On 5 August 1985, Kate Bush released her song 'Running Up That Hill (Deal With God)' as the lead single from 'Hounds of Love', her fifth studio album.

2011 The 7th "Planet of the Apes" movie and the first in the reboot series, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," directed by Rupert Wyatt and starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, and Andy Serkis, releases in the US

1953 "From Here to Eternity," based on the book by James Jones, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1954)

#OTD in Music History 1964 Beatles record a cover of Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone"; not released until 1995's "Anthology 1" 1966 The Beatles release the single "Yellow Submarine" with "Eleanor Rigby" in the UK 1966 The Beatles release their "Revolver" album in the UK

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 features quirky unofficial observances including National Underwear Day, Work Like a Dog Day, International Traffic Light Day and National Oyster Day #absurd #observances

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#OTD in Music History The Billboard Hot 100 made its official debut on August 4, 1958, claiming the top spot with "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson.

#OTD 1967 Pink Floyd releases their first album "The Piper at The Gates of Dawn 1970 Jim Morrison arrested for public drunkenness in LA 1975 Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant seriously injured in car crash in Rhodes, Greece 1984 Prince's "Purple Rain" album goes to #1 and stays at #1 for 24 weeks

#OTD in Movie History In 2015 Forbes Magazine ranks Robert Downey Jr. as the world's highest-paid actor earning $80 million, alongside international stars Jackie Chan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Salman Khan making the top 10.

#OTD 1968 WXTV TV channel 41 in New York-Paterson, NY (UNI) begins broadcasting 1983 16th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego 1997 "The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show" premieres on Fox TV 2015 Muppets Miss Piggy & Kermit the Frog announce the end of their relationship on Twitter

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, features quirky and unusual unofficial highlights including Single Working Women's Day, International Owl Awareness Day, Japan's traditional Bridge and Chopsticks Day (Hashi No Hi), Raisin Bran Day, National Night Out and Hooray for Kids Day #absurd #observances

1968 100,000 attend two-day Newport Pop Festival in Costa Mesa, California; performers included Alice Cooper, Canned Heat, The Chambers Brothers, Country Joe and the Fish, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sonny & Cher, Steppenwolf, Tiny Tim, The Animals, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and The Byrds

1992 "Unforgiven," directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Morgan Freeman, premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1993)

#OTD 1940 German occupiers in France impose censorship rules on films, requiring approval prior to exhibition and forbidding the depiction of German losses in WWI 1963 Beatles' final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England 1966 South African government bans records by The Beatles

Monday, August 3, 2026 features quirky and offbeat observances like National Watermelon Day, Grab Some Nuts Day, Aurplane Crop Duster Day and Clean Your Floors Day #absurd #observances

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1947 Maria Callas makes her Italian debut in the title role of Amilcare Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" at the Verona Arena 1961 The Beatles perform their first gig as house band at Liverpool's Cavern Club 1969 Bob Dylan makes surprise appearance at his 10th high school reunion, in Hibbing, Minnesota

#OTD 1943 "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry pilots B-17 "Yankee Doodle" which crashes on takeoff, killing two 1953 WANC-TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 2018 TikTok, the video-sharing social network, becomes available worldwide after merging with Musical ly

2002 American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi horror thriller "Signs," starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix, premieres in theaters nationwide on August 2, 2002.

August 2, 1999, M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller The Sixth Sense held its world premiere at the Prince Music Theater (now known as the Philadelphia Film Center) in Center City, Philadelphia.

1973 "American Graffiti," directed by George Lucas and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard, premieres at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland

1967 The film "In the Heat of the Night," based on John Ball's novel of the same name, directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, premieres in New York and wins five Academy Awards in 1968, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Steiger

Sunday, August 2, 2026 features offbeat and unusual unofficial commemorations including National Ice Cream Sandwich Day, National Coloring Book Day, and National CAD Day.

1971 George Harrison's benefit concerts for Bangladesh (two shows) take place at Madison Square Garden, NYC; performers include Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Ravi Shankar, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, and Leon Russell

1981 "Endless Love" single released by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (Billboard Song of the Year 1981, Billboard Greatest Song Duet of All-Time)

#OTD in Film & TV History 1934 The 2nd Venice Film Festival opens 1971 "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" debuts on CBS-TV, with comic actor and singer Jimmy Durante as guest 1971 CBS presents the first episode of BBC production "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and continues weekly until September 5th

MTV Europe officially launched on August 1, 1987, featuring Elton John throwing the power switch and "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits as the first music video broadcast.