1 August

Notable Births

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)

Sergeal Petersen

b. 1994

South African rugby union footballer

Álex Abrines

b. 1993

Spanish basketball player (born 1993)

Leon Thomas

b. 1993

American singer and songwriter (born 1993)

Austin Rivers

b. 1992

American basketball player (born 1992)

Mrunal Thakur

b. 1992

Indian actress (born 1992)

Piotr Malarczyk

b. 1991

Polish footballer

Aledmys Díaz

b. 1990

Cuban baseball player (born 1990)

Madison Bumgarner

b. 1989

American baseball player (born 1989)

Tiffany Young

b. 1989

American singer and actress (born 1989)

Mustafa Abdellaoue

b. 1988

Norwegian footballer (born 1988)

Travis Boak

b. 1988

Australian rules footballer (born 1988)

Patryk Małecki

b. 1988

Polish footballer (born 1988)

Notable Deaths

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

Bob Frankford

d. 2015

Canadian politician (1939–2015)

Valyantsin Byalkevich

d. 2014

Belarusian footballer (1973–2014)

Jan Roar Leikvoll

d. 2014

Charles T. Payne

d. 2014

American World War II soldier (1925–2014)

John Amis

d. 2013

British writer

Gail Kobe

d. 2013

American actress and producer (1932–2013)

Babe Martin

d. 2013

American baseball player (1920–2013)

Wilford White

d. 2013

American football player (1928–2013)

Aldo Maldera

d. 2012

Italian footballer (1953-2012)

Lolita Lebrón

d. 2010

Puerto Rican nationalist (1919–2010)

Eric Tindill

d. 2010

New Zealand sportsman (1910–2010)

Corazon Aquino

d. 2009

President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992

Gertan Klauber

d. 2008

Czech-born British actor (1932–2008)

On This Day in History

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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