On This Day: 1 August

1 August in Indian history

• 1834Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remains legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843.India

1 August in world history

• 2007Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, United States, suffered a catastrophic failure and collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others.
• 1998Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, is officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe. Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered.
• 1984Commercial peat cutters discovered a preserved bog body, now known as Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss in Cheshire, England.
• 1975The final act of the CSCE meeting is signed in Helsinki, Finland.
• 1974Cyprus dispute: The United Nations Security Council authorizes the UNFICYP to create the "Green Line", dividing Cyprus into two zones.
• 1971The Concert for Bangladesh, a pair of benefit concerts organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar for refugees of the Bangladesh genocide, took place at Madison Square Garden in New York.
• 1966Charles Whitman kills 15 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
• 1944World War II: The Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi German occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
• 1927The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
• 1894The Empire of Japan and Qing China declare war on each other after a week of fighting over Korea, formally inaugurating the First Sino-Japanese War.
• 1892Jef Denyn hosted the world's first carillon concert at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium.
• 1876Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
• 1849Joven Daniel wrecks at the coast of Araucanía, Chile, leading to allegations that local Mapuche tribes murdered survivors and kidnapped Elisa Bravo.
• 1801First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of Libya.
• 1798French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile, between a British fleet commanded by Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, began at Aboukir Bay off the Egyptian coast.
• 902Arab–Byzantine wars: Led by Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid forces captured the Byzantine stronghold of Taormina, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.
• 30 BCWar of Actium: Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra at Alexandria, establishing Roman Egypt.

Born on 1 August

• 1992Mrunal Thakur, Indian actressIndia
• 1987Taapsee Pannu, Indian actressIndia
• 1974Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (died 2014)
• 1933Meena Kumari, Indian actress (died 1972)India
• 1930Lawrence Eagleburger, American lieutenant and politician, 62nd United States Secretary of State (died 2011)
• 1924Frank Havens, American canoeist (died 2018)

Died on 1 August

• 2008Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1916)India
• 1966Charles Whitman, American mass murderer (born 1941)
• 1863Jind Kaur Majarani (Regent) of the Sikh Empire (born 1817)India
• 1402Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1341)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 1 August in history?

2007: Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, United States, suffered a catastrophic failure and collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others. 1998: Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, is officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe. Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered. 1984: Commercial peat cutters discovered a preserved bog body, now known as Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss in Cheshire, England. 1975: The final act of the CSCE meeting is signed in Helsinki, Finland.

What happened on 1 August in Indian history?

1834: Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remains legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843.

Which famous people were born on 1 August?

Mrunal Thakur, Indian actress (1992); Taapsee Pannu, Indian actress (1987); Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (died 2014) (1974); Meena Kumari, Indian actress (died 1972) (1933).

Which day is observed on 1 August?

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 ef; Minden Day (United Kingdom).