Today in History
1 August
268 births · 114 deaths · 67 events recorded
Notable Births
All 268 ›
Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i
b. 2003
Australian rugby union & former Samoan international rugby league footballer
Alejandro Francés
b. 2002
Spanish footballer (born 2002)
Scottie Barnes
b. 2001
American basketball player (born 2001)
Park Si-eun (entertainer)
b. 2001
South Korean actress and singer (born 2001)
Ben Trbojevic
b. 2001
Australian rugby league footballer
Kim Chaewon
b. 2000
South Korean singer (born 2000)
Katie Boulter
b. 1996
British tennis player (born 1996)
Madison Cawthorn
b. 1995
American politician (born 1995)
Notable Deaths
All 114 ›
Joyce Brabner
d. 2024
American writer and editor (1952–2024)
Abdalqadir as-Sufi
d. 2021
Scottish Islamic scholar (1930–2021)
Jerry Ziesmer
d. 2021
American film director (1939–2021)
Wilford Brimley
d. 2020
American actor (1934–2020)
Anne of Romania
d. 2016
Titular queen consort of Romania
Cilla Black
d. 2015
English singer and media personality (1943–2015)
Bernard d'Espagnat
d. 2015
French physicist, philosopher and author
Aldo Maldera
d. 2012
Italian footballer (1953-2012)
On This Day in History
All 67 ›
2023
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted for his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, his third indictment in 2023.
Donald Trump
2017
A suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan kills 20 people.
Suicide attack
2008
The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway
2008
Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
2008 K2 disaster
2007
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.
I-35W Mississippi River bridge
2004
A supermarket fire kills 424 people and injures 360 others in Asunción, Paraguay.
Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire
1998
Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, was officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe, Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered.
Puntland
1993
The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak.
Great Flood of 1993