Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/August 2015

August 1

 * Billy Pierce added by The Rambling Man, 20:51, 01 August 2015
 * Billy Pierce removed by The Rambling Man, 04:58, 05 August 2015

August 2

 * Lynn Anderson added by Spencer, 05:59, 02 August 2015
 * Lynn Anderson removed by The Rambling Man, 18:33, 04 August 2015

August 3

 * The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games. added by David Levy, 16:15, 03 August 2015
 * image  = 国家游泳中心夜景.jpg  The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games (National Aquatics Center pictured). updated by The Rambling Man, 20:19, 03 August 2015
 * width  =  "Rowdy" Roddy Piper added by Jayron32, 16:40, 04 August 2015
 * "Rowdy" Roddy Piper removed by Tone, 09:20, 08 August 2015
 * Cilla Black added by The Rambling Man, 18:33, 04 August 2015
 * Cilla Black removed by Tone, 09:20, 08 August 2015

August 5

 * Robert Conquest added by The Rambling Man, 04:58, 05 August 2015
 * Robert Conquest removed by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 12 August 2015
 * At least 31 people die when a flash flood derails two trains in Madhya Pradesh, India. added by The Rambling Man, 18:30, 05 August 2015
 * At least 31 people die when a flash flood derails two trains in Madhya Pradesh, India. added by Mjroots, 18:31, 05 August 2015
 * At least 31 people die when a flash flood derails two trains in Madhya Pradesh, India. removed by The Rambling Man, 04:47, 13 August 2015
 * image  = File:Boeing 777-200ER Malaysia AL (MAS) 9M-MRO - MSN 28420 404 (9272090094).jpg Aircraft debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (accident aircraft pictured). added by Bongwarrior, 20:27, 05 August 2015
 * The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games. updated by Bongwarrior, 20:27, 05 August 2015
 * The International Olympic Committee selects Beijing as the host city of the 2022 Winter Games. removed by Jenks24, 18:14, 12 August 2015
 * Structural debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (accident aircraft pictured). added by Bongwarrior, 22:49, 05 August 2015

August 6

 * Structural debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March (aircraft pictured). updated by David Levy, 00:24, 06 August 2015
 * Structural debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014 (aircraft pictured). updated by Bongwarrior, 00:55, 06 August 2015
 * Debris found washed ashore on Réunion Island is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014 (aircraft pictured). added by The Rambling Man, 13:48, 06 August 2015
 * Debris found washed ashore on Réunion is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014 (aircraft pictured). updated by Jenks24, 18:19, 06 August 2015
 * A new 21-mile bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. added by KTC, 19:14, 06 August 2015
 * A new 21 mi bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 06 August 2015
 * A new 35 km long bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. added by The Rambling Man, 20:06, 06 August 2015

August 7

 * A new 35 km-long bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling its capacity. updated by DragonflySixtyseven, 12:10, 07 August 2015

August 8

 * A new 35 km-long bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling the canal's capacity. updated by Newyorkbrad, 02:16, 08 August 2015
 * Frances Oldham Kelsey added by Tone, 09:20, 08 August 2015
 * Frances Oldham Kelsey removed by The Rambling Man, 21:03, 16 August 2015

August 10

 * Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 28 people and injuring hundreds more. added by The Rambling Man, 17:05, 10 August 2015
 * Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 17:07, 10 August 2015
 * image  = File:Soudelor 2015-08-04 0410Z.jpg Typhoon Soudelor (pictured) makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 17:23, 10 August 2015
 * Debris found washed ashore on Réunion is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014. updated by The Rambling Man, 17:23, 10 August 2015
 * Debris found washed ashore on Réunion is confirmed to be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing in March 2014. removed by Bongwarrior, 17:45, 14 August 2015
 * width  = 100 A massive toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. added by Ceradon, 16:20, 11 August 2015
 * Frank Gifford added by Bongwarrior, 17:39, 11 August 2015
 * Frank Gifford removed by Bongwarrior, 23:16, 17 August 2015
 * A toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. updated by The Rambling Man, 18:43, 11 August 2015
 * A toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. added by David Levy, 19:06, 11 August 2015
 * A toxic spill occurs at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado, contaminating a river in southern Colorado and threatening other waterways. removed by The Rambling Man, 07:49, 16 August 2015

August 12

 * In cricket, England regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the 2015 Ashes series. added by Jenks24, 18:14, 12 August 2015
 * Manuel Contreras added by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 12 August 2015
 * Manuel Contreras removed by The Rambling Man, 21:03, 16 August 2015
 * image  = File:The_England_Cricket_Team_Ashes_2015.jpg In cricket, England (pictured) regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the 2015 Ashes series. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:21, 12 August 2015
 * Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:21, 12 August 2015
 * Typhoon Soudelor makes landfalls in Taiwan and eastern China, killing at least 29 people and injuring hundreds more. removed by Timotheus Canens, 21:27, 16 August 2015
 * In cricket, England (pictured) regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the Ashes series. updated by David Levy, 22:13, 12 August 2015

August 13

 * In cricket, England (pictured) regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the series. updated by Stephen, 03:25, 13 August 2015
 * An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills at least 17 people and injures hundreds more. added by The Rambling Man, 04:47, 13 August 2015
 * An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills at least 44 people and injures hundreds more. updated by Mjroots, 06:05, 13 August 2015
 * An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills at least 50 people and injures hundreds more. updated by The Rambling Man, 13:04, 13 August 2015
 * An explosion in Tianjin, China, kills 50 people and injures at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 18:35, 13 August 2015
 * A series of explosions in Tianjin, China, kills 50 people and injures at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:35, 13 August 2015
 * Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kills 50 people and injures at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:35, 13 August 2015
 * Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill 50 people and injure at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:36, 13 August 2015

August 14

 * A new 35 km-long (22 mi) bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling the canal's capacity. added by The Rambling Man, 12:05, 14 August 2015
 * A new 35 km-long (22 mi) bypass channel of Egypt's Suez Canal is officially opened, approximately doubling the canal's capacity. removed by The Rambling Man, 20:48, 16 August 2015
 * Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill over 50 people and injure at least 700. updated by KTC, 16:17, 14 August 2015
 * Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill more than 50 people and injure at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 16:20, 14 August 2015
 * A truck bomb attack at a market in Baghdad kills at least 80 people and injures more than 200 others. added by Bongwarrior, 17:45, 14 August 2015
 * A truck bomb attack at a market in Baghdad kills at least 80 people and injures more than 200 others. removed by Spencer, 21:05, 18 August 2015

August 15

 * Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill more than 80 people and injure at least 700. updated by Timotheus Canens, 02:50, 15 August 2015
 * Multiple explosions in Tianjin, China, kill more than 100 people and injure at least 700. updated by The Rambling Man, 19:58, 15 August 2015

August 16

 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new type of tiling the plane with a single polygon since 1985. added by The Rambling Man, 20:48, 16 August 2015
 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:49, 16 August 2015
 * image  = File:15thPentagonTiling.svg Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling (pictured), the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by The Rambling Man, 21:02, 16 August 2015
 * In cricket, England regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the series. updated by The Rambling Man, 21:02, 16 August 2015
 * In cricket, England regain the Ashes with a victory against Australia in the fourth Test of the series. removed by Dragons flight, 22:36, 17 August 2015
 * Julian Bond added by Timotheus Canens, 21:21, 16 August 2015
 * Julian Bond removed by Thryduulf, 13:23, 22 August 2015
 * Trigana Air Service Flight 267 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in West Papua, Indonesia. added by Timotheus Canens, 21:25, 16 August 2015

August 17

 * Trigana Air Service Flight 267 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in West Papua, Indonesia. updated by Crisco 1492, 00:37, 17 August 2015
 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling (pictured), the first new type of "tiling the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Crisco 1492, 00:37, 17 August 2015
 * Trigana Air Service Flight 267 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in Papua, Indonesia. updated by Crisco 1492, 03:22, 17 August 2015
 * Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes with 54 passengers and crew on board in Papua, Indonesia. updated by The Rambling Man, 13:19, 17 August 2015
 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling (pictured), the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Jenks24, 17:11, 17 August 2015
 * Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 passengers and crew on board. updated by Mjroots, 18:22, 17 August 2015
 * At least 19 people are killed when a bomb explodes in Bangkok, Thailand. added by Dragons flight, 22:36, 17 August 2015

August 18

 * A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 21 people and injures more than 100 others. added by Stephen, 03:55, 18 August 2015
 * The Netball World Cup concludes with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final. added by Spencer, 19:50, 18 August 2015
 * The Netball World Cup concludes with Australia defeating New Zealand in the final. removed by Stephen, 02:40, 26 August 2015
 * Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million people in the country. added by Spencer, 21:05, 18 August 2015
 * Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. updated by Stephen, 23:18, 18 August 2015
 * Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. removed by Stephen, 23:47, 18 August 2015
 * In golf, Jason Day wins the PGA Championship. added by Stephen, 23:47, 18 August 2015

August 19

 * image  = File:Jason Day.jpg In golf, Jason Day (pictured) wins the PGA Championship. updated by Stephen, 00:03, 19 August 2015
 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Stephen, 00:03, 19 August 2015
 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. removed by The Rambling Man, 07:53, 21 August 2015
 * A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 21 people and injures more than 100 others. added by The Rambling Man, 05:55, 19 August 2015
 * A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 23 people and injures more than 120 others. updated by The Rambling Man, 05:55, 19 August 2015
 * Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. updated by The Rambling Man, 07:25, 19 August 2015
 * Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. updated by The Rambling Man, 07:25, 19 August 2015
 * Flooding in Myanmar kills at least 100 people and affects more than a million others. removed by Stephen, 01:16, 21 August 2015
 * image  = Jason Day cropped.jpg A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 23 people and injures more than 120. updated by Jayron32, 01:51, 20 August 2015
 * Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 passengers and crew. updated by Jayron32, 01:51, 20 August 2015
 * Trigana Air Service Flight 257 crashes in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 passengers and crew. removed by Stephen, 23:54, 24 August 2015
 * A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills at least 23 people and injures more than 120 others. updated by Stephen, 01:59, 20 August 2015
 * A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills 20 people and injures more than 120 others. updated by The Rambling Man, 07:20, 20 August 2015
 * A bomb explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, kills 20 people and injures more than 120 others. removed by Bongwarrior, 06:55, 31 August 2015
 * Jacob Bekenstein added by The Rambling Man, 19:42, 20 August 2015
 * Jacob Bekenstein removed by The Rambling Man, 19:39, 23 August 2015

August 21

 * Khaled al-Asaad added by Stephen, 04:58, 21 August 2015
 * Khaled al-Asaad removed by The Rambling Man, 19:59, 27 August 2015

August 22

 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. updated by Stephen, 01:04, 22 August 2015
 * Mathematicians at the University of Washington Bothell discover a new type of pentagon tiling, the first new way to "tile the plane" with a single polygon since 1985. removed by The Rambling Man, 20:46, 22 August 2015
 * Arthur Morris added by Thryduulf, 13:23, 22 August 2015
 * Arthur Morris removed by The Rambling Man, 17:59, 28 August 2015
 * image  = Hawker Hunter T7 'WV372 - R' (G-BXFI) (12863569924).jpg At least seven people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto the A27 near Shoreham Airport in West Sussex. added by The Rambling Man, 20:46, 22 August 2015
 * In golf, Jason Day wins the PGA Championship. updated by The Rambling Man, 20:46, 22 August 2015
 * In golf, Jason Day wins the PGA Championship. removed by The Rambling Man, 09:33, 29 August 2015
 * At least 7 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. added by David Levy, 21:15, 22 August 2015
 * At least 7 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by David Levy, 22:37, 22 August 2015
 * At least 7 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by David Levy, 23:16, 22 August 2015

August 23

 * At least seven people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by David Levy, 08:19, 23 August 2015
 * At least eleven people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. added by KTC, 17:57, 23 August 2015
 * At least 11 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter (pictured) crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. added by David Levy, 18:45, 23 August 2015
 * Mariem Hassan added by The Rambling Man, 19:39, 23 August 2015
 * Mariem Hassan removed by Tone, 13:10, 30 August 2015

August 24

 * The ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State. added by Stephen, 23:54, 24 August 2015

August 25

 * image  = Temple of Baal-Shamin, Palmyra.jpg The ancient Temple of Baalshamin (pictured) in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State. updated by Stephen, 00:05, 25 August 2015
 * At least 11 people are killed when a Hawker Hunter crashes onto a busy road during an airshow in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK. updated by Stephen, 00:05, 25 August 2015
 * The ancient Temple of Baalshamin (pictured) in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. updated by Jenks24, 12:20, 25 August 2015

August 26

 * Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the largest in the state's history, destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 sqmi. added by Stephen, 02:40, 26 August 2015
 * Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the largest in the state's history, destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 sqmi. updated by Stephen, 02:42, 26 August 2015
 * image  = Okanogan Complex Fire - USFS.jpg Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the largest in the state's history (pictured), destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 sqmi. updated by Stephen, 03:10, 26 August 2015
 * The ancient Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra is destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. updated by Stephen, 03:10, 26 August 2015
 * caption = Okanogan Complex fire updated by David Levy, 18:34, 26 August 2015
 * caption = Okanogan Complex fire removed by The Rambling Man, 09:46, 29 August 2015
 * title  = updated by David Levy, 18:34, 26 August 2015

August 27

 * Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the Okanogan Complex fire (pictured), destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 sqmi. updated by Jenks24, 12:39, 27 August 2015
 * Amelia Boynton Robinson added by The Rambling Man, 19:59, 27 August 2015
 * Amelia Boynton Robinson removed by Bongwarrior, 05:04, 31 August 2015

August 28

 * European migrant crisis added by Tone, 12:56, 28 August 2015
 * Al Arbour added by The Rambling Man, 17:59, 28 August 2015

August 29

 * Flash floods and mudslides produced by Tropical Storm Erika kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. added by The Rambling Man, 09:33, 29 August 2015
 * image  = Erika 2015-08-28 1505Z.jpg Flash floods and mudslides produced by Tropical Storm Erika (satellite image pictured) kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by The Rambling Man, 09:46, 29 August 2015
 * Wildfires across the U.S. state of Washington, including the Okanogan Complex fire, destroy more than 200 homes and burn 920 sqmi. updated by The Rambling Man, 09:46, 29 August 2015
 * width  = 100  Flash floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika (satellite image pictured) kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by Stephen, 11:33, 29 August 2015

August 30

 * Oliver Sacks added by Tone, 13:10, 30 August 2015
 * Flash floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika (satellite image pictured) kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by Cyclonebiskit, 20:27, 30 August 2015

August 31

 * Wes Craven added by Patar knight, 03:30, 31 August 2015
 * Wes Craven removed by Bongwarrior, 04:24, 31 August 2015
 * Wes Craven updated by Bongwarrior, 05:04, 31 August 2015
 * image  = File:Denali Mt McKinley.jpg The United States announces the renaming of Mount McKinley (pictured) in Alaska to its traditional name of Denali. added by Bongwarrior, 06:55, 31 August 2015
 * Flash floods and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika kill at least 20 people across Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. updated by Bongwarrior, 06:55, 31 August 2015
 * The ancient temples of Bel and Baalshamin in Palmyra are destroyed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. added by The Rambling Man, 20:03, 31 August 2015