August 1st, 1853

Born on August 1st, 1853

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 1st?

August 1st, 2009

A shooting at a branch of the Israeli LGBT organization the Aguda in Tel Aviv resulted in two deaths.

August 1st, 2007

Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, suffered a catastrophic failure and collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others.

August 1st, 2004

Nearly 400 people died in a supermarket fire in Asunción, Paraguay, when exits were locked to prevent people from stealing merchandise.

August 1st, 1991

U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence from the Soviet Union.

August 1st, 1984

Commercial peat cutters discovered a preserved bog body, now known as Lindow Man (head pictured), at Lindow Moss in Cheshire, England.

August 1st, 1981

"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles became the first music video broadcast on the American cable television network MTV.

August 1st, 1971

The 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.

August 1st, 1946

Several days of anti-Jewish rioting began in Bratislava, instigated by former Slovak partisans opposed to the restitution of Jewish property after the Holocaust in Slovakia.

August 1st, 1911

Harriet Quimby became the first woman to earn an Aero Club of America aviator certificate.

August 1st, 1892

Belgian carillonneur Jef Denyn hosted the world's first carillon concert at St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen.

August 1st, 1876

Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.

August 1st, 1842

Three days of rioting erupted after a parade in Philadelphia, celebrating the end of slavery in the West Indies, was attacked by a mob.

August 1st, 1814

Britain celebrated a Grand Jubilee to mark 100 years since the accession of George I and 16 years since the start of the Battle of the Nile.

August 1st, 1801

First Barbary War: USS Enterprise, an American schooner, captured the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of Libya.

August 1st, 1798

French 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 1st

Born on August 1st, 1853

53

Willoughby D. Miller

The life of Willoughby D. Miller

*August 1st, 1853, Alexandria †July 27th, 1907, Newark

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 1st?

48

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

72

Herman Melville

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

*August 1st, 1819, Manhattan †September 28th, 1891, New York City

58

Sam Mendes

British stage and film director (born 1965)

*August 1st, 1965, Reading

39

Bastian Schweinsteiger

German association football player

*August 1st, 1984, Kolbermoor

90

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Former King of Saudi Arabia (1924-2015)

*August 1st, 1924, Riyadh †January 23rd, 2015, Riyadh

93

Shimon Peres

Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister and then President of Israel (1923-2016)

*August 1st, 1923, Višnieva †September 28th, 2016, Sheba Medical Center

69

Benno Möhlmann

German association football player and manager

*August 1st, 1954, Lohne

60

John Carroll Lynch

American character actor and film director

*August 1st, 1963, Boulder

84

Arthur Hill

Canadian actor (1922–2006)

*August 1st, 1922, Melfort †October 22nd, 2006, Los Angeles

84

Terry Kiser

American actor

*August 1st, 1939, Omaha

62

Danny Blind

Dutch association football player and manager (* 1961)

*August 1st, 1961, Oost-Souburg

61

Julie Bovasso

American actress (1930-1991)

*August 1st, 1930, Brooklyn †September 14th, 1991, New York City

85

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck

French naturalist (1744-1829)

*August 1st, 1744, Bazentin †December 18th, 1829, Paris

71

Pierre Bourdieu

French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (1930–2002)

*August 1st, 1930, Denguin †January 23rd, 2002, 12th arrondissement of Paris

80

George de Hevesy

Hungarian chemist (1885–1966)

*August 1st, 1885, Budapest †July 5th, 1966, Freiburg im Breisgau

86

Georges Charpak

French physicist (1924-2010)

*August 1st, 1924, Dubrovytsia †September 29th, 2010, Paris

75

Eilhard Wiedemann

German physicist (1852-1928)

*August 1st, 1852, Berlin †January 7th, 1928, Erlangen

44

Liz White

English actress

*August 1st, 1979, Rotherham

63

Michael Stewart

American playwright (1924-1987)

*August 1st, 1924, New York City †September 20th, 1987, New York City

73

Gaston Doumergue

French lawyer and statesman (1863–1937)

*August 1st, 1863, Aigues-Vives †June 18th, 1937, Aigues-Vives

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Born in 1853

37

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

*March 30th, 1853, Zundert †July 29th, 1890, Auberge Ravoux

54

Adolf Furtwängler

German classical archaeologist (1853-1907)

*June 30th, 1853, Freiburg im Breisgau †October 10th, 1907, Athens

91

Walter von Boetticher

German historian

*November 29th, 1853, Riga †July 3rd, 1945, Radebeul

48

Cecil Rhodes

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)

*July 5th, 1853, Bishop's Stortford †March 26th, 1902, Muizenberg

75

André Messager

French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929)

*December 30th, 1853, Montluçon †February 24th, 1929, 17th arrondissement of Paris

66

Henning von Holtzendorff

German admiral (1853-1919)

*January 9th, 1853, Berlin †June 7th, 1919, Prenzlau

51

Hermann Wissmann

German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)

*September 4th, 1853, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 15th, 1905, Weißenbach bei Liezen

78

Wilhelm Ostwald

Baltic German chemist

*August 21st, 1853, Riga †April 4th, 1932, Großbothen

74

Georg Weidenbach

German architect

*October 1st, 1853, Dresden †September 30th, 1928, Leipzig

72

Eduardo Scarpetta

Italian actor and playwright (1853–1925)

*March 13th, 1853, Naples †November 29th, 1925, Naples

74

Hendrik Lorentz

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

*July 18th, 1853, Arnhem †February 4th, 1928, Haarlem

42

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

*January 28th, 1853, Havana †May 19th, 1895, Oriente Province

57

Chulalongkorn

King of Siam (1853-1910)

*September 20th, 1853, Grand Palace †October 23rd, 1910, Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall

73

Albrecht Kossel

German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics

*September 16th, 1853, Rostock †July 5th, 1927, Heidelberg

72

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)

*September 21st, 1853, Groningen †February 21st, 1926, Leiden

86

Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940)

*December 26th, 1853, Barmen †April 25th, 1940, Lefkada

78

René Bazin

French novelist

*December 26th, 1853, Angers †July 20th, 1932, 8th arrondissement of Paris

77

David Belasco

American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)

*July 25th, 1853, San Francisco †May 14th, 1931, New York City

78

Antonio Salandra

Prime Minister of Italy (1853-1931)

*August 13th, 1853, Troia †December 9th, 1931, Rome

84

Jacob Wackernagel

Swiss linguist (1853-1938)

*December 11th, 1853, Basel †May 22nd, 1938, Basel

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 1st

Fixed holidays (Emancipation Day is commemorated in many parts of the former British Empire, which marks the day the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 came into effect which abolished chattel slavery in the British Empire, Christian feast day, The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere) which are celebrated on August 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1853 is a normal year and no leap year.

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