Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted for his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, his third indictment in 2023.
What happened on August 1
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 30 BCE to 2024.
Standout on August 1
2009
Tel Aviv gay centre shooting
A shooting at a branch of the Israeli LGBT organization the Aguda in Tel Aviv resulted in two deaths.
About August 1
August 1 is the 213th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 213 of 365 (214 in leap years)152 days left in the year (152 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029, Thursday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 31 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo (July 23 – August 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- August birthstone
- Peridot / Spinel / Sardonyxstrength, good fortune and calm
- August birth flower
- Gladiolus / Poppystrength of character and remembrance
- Next occurrence
- In 278 days
- Roman numerals
- I.VIIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 225thFirst Barbary War1801
- 150thColorado1876
- 80thPartisan Congress riots1946
- 60thCharles Whitman1966
- 50thNiki Lauda1976
- 30thKatie Boulter1996
- 25thBen Trbojevic2001
- 25thPark Si-eun (entertainer)2001
August 1 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Anne of Romania
- 25 years ago2001
- Park Si-eun (entertainer) · Ben Trbojevic · Scottie Barnes
- 50 years ago1976
- Niki Lauda
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on August 1 — ages this year
- 2003Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'iturns 23
- 2002Alejandro Francésturns 24
- 2001Park Si-eun (entertainer)turns 25
- 2001Ben Trbojevicturns 25
- 2001Scottie Barnesturns 25
- 2000Kim Chaewonturns 26
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
August 2017 Herat mosque attack
A suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan kills 20 people.
Tel Aviv gay centre shooting
A shooting at a branch of the Israeli LGBT organization the Aguda in Tel Aviv resulted in two deaths.
Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
2008 K2 disaster
Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions die on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
I-35W Mississippi River bridge
Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, United States, suffered a catastrophic failure and collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 13 people and injuring 145 others.
Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
A supermarket fire kills 424 people and injures 360 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
Puntland
Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, is officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe. Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered.
Great Flood of 1993
The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
George H. W. Bush
U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence from the Soviet Union.
Aeroflot Flight E-35D
A plane crash in the Karabakh Range kills 46 people.
Chronology of Provisional Irish Republican Army actions (1980–1989)
A British soldier is killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England.
Peat
Commercial peat cutters discovered a preserved bog body, now known as Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss in Cheshire, England.
Video Killed the Radio Star
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles became the first music video broadcast on the American cable television network MTV.
MTV
MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
Buttevant Rail Disaster
A train crash kills 18 people and injures over 170 more in County Cork, Ireland.
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir is elected President of Iceland and becomes the world's first democratically elected female head of state.
Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda has a severe accident that almost claims his life at the German Grand Prix at Nürburgring.
Helsinki Accords
The final act of the CSCE meeting is signed in Helsinki, Finland.
Cyprus problem
Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh, a pair of benefit concerts organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar for refugees of the Bangladesh genocide, took place at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Hassanal Bolkiah
The coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, is held.
Charles Whitman
Charles Whitman kills 15 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
Partisan Congress riots
Several days of anti-Jewish rioting began in Bratislava, instigated by former Slovak partisans opposed to the restitution of Jewish property after the Holocaust in Slovakia.
Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby became the first woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator certificate.
Jef Denyn
Jef Denyn hosted the world's first carillon concert at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium.
Colorado
Colorado was admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
Lombard Street riot
Three days of rioting erupted after a parade in Philadelphia, celebrating the end of slavery in the West Indies, was attacked by a mob.
Grand Jubilee of 1814
Britain celebrated the Grand Jubilee to mark 100 years since the accession of George I and 16 years since the start of the Battle of the Nile.
First Barbary War
First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of Libya.
French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile, between a British fleet commanded by Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, began at Aboukir Bay off the Egyptian coast.
Joseph Priestley
British scientist Joseph Priestley (pictured) liberated oxygen gas, corroborating the discovery of the element by the German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
Electorate of Hanover
George Louis, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era.
Arab–Byzantine wars
Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured the Byzantine stronghold of Taormina, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.
Justin I
Upon the death of Justin I, his nephew and adopted son Justinian I became the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
War of Actium
War of Actium: Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Alexandria, establishing Roman Egypt.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry Ziesmer, American assistant director, production manager and occasional actor (born 1939)
Bernard d'Espagnat
Bernard d'Espagnat, French physicist, philosopher, and author (born 1921)
Valyantsin Byalkevich
Valyantsin Byalkevich, Belarusian footballer and manager (born 1973)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Abgar V
Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church)
Alphonsus Liguori
Christian feast day: Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori
Bernard Vũ Văn Duệ
Christian feast day: Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Æthelwold of Winchester
Christian feast day: Æthelwold of Winchester
Barbados
Emancipation Day is commemorated in many parts of the former British Empire, which marks the day the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect which abolished chattel slavery in the British Empire: Emancipation Day is a public holiday in Barbados, Bermuda, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
PLA Day
Armed Forces Day (China) or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China)
Public holidays in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
Spread across the centuries
- 1st century BCE1
- 6th century1
- 10th century1
- 18th century3
- 19th century5
- 20th century33
- 21st century32
Earliest: War of Actium (30 BCE). Most recent: Joyce Brabner (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Dates before the year 1 are given on the proleptic Julian calendar. Day-level precision for ancient events is traditional rather than documented.
Nearby and related
Questions about August 1
What day of the year is August 1?
August 1 is the 213th day of the year, with 152 days left after it.
What star sign is August 1?
August 1 falls under Leo (July 23 – August 22), a fire sign ruled by Sun. The birthstone for the month is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx.
How many things happened on August 1?
We record 84 entries for August 1: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 30 BCE to 2024.
Who was born on August 1?
Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i (2003) is among the notable births on August 1. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the August 1 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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