S. Truman is the first to attend a nighttime MLB game (in Washington).

The American Football League awarded its ninth franchise to Joe Robbie and entertainer Danny Thomas fora team in Miami, the Dolphins.

Brooklyn Dodger pitcher John Quinn, became the oldest pitcher at 49 years old to win a MLB game, decades later Jamie Moyer will become the oldest by a few months.