August 14, 1825 Michael Faraday, an English chemist and physicist, discovers benzene. The discovery accelerates the progress in the industrial and transportation sectors.

August 15, 1990 In an attempt to gain support against the US-led coalition in the Arabian Gulf, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein offers to make peace with longtime enemy Iran.

August 16, 1807 Famous archeologist Louis Agasis is born in Switzerland.

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