Events

• August 1 - Law goes into effect in Germany legalizing same-sex registered partnerships.

• August 2 - Robert Mueller confirmed as the new FBI director.

• August 9 - US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells.

Deaths

• August 25 - Aaliyah, contemporary R&B and pop singer, dies in a plane crash at the age of 22.

• August 6 - Dick Rehbein, in his second year as a Quarterback coach for the New England Patriots in the NFL, dies of Heart failure at the age of 45.

Films

• August 10 - Osmosis Jones played by Chris Rock, starring Bill Murray

• August 24 - Bubble Boy