Wikipedia:Today's featured list/August 2023
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August 4
The British Army created several field armies during the Second World War. There were formations that controlled multiple army corps, which in turn controlled numerous divisions. An army would also control additional artillery, engineers, and logistical units that would be used to support the subordinate corps and divisions as needed. Each army was generally under the control of a higher formation, such as an army group or a command. Over the course of the war, eight armies were formed by the British Army. An attempt to form a ninth – the Second British Expeditionary Force, the second overall – was made, and one regional command was redesignated as an army for a short period. Inter-allied co-operation resulted in the creation of the First Allied Airborne Army, and deception efforts saw a further four armies existed within the British military structure. Seventeen armies, real or fictitious, were created, although they did not all exist at the same time. (Full list...)
August 7
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Robin van Persie, a Dutch retired professional footballer, scored 50 international goals between 2005 and 2015 in 102 appearances for the Netherlands national football team. He is the team's all-time top goalscorer, and one of the most-capped Dutch internationals. Van Persie made his debut for the Netherlands coming on the field as a substitute for Ruud van Nistelrooy in a 2–0 victory over Romania on 5 June 2005. He scored his first goal three days later against Finland during a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Twenty of his goals were scored in the Amsterdam Arena, and he scored two hat-tricks for his country. Van Persie played at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 UEFA European Championships and at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. He helped his team reach the final of the 2010 World Cup, in which his team lost to Spain. Van Persie made his final appearance for the Netherlands in a 4–0 defeat against France in August 2017. (Full list...)
August 11
The first deputy premier of the Soviet Union was the deputy head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Despite the title, the office was not necessarily held by a single individual. A first deputy premier was responsible over a specific policy area. For example, Kirill Mazurov was responsible for industry, while Dmitry Polyansky was responsible for agriculture. In addition, an officeholder would be responsible for coordinating the activities of ministries, state committees, and other bodies subordinated to the government. Twenty-six individuals held the post of first deputy premier. The first officeholder was Valerian Kuybyshev, who was inaugurated in 1934. Lavrentiy Beria spent the shortest time in office, serving for 113 days. At more than seventeen years, Vyacheslav Molotov (pictured) spent the longest time in office, and held his position through most of Joseph Stalin's term as Premier of the Soviet Union, as well as through the chairmanships of Georgy Malenkov and Nikolai Bulganin. (Full list...)
August 14
The Premio Lo Nuestro 2013 ceremony, presented by the American network Univision, honored the best Latin music of 2012 in the United States and took place on February 21, 2013, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. During the ceremony, Lo Nuestro Awards were presented in 33 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by Univision, was produced by Antonio Guzmán. Mexican performers Ninel Conde and Pedro Fernández hosted the show. Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera (pictured) earned five awards, including Artist of the Year; a posthumous tribute for her was held in the ceremony and featured performances by singers Olga Tañón, Lupillo Rivera, Shaila Dúrcal, Diana Reyes and María José. American artist Prince Royce received six accolades. Multiple winners also included Mexican bands 3Ball MTY, Jesse & Joy, Maná, Gerardo Ortíz, and Puerto Rican-American duo Wisin & Yandel. (Full list...)
August 18
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There are 95 counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2022, Shelby County was both Tennessee's most populous county, with 916,371 residents, and the largest county in area, covering an area of 755 sq mi (1,955 km2). The least populous county was Pickett County (5,107) and the smallest in area was Trousdale County, covering 114 sq mi (295 km2). As of the same year, Davidson County, in which the capital Nashville is located, covers 502 sq mi (1,300 km2) with a population of 708,144. The population of the state of Tennessee as of the 2022 census estimate was 7,051,339 in an area of 42,169 sq mi (109,217 km2). The oldest county is Washington County, founded in 1777. The most recent county to be formed is Chester County (1879). (Full list...)
August 21
Alia Bhatt, a British-Indian actress, predominantly works in Hindi-language films. As a child, she made her debut in a minor role in her father Mahesh Bhatt's production Sangharsh (1999), as the younger version of star Preity Zinta's character. In 2014, she gained praise for playing a kidnapping victim in the road drama Highway (2014), winning a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. In the same year, her starring roles in the commercially successful romances 2 States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, both produced under Johar's studio Dharma Productions, established her as a leading actress. Bhatt had three notable releases in 2016: Kapoor & Sons, Dear Zindagi, and Udta Punjab, in which she played young women in troubling circumstances. Her performance in Udta Punjab won her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress. Following another romantic role in Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), she played a spy in the thriller Raazi (2018) and the volatile girlfriend of an aspiring rapper in the musical drama Gully Boy (2019). (Full list...)
August 25
Seven named storms, of which three became hurricanes, formed during the below-average 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. The season officially began on June 1 and ended on November 30, dates that conventionally limit the period of each year when tropical cyclones tend to form in the Atlantic. The first named storm of the year, Tropical Storm Alberto, formed on June 30. The last storm of the season, Hurricane Gordon (pictured), dissipated on November 21. Alberto produced significant rainfall and flooding in the Southeastern United States, damaging or destroying more than 18,000 homes, and inflicting $750 million (1994 USD) in damages. Gordon caused damages from Costa Rica to North Carolina in its six landfalls; extreme flooding and mudslides from the storm caused about 1,122 fatalities in Haiti. (Full list...)
August 28
The first U.S. Women's Open champion was crowned in 1946. Since 1953, the U.S. Women's Open is sanctioned by the United States Golf Association (USGA), the governing body for golf in the United States, and is one of the five women's major championships. Since 1992, the champion has received the Harton S. Semple trophy, named for a former USGA Committeeman and the USGA president from 1973 to 1974. Betsy Rawls and Mickey Wright jointly hold the record for the most victories, with four each. The most consecutive wins at the event is two, achieved by Wright, Susie Berning, Hollis Stacy, Annika Sörenstam (pictured), Donna Caponi, Betsy King and Karrie Webb. The lowest winning score for 72 holes in relation to par is 16-under, achieved by Juli Inkster in 1999. The lowest aggregate winning score for 72 holes is 271, achieved by Minjee Lee in 2022. (Full list...)