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{{*mp|August 21}} At least 60 people die following '''[[2008 Wah bombing|twin suicide bombings]]''' outside the [[Pakistan Ordnance Factories]] in [[Wah]], [[Pakistan]].
{{*mp|August 20}} [[Spanair]] '''[[Spanair Flight 5022|Flight 5022]]''' crashes immediately after [[takeoff]] from [[Madrid - Barajas Airport|Barajas Airport]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]], killing at least 150 people on board.
{{*mp|August 20}} '''[[Usain Bolt]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Jamaica]] wins [[gold medal]]s in the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres|100 metre]] and [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres|200 metre sprint]]s at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], setting new [[World records in athletics|world record]]s of [[World record progression 100 metres men|9.69]] and [[200 metres#Men|19.30]] seconds, respectively.
{{*mp|August 19}} [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President]] '''[[Levy Mwanawasa]]''' of [[Zambia]] dies after suffering a [[stroke]] in late June.
{{*mp|August 18}} Facing [[Movement to impeach Pervez Musharraf|impeachment]], '''[[Pervez Musharraf]]''' announces his resignation as [[President of Pakistan]].
{{*mp|August 17}} [[United States|American]] [[swimming|swimmer]] '''[[Michael Phelps]]''' wins his eighth [[gold medal]] of the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], surpassing [[Mark Spitz]]'s record for most gold medals won at a single Olympics.
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