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August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also July 31 2003 - August 2003 - August 2 2003 ---- A Truck bomb destroys a military hospital in Mozdok in Southern August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 152 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 33 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. Year 33 BC was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the
• 527 - Justinian I becomes the only ruler of the Byzantine Empire. For the political lobbying groups see 527 groups Events By Place Byzantine Empire April 1 — Byzantine Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus ( Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; known in English as Justinian I or
• 607 - Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607). Events By Place Europe Ceolwulf of Wessex fights the South Saxons. was a Japanese politician late 6th and early 7th century during the Asuka period. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events By Place Europe Ceolwulf of Wessex fights the South Saxons.
• 902 - Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabid army. Events By Place Europe August 1 — Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Taormina ( Sicilian: Taurmina; Greek: - Tauromenion; Latin Tauromenium) is a Comune and small town Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. The Aghlabid dynasty of emirs members of the Arab tribe of Bani Tamim, ruled Ifriqiya (northern Africa nominally on behalf of the Abbasid
• 1203 - Isaac II Angelus, restored Eastern Roman Emperor, declares his son Alexius IV Angelus co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Ciaran Fourth Crusade. Isaac II Angelos or Angelus ( Greek: Ισαάκιος Β’ Άγγελος Isaakios II Angelos) (September 1156 &ndash January 1204 was Byzantine This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of The Fourth Crusade (1202&ndash1204 was originally designed to conquer Muslim Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt.
• 1291 - The Swiss Confederation is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Federal Charter or Letter of Alliance (Bundesbrief documents the Eternal Alliance or League Of The Three Forest Cantons (Ewiger Bund der Drei Waldstätten
• 1461 - Edward IV is crowned king of England. Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1492 - Ferdinand and Isabella drive the Jews out of Spain. Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1498 - Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit Venezuela. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the
• 1619 - First African slaves arrive in Jamestown, Virginia. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Jamestown, located on Jamestown Island in the Virginia Colony, was founded on May 14 1607
• 1664 - The Ottoman Empire is defeated in the Battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Battle of Saint Gotthard (Szentgotthárd was fought on August 1 1664 between an Habsburg army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, Jean de Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor Raimondo Count of Montecúccoli or Montecucculi ( German: Raimondo Graf Montecúccoli; February 21, 1608 or 1609 - The Peace of Vasvár was a treaty between the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire which followed the Battle of Saint Gotthard of
• 1774 - The element oxygen is discovered for the third (and last) time. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Oxygen (from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys (acid literally "sharp" from the taste of acids and -γενής (-genēs (producer literally begetteris the
• 1798 - French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay) - Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 until 1802 fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states The Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2 1798 saw a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat a French The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm
• 1800 - The Act of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. The phrase Act of Union 1800 (or sometimes Act of Union 1801) (Acht an Aontais 1800 is used to describe two complementary Acts whose official United Kingdom titles are The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The Kingdom of Ireland (Ríocht na hÉireann was the name given to the Irish state from 1541 by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 of the Parliament of Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
• 1820 - London's Regent's Canal opens. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Regent's Canal is a Canal across an area just to the north of central London, England.
• 1828 - Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap History The company obtained its Act of Parliament on 31 March 1825 to build a line "from the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal at Bolton to the
• 1831 - A new London Bridge opens. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a London Bridge is a Bridge between the City of London and Southwark in London, England, over the River Thames.
• 1832 - The Black Hawk War ends. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States.
• 1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power.
• 1838 - Slaves in Trinidad and Tobago are emancipated. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American
• 1842 - Lombard Street Riot erupts
• 1876 - Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Lombard Street Riot, sometimes called the Abolition Riots was a three-day Race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1842 Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1894 - The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• 1902 - The United States buys the rights to the Panama Canal from France. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1907 - First Scout camp opens on Brownsea Island. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Brownsea Island Scout camp was a boys camping event on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England organised by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell Brownsea Island is the largest of the Islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England.
• 1914 - Germany declares war on Russia at the opening of World War I. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Swiss Army mobilises because of World War I
• 1927 - The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Communist Party of China. The military of Switzerland, officially known as the Swiss Armed Forces, is a unique institution somewhere between a Militia and a regular army. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nanchang Uprising ( ( August 1, 1927) was the first major Kuomintang - Communist engagement of the Chinese Civil War. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China.
• 1936 - Olympic Games: Summer Olympic Games - The Games of the XI Olympiad open in Berlin. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• 1937 - Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Roxy Music album see Manifesto (album. A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions often A congress is a formal meeting of representatives from different countries (or by extension Constituent States, or independent organisations (such as different Trade A congress is a formal meeting of representatives from different countries (or by extension Constituent States, or independent organisations (such as different Trade League of Communists of Croatia (Savez komunista Hrvatske SKH was the Croatian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ Geography Samobor is located to the west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of Samoborsko gorje (Samobor hills the eastern part of the Žumberak Mountains
• 1941 - The first Jeep is produced. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeep is an Automobile Marque (and registered trademark of Chrysler.
• 1944 - Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation.
• 1944 - Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland. The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1948 - The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations is founded. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI is a Field Operating Agency (FOA of the United States Air Force that provides professional investigative services
• 1957 - The United States and Canada form the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1960 - Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benin (bə'nɪn officially the Republic of Benin, and also known as Benin Republic, is a country in Western Africa. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1960 - Communist Party of Independence and Work is banned in Senegal. A Political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of Communism through a communist form of The Party of Independence and Labour (fr Parti de l'Indépendence et du Travail is a communist Political party in Senegal. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa.
• 1960 - Islamabad declared as the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type A federal capital is a capital of a country This term may refer to Argentina Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, formerly Capital federal' Brazil The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected
• 1964 - The Belgian Congo is renamed the Republic of the Congo. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Belgian Congo ( Dutch: Belgisch Kongo French: Congo Belge German: Belgisch Kongo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to
• 1965 - Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands announces her engagement to Claus von Amsberg. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Princess is the feminine form of Prince (from Latin Princeps, meaning principal citizen The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Prince Claus of the Netherlands Jonkheer of Amsberg ( September 6 1926 – October 6 2002) was a German-born aristocrat who became
• 1966 - Charles Whitman kills 15 people at The University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Charles Joseph Whitman (June 24 1941 – August 1 1966 was a student at the University of Texas at Austin who killed 14 people and wounded 31 others as part of a
• 1966 - Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official People's Republic of China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China was a struggle for power within the Communist Party of China that manifested into
• 1967 - Israel annexes East Jerusalem. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
• 1968 - The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam GCB GCMG (born July 15, 1946 The Sultan of Brunei is the Head of state of Brunei. The royal lineage can be traced back to the 15th century
• 1970 - Powder Ridge Rock Festival. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Powder Ridge Rock Festival was scheduled to be held July 30, August 1 and August 2 1970 at Powder Ridge Ski Area in Middlefield Connecticut
• 1971 - Concert for Bangladesh. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two Benefit concerts organized by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar, held at noon and at 700 p
• 1975 - CSCE Final Act creates the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, known as the Helsinki Final Act, Helsinki Accords or Helsinki Declaration, was
• 1977 - Frank H.T. Rhodes is elected President of Cornell University, a post he would hold for 18 years. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes (born 1926 was the ninth president of Cornell University from 1977 to 1995
• 1977 - Former Lockheed U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers crashes the news helicopter he was flying in Los Angeles
• 1980 - Buttevant Rail Disaster kills 18 and injures dozens of train passengers in Ireland. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Francis Gary Powers ( August 17, 1929 &ndash August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Buttevant Rail Disaster was a train crash in Buttevant, County Cork in the Republic of Ireland on August 1 1980. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
• 1981 - MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. " Video Killed the Radio Star " is a song by the British New Wave group Buggles released in 1979 Buggles (the official version of the band name used on their albums singles and publicity material omits the definite article were a New Wave band formed in 1977 consisting
• 1996 - Michael Johnson breaks the 200m world record by 0. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 30 seconds with a time of 19. 32 seconds at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International
• 2001 - An agreement is reached on the position of the minority Albanian language in the Republic of Macedonia. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Albanian (sq ''Gjuha shqipe'' ˈɟuha ˈʃcipɛ is an Indo-European language spoken by nearly 6 million peoplewhile others claim that it derives from Daco - The Republic of Macedonia (Република
• 2001 - Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia join the European Environment Agency. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million European Environment Agency (EEA agency of the European Union devoted to establishing a monitoring network for the monitoring of the European environment
• 2001 - Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a Ten Commandments monument installed in the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office. The Supreme Court of Alabama is the highest court in the state of Alabama. The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English Roy Stewart Moore (born February 11, 1947) is an American Jurist and Republican Politician noted for his refusal as the The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian tradition were authored by God and given Glassroth v Moore, CV-01-T-1268-N 229 F Supp 2d 1290 ( MD Ala
• 2004 - A supermarket fire kills 396 people and injures 500 in Asunción, Paraguay. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Paraguay supermarket fire was a disastrous fire that occurred on Sunday August 1 2004 in Asunción, Paraguay. Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only
• 2005 - German spelling reform of 1996 is formally implemented. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The German spelling reform of 1996 ( Rechtschreibreform) is based on an international agreement signed in Vienna in July 1996 by the governments of the German -speaking
• 2007 - The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed during the evening rush hour. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The I-35W Mississippi River bridge (officially known simply as Bridge 9340) was an eight-lane steel Truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Rush hour at Shinjuku 02JPG|thumb|right|250px|Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Yamanote Line]] A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which

Births

• 10 BC - Claudius, Roman Emperor (d. Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Claudius I ( August 1, 10 BC &ndash October 13, AD 54 ( Tiberius Claudius Drusus from birth to The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 54)
• 126 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (d. Year 54 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Publius Helvius Pertinax, commonly known as Pertinax ( August 1, 126 &ndash March 28, 193) was a Roman emperor who briefly The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 193)
• 1313 - Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. Events By Place Roman Empire January 1 — Pertinax is proclaimed Roman Emperor. Emperor Kōgon (光厳天皇 Kōgon-tennō) ( August 1, 1313 &ndash August 5, 1364) was the first emperor to occupy the Northern 1364)
• 1377 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇 Go-Komatsu-tennō) ( August 1, 1377 - December 1, 1433) was the 100th emperor 1433)
• 1545 - Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. Andrew Melville (1 August 1545 &ndash 1622 was a Scottish scholar theologian and religious reformer 1622)
• 1555 - Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. Edward Kelley or Kelly, also known as Edward Talbot ( August 1, 1555 –1597 was a convicted English criminal and self-declared 1597)
• 1579 - Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. Luis Vélez de Guevara ( August 1, 1579 - November 10, 1644) Spanish Dramatist and Novelist He was born at 1644)
• 1630 - Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. Thomas Clifford 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh ( 1 August 1630 - 17 October 1673) English statesman and politician was created 1673)
• 1713 - Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles (German Karl; 1 August 1713, Brunswick &ndash 26 March 1780, Brunswick Duke of Brunswick-Bevern 1780)
• 1714 - Richard Wilson, Welsh painter (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Wilson ( 1 August 1714 &ndash 15 May 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members 1782)
• 1738 - Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Jacques François Coquille named Dugommier ( August 1, 1738, Trois-Rivières ( Guadeloupe) - November 17, 1794 1794)
• 1744 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Chevalier de Lamarck ( August 1, 1744 &ndash December 18, 1829) was a French Soldier 1829)
• 1770 - William Clark, American explorer (d. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday William Clark ( August 1, 1770 &ndash September 1, 1838) was an American explorer soldier Indian agent, and territorial governor 1838)
• 1779 - Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and lyricist (d. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Scott Key ( August 1, 1779 &ndash January 11, 1843) was an American Lawyer, author and amateur 1843)
• 1779 - Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lorenz Oken ( August 1, 1779 &ndash August 11, 1851) was a German naturalist. 1851)
• 1815 - Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer, politician, and author (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Richard Henry Dana Jr ( August 1, 1815 - January 6, 1882) was an American Lawyer and Politician, and author 1882)
• 1818 - Maria Mitchell, American astronomer (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Maria Mitchell ( August 1 1818 &ndash June 28 1889) was an American Astronomer. 1889)
• 1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet 1891)
• 1837 - Mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Mary Harris Jones ( May 1, 1830 or August 1, 1837 – November 30, 1930) better known as Mother Jones, born in 1930)
• 1843 - Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln; United States Secretary of War (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Robert Todd Lincoln ( August 1, 1843 &ndash July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician and the first son of President Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration 1926)
• 1858 - Hans Rott, Austrian composer (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Hans Rott ( 1 August 1858 - 25 June 1884) was an Austrian Composer. 1884)
• 1858 - Gaston Doumergue, French President (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue (Aigues-Vives Gard, 1 August 1863 18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives was a French Politician of the Third Republic. 1937)
• 1871 - John Lester, American cricketer (d. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the Boston Red Sox pitcher see Jon Lester. For the Baltimore Orioles pitcher see Jon Leicester. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries 1969)
• 1885 - George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Karl von Hevesy ( August 1, 1885 &ndash July 5, 1966) was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel laureate recognised The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1966)
• 1881 - Otto Toeplitz, German mathematician (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Toeplitz ( 1 August, 1881 - 15 February, 1940) was a leading German born Mathematician, working on infinite linear 1940)
• 1889 - Walter Gerlach, German physicist (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walt(her Gerlach ( 1 August 1889 - 10 August 1979) was a German Physicist who co-discovered space quantization in 1979)
• 1891 - Karl Kobelt, Swiss politician (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl Kobelt ( August 1, 1891 - January 6, 1968) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council. 1968)
• 1893 - King Alexander I of Greece (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Early life He was born on 1 August 1893 (21 July OS) at Tatoi near Athens the second son of Constantine I and his wife Sophie of Prussia 1920)
• 1894 - Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ottavio Bottecchia ( 1 August 1894 - 14 June 1927) was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian champion of the Tour de France 1927)
• 1901 - Pancho Villa, Filipino world boxing champion (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Pancho Villa ( August 1, 1901 - July 14, 1925) was the nome de guerre by which the legendary Filipino Flyweight 1925)
• 1910 - James Henry Govier, British artist (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Henry Govier ( August 1, 1910 – December 21, 1974) was an English painter born at Oakley Buckinghamshire. 1974)
• 1910 - Walter Scharf, American composer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Walter Scharf ( 1 August 1910 - 24 February 2003) was an American film composer. 2003)
• 1912 - Henry Jones, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Henry Burk Jones ( August 1, 1912 – May 17, 1999) was an American Actor of stage film and television 1999)
• 1914 - J. Lee Thompson, British film director (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Lee-Thompson ( 1 August, 1914 - 30 August, 2002) better known as J 2002)
• 1916 - Anne Hébert, French Canadian author and poet (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Anne Hébert, OQ (an eˈbɛʀ in French ( August 1, 1916 - January 22, 2000) was a Canadian Author and 2000)
• 1921 - Jack Kramer, American tennis player
• 1922 - Pat McDonald, Australian actress (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar John Albert Kramer (born August 1, 1921, in Las Vegas, Nevada) was a champion U Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Pat McDonald Born "Patricia Ethell McDonald" ( 1 August, 1922 &ndash 10 March, 1990) was an Australian actress and the 1990)
• 1924 - Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-born physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1924 - Marcia Mae Jones, American actress (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georges Charpak (born August 1, 1924) is a Polish - French Physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics winner The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcia Mae Jones ( 1 August 1924 &ndash 2 September 2007) was an American actress whose prolific career spanned 47 years 2007)
• 1925 - Ernst Jandl, Austrian writer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Jandl ( August 1, 1925, Vienna, Austria &ndash June 9, 2000, Vienna was an Austrian Writer, 2000)
• 1926 - Theo Adam, German bass-baritone
• 1927 - Raymond Leppard, English conductor
• 1929 - Ann Calvello, Roller Derby Queen (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theo Adam is a distinguished Bass-baritone opera singer born on August 1, 1926, in Dresden, Germany. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond John Leppard, CBE (born August 11, 1927) is a well-known British conductor and Harpsichordist. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Theresa Calvello ( August 1, 1929 – March 14, 2006) was a U 2006)
• 1930 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Bourdieu ( August 1, 1930 – January 23, 2002) was an acclaimed French Sociologist and writer known for his 2002)
• 1930 - Lionel Bart, English song-writer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lionel Bart ( August 1, 1930 &ndash April 3, 1999) was an English composer of songs and musicals, best known for 1999)
• 1930 - Julie Bovasso, American actor and writer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Bovasso ( August 1, 1930 &ndash September 14, 1991) was an American Actress. 1991)
• 1932 - Meir Kahane, American founder of the Jewish Defense League (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Rabbi Meir David Kahane (מאיר דוד כהנא also known by the Pseudonyms Michael King and David Sinai, 1 August 1932 – The Jewish Defense League (JDL is a militant Jewish organization whose stated goal is to protect Jews from Antisemitism. 1990)
• 1932 - Meena Kumari, Indian film actress (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Meena Kumari or Mahjabeen Bano ( August 1, 1932 - March 31, 1972) was a prominent Indian movie actress 1972)
• 1933 - Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian
• 1933 - Jesse Corti, Venezuelan-born actor and comedian
• 1933 - Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese baseball player
• 1933 - Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Corti (born Jose Juan Corti in Venezuela,but raised in New Jersey) is an American Voice actor who is perhaps most famous for his voice roles in the Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Masaichi Kaneda (金田 正一 born August 1, 1933 in Nagoya, Japan) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dušan Třeštík ( 1 August 1933 Sobědruhy u Teplic Czechoslovakia – 23 August 2007 Prague) was one of the greatest 2007)
• 1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, known as Yves Saint Laurent ( August 1 1936 &ndash June 1 2008) was an Algerian 2008)
• 1937 - Al D'Amato, United States Senator from New York
• 1941 - Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1 1937 is a former New York Politician. These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Étienne Roda-Gil (1 August 1941 in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne, France – 31 May 2004 in Paris) was a Songwriter and Screenwriter 2004)
• 1942 - Jerry Garcia, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. 1995)
• 1942 - André Gagnon, French Canadian pianist and composer
• 1942 - Giancarlo Giannini, Italian actor
• 1945 - Douglas D. Osheroff, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1945 - Sandi Griffiths, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show
• 1946 - Fiona Stanley, Australian epidemiologist
• 1946 - Boz Burrell, British bass guitarist (King Crimson, Bad Company) (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Gagnon OC (born 1 August 1942 in Saint-Pacôme Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian Musician and Composer Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1 1942 is an Oscar -nominated Italian actor and dubber Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is an American physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Sandi Griffiths (born Sandi Jensen on August 1, 1945) is an American singer The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical Variety show hosted by former Big band leader Lawrence Welk. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Fiona Juliet Stanley, AC (born August 1, 1946) is an Australian epidemiologist noted for her public Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the Health and Illness of populations and serves as the foundation and Logic of interventions made in the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boz Burrell (born Raymond Burrell) 1 August 1946 in Lincoln, England – 21 September 2006 in Spain King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Bad Company are an English Blues rock supergroup founded in 1973 consisting of band members from Free ( Paul Rodgers, Simon 2006)
• 1947 - Chris L. Barnard, Welsh footballer
• 1947 - Dennis Zine, Los Angeles City Councilman
• 1949 - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan
• 1950 - Jim Carroll, American poet and actor
• 1951 - Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (Deep Purple) (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Leslie Barnard (born August 1, 1947) was a Welsh professional footballer in the 1960’s and 1970’s Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dennis Phillip Zine (born 1 August 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is a Los Angeles City Councilman He represents the city's 3rd Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev ( Kyrgyz: Курманбек Сали уулу Бакиев Russian: Курманбек Салиевич Бакиев born 1 August The President of Kyrgyzstan is the Head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is not about corporate consultant and author Jim Carroll Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin ( August 1, 1951, Sioux City Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born Guitarist best Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 1976)
• 1951 - Pete Mackanin, American baseball player
• 1952 - Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Peter Mackanin Jr (pronounced "ma KAN in" (born August 1 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Second baseman and Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zoran Đinđić, PhD (often Zoran Djindjić, from Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђинђић, /ˈzorɑn ˈdʑɪndʑɪtɕ/ (1 August President of the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( Predsednik Vlade Republike Srbije) is the head of the Government of Serbia. 2003)
• 1953 - Robert Cray, American singer
• 1953 - Charles Gilpin, American Scientist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Cray (born August 1, 1953) is an American Blues musician Guitarist, and Singer. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1998)
• 1953 - Howard Kurtz, American journalist
• 1955 - Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer
• 1956 - Tom Leykis, American radio personality
• 1958 - Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor
• 1958 - Rob Buck, American musician (10,000 Maniacs) (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Alan Kurtz (born 1 August 1953 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Journalist, blogger, Author and Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Trevor Berbick (August 1 1955 – October 28 2006 was a Jamaican Heavyweight boxer who fought as a professional from 1976 until 2000 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Joseph Leykis (pronounced /LYE-kiss/ Leykis has been described as a Shock jock by many Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August, 1958) is a Northern Irish Actor best known for his television and theatre work Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert N "Rob" Buck ( August 1, 1958, Jamestown New York – December 19, 2000, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 2000)
• 1958 - Tor Håkon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier
• 1958 - Kiki Vandeweghe, American basketball player
• 1958 - Michael Penn, American singer and songwriter
• 1959 - Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard)
• 1959 - Otomo Yoshihide, Japanese musician
• 1960 - Chuck D, American rapper (Public Enemy)
• 1960 - Richard Roeper, American columnist and film critic
• 1962 - Robert Clift, British field hockey player
• 1962 - Jacob Matlala, South African boxer
• 1963 - Coolio, American rapper
• 1963 - Demián Bichir, Mexican actor
• 1963 - John Carroll Lynch, American actor
• 1963 - Dean Wareham, New Zealand musician (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta)
• 1964 - Adam Duritz, American musician (Counting Crows)
• 1965 - Sam Mendes, British stage and film director
• 1967 - Gregg Jefferies, American baseball player
• 1968 - Dan Donegan, American musician (Disturbed)
• 1968 - Stacey Augmon, American basketball player
• 1969 - Kevin Jarvis, American baseball player
• 1969 - David Wain, American actor
• 1970 - David James, English footballer
• 1971 - Stuart Wade, English actor
• 1972 - Devon Hughes, American professional wrestler
• 1972 - Nicke Royale, Swedish musician (The Hellacopters)
• 1972 - Tanya Reid, Canadian actress
• 1973 - Tempestt Bledsoe, American actress
• 1973 - Eduardo Noriega, Spanish actor
• 1973 - Gregg Berhalter, American footballer
• 1974 - Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete
• 1976 - Kevin Joseph, American baseball player
• 1976 - Nwankwo Kanu, Nigerian footballer
• 1976 - Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer
• 1976 - Søren Jochumsen, Danish footballer
• 1977 - Marc Denis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 - Damien Saez, French musician, songwriter, and author
• 1978 - Dhani Harrison, English musician
• 1978 - Edgerrin James, American football player
• 1979 - Junior Agogo, Ghanaian footballer
• 1979 - Jason Momoa, American actor
• 1979 - Honeysuckle Weeks, English actress
• 1980 - Mancini, Brazilian footballer
• 1981 - Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer
• 1981 - Ashley Parker Angel, North American singer and actor
• 1982 - Ai Tominaga, Japanese model and actress
• 1984 - Valery Ortiz, Puerto Rican actress
• 1984 - Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
• 1986 - Andrew Taylor, English footballer
• 1986 - Anton Stralman, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1986 - Elena Vesnina, Russian Tennis Player
• 1998 - Khamani Griffin, American actor

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• 371 - St Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop (b. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tor Håkon Holte is very hansome(born August 1, 1958) is a Norwegian Cross country skier who competed from 1982 to 1987 Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Maurice "Kiki" Vandeweghe III (born August 1, 1958 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a former National Basketball Association Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Penn (born August 1, 1958, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American Singer and Songwriter The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August, 1959, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and educated at King Edward VII School) is the The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Composer and Multi-instrumentalist. He first came to international prominence in the 1980s as the leader of the Noise rock group Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1 1960 in Roosevelt New York) better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper author and producer Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1959) is a Columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and from September 2000 through August 2008 Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert John Clift (born August 1, 1962) is a former Field hockey player who was a member of the golden winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala (born August 1, 1962 in Meadowlands, Johannesburg) was a South African boxer and junior Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Artis Leon Ivey Jr (born August 1 1963 better known by his Stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award -winning American Rapper and Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Demián Bichir Nájera ( August 1 1963, Mexico City) is a Mexican Actor. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American actor Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dean Wareham (born Michael Dean Wareham, August 1, 1963) is an American Musician, who formed the band Galaxie 500 in 1987 Galaxie 500 was an American Alternative rock trio that formed in 1986 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums Luna was a Dream pop / Indie pop band formed in 1991 by Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500, with Stanley Demeski and Dean & Britta is a musical duo consisting of Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, both former members of Luna. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Adam Fredric Duritz (born August 1 1964 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American Musician and Record producer. Counting Crows is a Rock band originating from Berkeley California. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and Film director. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. For the football player of the same name see Greg Jeffries (football player. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dan Donegan (born August 1 1968 in Oak Lawn Illinois) is an American Musician and Guitarist for rock band Disturbed. Disturbed is an American Heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stacey Orlando Augmon (born August 1 1968 in Pasadena California) is an American professional Basketball player formerly in Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Thomas Jarvis (born August 1, 1969, in Lexington Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Wain (born August 1, 1969 in Shaker Heights Ohio) is an American Comedian, Writer, Actor and director Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Benjamin James (born 1 August 1970 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Stuart Wade (born 1 August 1971 in Halifax, Yorkshire) is an English actor known for playing the role of Biff Fowler on ITV Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Devon Hughes (born August 1 1972) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicke Andersson (also known as Nicke Royale) born August 1 1972 is a Singer, Guitarist, Drummer, Songwriter and Composer The Hellacopters are a Swedish rock band that was formed in 1994 and have released six full length albums of their own material a cover album two compilations Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tanya Reid (born August 1, 1972 in Dryden Ontario) is a Canadian television actress Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Tempestt Bledsoe (born August 1, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress best known for her role as Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Eduardo Noriega Gómez (born August 1, 1973) is a Spanish film actor perhaps best known for his roles in two Alejandro Amenábar films the multiple Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Gregg Berhalter (born August 1, 1973, in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American Football defender, who currently plays Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Beckie Scott (born August 1, 1974 in Vegreville, Alberta) is a retired Canadian Cross-country skiing athlete and as Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Joseph (born August 1, 1976 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania) is a former Pitcher who last played professional baseball in 2003 Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nwankwo Kanu (born 1 August 1976 in Owerri, Nigeria) usually known simply as Kanu and nicknamed Papilo, is a professional Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hasan Gökhan Şaş (born 1 August 1976 in Karataş, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish international footballer Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Søren Jochumsen (born August 1 1976) is a Danish professional Football (soccer player who plays as a Goalkeeper for AC Horsens Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Marc Denis (born August 1, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender, currently signed with the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Damien Saez is a French Singer-songwriter. Biography Damien Saez was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Savoy on August 1st 1977 where he lived Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is an English musician and the son of George Harrison of The Beatles. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Edgerrin Tyree James (EDGE-uh-rin (born August 1, 1978 in Immokalee, Florida nicknamed “The Edge” or just “Edge” is an American football Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Manuel "Junior" Agogo (born 1 August 1979 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1 1979 in Honolulu Hawaii) is an American actor and model Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the British actress For the album of the same name see The Submarines. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alessandro Faiolhe Amantino (ɐlə'sɐ̃dru faˈjɔʎi ɐmɐ̃ˈʧinu best known as Mancini (mɐ̃ˈsinʲi (born August 1, 1980 in Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ashley Parker Angel (born August 1, 1981) is a singer and actor Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese Fashion model and Actress. Career She has appeared on the cover of Vogue in her native country and in runway shows for Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Valery Milagros Ortiz (born August 1 1984) is a Puerto Rican actress who is known for her role as Madison Duarte on the television series Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) (born August 1, 1984 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria) is a German footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Bayern Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Derek Taylor (born August 1, 1986 in Hartlepool, County Durham) is an English footballer who plays for Middlesbrough Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Anton Strålman (born August 1, 1986, in Tibro, Sweden) is a defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Elena Sergejevna Vesnina (Елена Сергеевна Веснина (born Lviv, August 1, 1986) is a professional Female tennis player Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Khamani Griffin (born August 1, 1998, in Oakland California) is an American Child actor. Events By Place Roman Empire The fortified cities of the Danube, with Sirmium at the forefront contribute to stop an invasion Eusebius of Vercelli (ca 283 - 1 August 371) was a bishop and an Italian Saint. c. 283)
• 527 - Emperor Justin I (b. Events By place Roman Empire Carus conquers Ctesiphon, capital of the Persian kingdom. For the political lobbying groups see 527 groups Events By Place Byzantine Empire April 1 — Byzantine This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Flavius Iustinus (c 450&ndash August 1, 527) known in English as Justin I, was an Byzantine Emperor (518&ndash527 who rose through the ranks c. 450)
• 1137 - King Louis VI of France (b. Events and Trends 451 The battle of Avarayr 451, The Huns and the Ostrogoths facing the Romans Louis VI ( 1 December 1081 – 1 August 1137) called the Fat (le Gros was King of France from 1108 until his death (1137 1081)
• 1227 - Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. Shimazu Tadahisa (島津忠久 d August 1, 1227) was the founder of the Shimazu Samurai clan 1179)
• 1402 - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York ( June 5 1341 &ndash August 1 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. 1341)
• 1457 - Lorenzo Valla, Italian humanist (bc. Lorenzo (or Laurentius) Valla (c 1407 &ndash August 1, 1457) was an Italian humanist, Rhetorician and 1406)
• 1464 - Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (September 27 1389 &ndash August 1 1464 was the first of the Medici political dynasty de facto rulers of 1386)
• 1541 - Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. Simon Grynaeus ( 1493 - August 1, 1541) German scholar and Theologian of the Reformation son of Jacob Gryner a Swabian 1493)
• 1546 - Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order 1506)
• 1557 - Olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. Olaus Magnus ( Olaus Magni or Olaus Magni Gothus) was a Swedish Ecclesiastic and Writer, who did pioneering work for the interest of 1490)
• 1580 - Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (b. Albrecht Giese ( February 10, 1524 &ndash August 1, 1580) was a councilman and diplomat of the city of Danzig (Gdańsk. 1524)
• 1589 - Jacques Clément, French assassin of Henry III of France (b. Jacques Clément ( 1567 - August 1, 1589) was the Assassin of the French king Henry III. Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) 1567)
• 1675 - Weetamoo, sachem of Pocasetts, a band of the Wampanoag Indians her death winding up the end of King Philip's War
• 1714 - Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. Weetamoo (1635 &ndash 1676 also referred to as Weetamoe, was a Pocasset Wampanoag Native American woman who was born circa 1635 in Mettapoiset For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. King Philip's War, sometimes called Metacom 's War or Metacom's Rebellion was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of 1665)
• 1787 - Alphonsus Liguori, Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Saint Alphonsus Liguori ( September 27, 1696 &ndash August 1, 1787) was a Roman Catholic Bishop, spiritual The Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris – C 1696)
• 1796 - Robert Pigot, British army officer (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Pigot may refer to Sir Robert Pigot 2nd Baronet (1720-1796 British soldier Sir Robert Pigot 4th Baronet (1801-1891 British 1720)
• 1798 - François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Comte de Brueys, ( February 12, 1753 &ndash August 1, 1798) was the French commander 1753)
• 1812 - Yakov Kulnev, Russian general (killed in battle) (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Yakov Petrovich Kulnev ( Russian: Яков Петрович Кульнев 6 August, 1763 — 1 August, 1812) was along with 1763)
• 1851 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year William Joseph Behr ( August 26, 1775 - August 1, 1851) German publicist and writer was born at Salzheim. 1775)
• 1866 - John Ross (aka. Kooweskoowe), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Ross ( October 3, 1790 - August 1, 1866) also known as Kooweskoowe - a mythological or rare migratory bird Principal Chief of The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact 1790)
• 1903 - Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Martha Jane Cannary-Burke, better known as Calamity Jane ( May 1 1852 &ndash August 1 1903) was a Frontierswoman 1853)
• 1917 - Frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frank Little (1879-1917 was an American labor leader He joined the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW in 1906 1879)
• 1918 - John Riley Banister, American cowboy and Texas Ranger (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Riley Banister ( May 24, 1854 &ndash 1918 was an American law officer Cowboy and Texas Ranger. The Texas Ranger Division, commonly called the Texas Rangers, is a law enforcement agency with statewide Jurisdiction based in Austin, the 1854)
• 1920 - Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian nationalist leader (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak (बाळ गंगाधर टिळक ( July 23 1856 - August 1 1920) was an Indian nationalist 1856)
• 1929 - Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sydney Edward Gregory ( 14 April 1870 &mdash 1 August 1929) sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a Cricketer 1870)
• 1964 - Johnny Burnette, American singer (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Johnny Burnett redirects here for the baseball infielder see Johnny Burnett (baseball player. 1934)
• 1966 - Charles Whitman, American mass murderer (shot by police) (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Charles Joseph Whitman (June 24 1941 – August 1 1966 was a student at the University of Texas at Austin who killed 14 people and wounded 31 others as part of a 1941)
• 1967 - Richard Kuhn, Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Richard Kuhn ( December 3 1900 &ndash August 1 1967) was an Austrian German biochemist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1900)
• 1970 - Frances Farmer, American actress (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frances Elena Farmer ( September 19, 1913 &ndash August 1, 1970) was an American film television and theater actress 1913)
• 1970 - Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Heinrich Warburg ( October 8, 1883, Freiburg im Breisgau &ndash August 1, 1970, Berlin) son of physicist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1883)
• 1973 - Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Gian Francesco Malipiero ( Venice, March 18, 1882 - Asolo ( Treviso) August 1, 1973) was an Italian 1882)
• 1973 - Walter Ulbricht, German communist statesman (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walter Ulbricht ( June 30, 1893 &ndash August 1, 1973) was a German Communist politician 1893)
• 1974 - Ildebrando Antoniutti, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Ildebrando Cardinal Antoniutti ( August 3, 1898 &mdash August 1, 1974) was an Italian Prelate of the Roman 1898)
• 1977 - Gary Powers, American spy plane pilot (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Francis Gary Powers ( August 17, 1929 &ndash August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane 1929)
• 1980 - Patrick Depailler, French Formula 1 driver (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler ( 9 August 1944 - 1 August 1980) was a Racing driver from France. 1944)
• 1980 - Strother Martin, American actor (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Strother Martin ( March 26, 1919 &ndash August 1, 1980) was an American Actor in numerous Films and 1919)
• 1981 - Paddy Chayefsky, American writer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Sidney Aaron Chayefski ( January 29, 1923 &ndash August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned 1923)
• 1989 - John Ogdon, English pianist (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) John Andrew Howard Ogdon ( January 27 1937 &ndash August 1 1989) was an English Pianist and Composer. 1937)
• 1990 - Norbert Elias, German sociologist (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Norbert Elias ( June 22, 1897 &mdash August 1, 1990) was a German sociologist of Jewish descent who later became 1897)
• 1990 - Graham Young, British serial killer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Graham Frederick Young ( September 7 1947 – August 1 1990) was a British murderer who fatally Poisoned three people (his 1947)
• 1996 - Frida Boccara, French singer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Frida Boccara ( October 29, 1940 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a French Singer. 1940)
• 1996 - Tadeus Reichstein, Polish chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tadeusz Reichstein ( July 20, 1897 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a Polish-born Swiss Chemist and Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1897)
• 1996 - Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian physician and international aid worker (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Dr Lucille Teasdale-Corti ( January 30 1929 &ndash August 1 1996) was a Canadian physician surgeon and international aid worker 1929)
• 1997 - Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святосла́в Теофи́лович Рихтер Svjatoslav Teofilovič Rikhter) ( &ndash August 1, 1997) was 1915)
• 1998 - Eva Bartok, Hungarian-born actress (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Eva Bartok ( 18 June 1927 - 1 August 1998) was an Actress born in Hungary. 1927)
• 1999 - Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian-born writer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nirad C Chaudhuri ( Bangla: নীরদ চন্দ্র চৌধুরী Nirod Chôndro Choudhuri) ( 23 November 1897 &ndash 1897)
• 2001 - Korey Stringer, American football player (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Korey Damont Stringer ( May 8 1974 &ndash August 1 2001) was an American football player who died from complications brought 1974)
• 2003 - Guy Thys, Belgian football coach (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Thys ( December 6 1922 &ndash August 1 2003) was the most successful Belgian national football coach in history 1922)
• 2003 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Marie Trintignant ( January 21, 1962 – August 1, 2003) was a French actress. 1962)
• 2004 - Philip Abelson American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Philip Hauge Abelson ( April 27, 1913 – August 1, 2004) was an American Physicist, editor of scientific literature and The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1913)
• 2005 - Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Gilbert Aronowitz ( May 20, 1928 &ndash August 1, 2005) was an American rock journalist best known for introducing Bob Dylan 1928)
• 2005 - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, ( 1921 - August 1, 2005) was the King of the Kingdom 1923)
• 2005 - Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constant Anton Nieuwenhuys ( July 21, 1920 &ndash August 1, 2005) was a Dutch painter and one of the foremost innovators of Unitary Urbanism 1920)
• 2005 - Wibo, Dutch cartoonist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Willem Louis Joseph Boost ( July 2, 1918, Breda - August 1, 2005, Breukelen) was a Dutch Cartoonist 1918)
• 2006 - Jason Rhoades, American installation artist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Rhoades (b July 9 1965 in Newcastle California - d August 1, 2006 in Los Angeles) was an Installation artist 1965)
• 2006 - Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Robert Thaves ( October 5 1924 - August 1 2006) was the creator of the Comic strip Frank and Ernest, which began 1924)
• 2006 - Iris Marion Young, American feminist and political scientist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Iris Marion Young ( 2 January, 1949 - 1 August, 2006) was Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, and 1949)
• 2007 - Tommy Makem, Irish folk singer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Thomas 'Tommy' Makem ( November 4, 1932 &ndash August 1, 2007) was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician 1932)

Holidays and observances

• Angola - Armed Forces Day. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central Several nations of the world hold an annual Armed Forces Day to recognize venerate and honor their Military forces
• Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago - Emancipation Day. Barbados ( Portuguese word for bearded-ones, bɑrˈbeɪdoʊz -dɒs situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Island nation The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American Emancipation Day is celebrated in various locations in observation generally of the emancipation of slaves
• Benin - National Day. Benin (bə'nɪn officially the Republic of Benin, and also known as Benin Republic, is a country in Western Africa. The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country.
• People's Republic of China - Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China.
• Democratic Republic of Congo - Parent's Day
• Jamaica - Emancipation Day
• Nicaragua - Fiesta Day. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of
• Rastafari movement - Celebration of the liberation of Haile Selassie from slavery. The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez: am ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ "Power of the Trinity " 23 July 1892 &ndash 27 August 1975 born Tafari Makonnen, was As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• Switzerland - National Day. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Swiss National Day ( German: Schweizer Bundesfeier French: Fête nationale Suisse Italian: Festa nazionale Svizzera Romansh
• Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Kamál (Perfection) - First day of the eighth month of the Bahá'í calendar. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
• Lughnasadh - Lá Lúnasa, the traditional first day of Autumn in Ireland. Lughnasadh ( Old Irish, pronounced luɣnəsəð Modern Irish Lá Lúnasa; Modern Gaelic Lùnastal) is a Gaelic Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• Lammas - Neopagan festival of Lammas. In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day the Festival of the first Wheat Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical In some English-speaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, August 1 is Lammas Day (loaf-mass day the Festival of the first Wheat
• Lebanon - Army's Day (Eid al-Jaysh). Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• Yorkshire, England - Yorkshire Day. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1 August to promote the historic English county of Yorkshire.
• World Scout Day - anniversary of the first day of the Brownsea Island Camp in 1907, where Robert Baden-Powell began scouting. Brownsea Island is the largest of the Islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide Youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical mental and spiritual
• United States - Colorado statehood day
• United Kingdom - National Farming and Agriculture Day

Orthodox Christianity

• Abgar V of Edessa
• Procession of the Cross. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world For the other historical kings Abgar of Osroene see Osroene. Abgar V or Abgarus V of Edessa (4 BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50 In the Christian Liturgical calendar, there are several different feasts known as Feasts of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the

Roman Catholicism

• Saint Alphonso Maria de' Liguori, bishop, Doctor of the Church (died 1787)
• Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, bishop of Winchester, confessor
• Saint Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli, martyr Geneva, Lausanne, France; Paris
• Saint Exuperius, bishop of Bayeux northern France; Paris
• Saint Felix, martyr at Gerona southern France
• Saint Peter Julian Eymard (Pierre-Julien Eymard, died 1868)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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