Portal:Law/Selected anniversaries/August

• August 6, 1787 – Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• August 12, 1765 – Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.
• August 18, 1920 – The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
• August 19, 1772 – Gustav III of Sweden stages the Revolution of 1772, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
• August 22, 1864 – Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention, establishing the rules of protection of the victims of armed conflicts.
• August 29, 1916 – The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.