100 famous birthdays born on this day
American rapper
King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015
Roman emperor from AD 41 to 54
English and American musician
American actor
American writer and poet
American singer
German footballer
Jewish mystic and self-proclaimed Messiah
English footballer and pundit
Mexican actor
Israeli-American film and television producer
American basketball player
American lawyer and poet
King of Greece from 1917 to 1920
American football player
Canadian actor
American attorney and politician
Estonian strongman and professional wrestler
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Fahd of Saudi Arabia (born 1923)
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)
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Gerhard Hirschfelder
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)
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)