FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (born 1929)

Frances Farmer

Frances Farmer, American actress (born 1913)

Charles Whitman

Charles Whitman, American mass murderer (born 1941)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (born 1856)

Alphonsus Liguori

Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, Italian bishop and saint (born 1696)

Lughnasadh

The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year): Lughnasadh in the Northern hemisphere, Imbolc in the Southern hemisphere; traditionally begins on the eve of August 1. (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopagans)

Alphonsus Liguori

Christian feast day: Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori

Abgar V

Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Syrian Church)

Lammas

The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year): Lammas (England, Scotland, Neopagans)

Armed Forces Day

Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)

Victory Day

Victory Day (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)

Swiss National Day

Swiss National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291.

Yorkshire Day

Yorkshire Day (Yorkshire, England)

Public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Scouts' Day

World Scout Scarf Day

August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Bernard Vũ Văn Duệ

Christian feast day: Bernard Võ Văn Duệ (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)

Pachamama Raymi

The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year): Pachamama Raymi (Quechuan in Ecuador and Peru)

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)

Æthelwold of Winchester

Christian feast day: Æthelwold of Winchester

Eusebius of Vercelli

Christian feast day: Eusebius of Vercelli

Exuperius of Bayeux

Christian feast day: Exuperius of Bayeux

Felix of Girona

Christian feast day: Felix of Girona

Liberation of Peter

Christian feast day: Peter Apostle in Chains

Feast of the Cross

Christian feast day: Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy)

Woman with seven sons

Christian feast day: The Holy Maccabees

Minden Day

Minden Day (United Kingdom)

Public holidays in Benin

National Day, celebrates the independence of Benin from France in 1960.

Culture of Tonga

Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)

Francis Gary Powers

Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (born 1929)

Lughnasadh

The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year): Lughnasadh in the Northern hemisphere, Imbolc in the Southern hemisphere; traditionally begins on the eve of August 1. (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopagans)