Born on August 1
August 1 birthdays & history
If you were born on August 1, you share a birthday with Herman Melville, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Pierre Bourdieu. August 1 babies are Leo, with peridot as their birthstone and the gladiolus as their birth flower. August 1 is the 214th day of the year in leap years (213th in other years).
Famous people born on August 1
- 1819Herman Melville, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
- 1924Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia
- 1930Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher
- 1924Georges Charpak, Polish-French physicist who invented and developed subatomic particle detectors
- 1979Jason Momoa, American actor, director, and producer
- 1984Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer
- 1885George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1945Douglas Osheroff, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1963Coolio, American rapper, producer, and actor
- 1965Sam Mendes, English director and producer
What happened on August 1
- 1714George Louis, Elector of Hanover, became King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era.
- 1800The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1834Construction begins on the Wilberforce Monument in Kingston Upon Hull.
- 1855The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
- 1863At the suggestion of Senator J. V. Snellman and the order of Emperor Alexander II, full rights are promised to the Finnish language by a language regulation in the Grand Duchy of Finland.
- 1876Colorado was admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
- 1892Jef Denyn hosted the world's first carillon concert at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium.
- 1893Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
- 1911Harriet Quimby became the first woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator certificate.
- 1950Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
- 1960Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France, celebrating its Independence Day for the first time.
- 1991U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence from the Soviet Union.
Also observed on August 1
- Armed Forces Day (Lebanon)
- Azerbaijani Language and Alphabet Day (Azerbaijan)
- Minden Day (United Kingdom)
- National Day, celebrates the independence of Benin from France in 1960.
- Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
- Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Questions, answered
What star sign is August 1?
People born on August 1 are Leo. Their birthstone is peridot and their birth flower is the gladiolus.
Which famous people were born on August 1?
Herman Melville (1819), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Pierre Bourdieu (1930), Georges Charpak (1924), Jason Momoa (1979), Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984) were all born on August 1.
What happened on August 1 in history?
Among other things: in 1950, Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act; in 1960, Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France, celebrating its Independence Day for the first time; in 1991, U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence from the Soviet Union.
Can I get a newspaper front page from August 1?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any August 1 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “August 1”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.