Claudius
b. -10
Roman emperor
On This Day · The 213th day of the year
August 1
A look at August 1 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Claudius and Dennis Lawrence, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 2007
I-35W Mississippi River bridge
The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145.
Bridge in Minneapolis, Minn., - 2004
Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
A supermarket fire kills 424 people and injures 360 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
2004 fire in Asunción, - 1984
Peat
Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England.
Accumulation of partially decayed - 1971
The Concert for Bangladesh
The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1971 benefit concert organised - 1911
Harriet Quimby
Harriet Quimby takes her pilot's test and becomes the first U.S. woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator's certificate.
American aviation pioneer (1875–1912) - 1876
Colorado
Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
U.S. state - 1842
Lombard Street riot
The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Racial riot in Philadelphia - 1801
First Barbary War
First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.
War between United States - 1798
French Revolutionary Wars
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.
1792–1802 wars - 1774
Joseph Priestley
British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
English chemist and polymath
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Famous birthday twins
Born on August 1Dennis Lawrence
b. 1974
Trinidadian footballer and coach
Herman Melville
b. 1819
American novelist, short story writer, and poet
Emperor Taizu of Jin
b. 1068
Chinese emperor
David James (footballer, born 1970)
b. 1970
English footballer and manager
Chris Iwelumo
b. 1978
Scottish footballer
Karen Carney
b. 1987
English women's footballer
W. D. Hamilton
b. 1936
British biologist, psychologist, and academic
Deaths
- 2009Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines
- 1973Walter Ulbricht, German soldier and politician
- 1944Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines
- 1464Cosimo de' Medici, Italian ruler
- 1098Adhemar of Le Puy, French papal legate
- 527Justin I, Byzantine emperor
Holidays & observances
- —Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
- —Armed Forces Day (China) or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army (People's Republic of China)
- —Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
- —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
- —Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church)
- —Christian feast day: Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori
- —Christian feast day: Æthelwold of Winchester
- —Christian feast day: Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
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