| Date | Text | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 years anniversary | ||||
| 01 Aug 1925 | Ernst Jandl: Writer | |||
| 01 Aug 1925 | John Pieter Veth: Painter / lithographer / etcher / writer, dies at 61 | |||
| 01 Aug 1925 | Shortwave-radio link between Kootwijk and Netherlands East-Indies | |||
| 01 Aug 1925 | Ernst Jandl, Austrian poet and author (d. 2000) | |||
| 01 Aug 1925 | WW2 | Vice Admiral Nobutaro Iida was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. | ||
| 75 years anniversary | ||||
| 01 Aug 1950 | Doug Tract: Bronx, New York -- Radio DJ (Greaseman) | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | Guam adopts constitution (Organic Act) | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes King | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | Territory of Guam created | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | Bunkhouse Buck, American wrestler | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | Jim Carroll, American poet and author (d. 2009) | |||
| 01 Aug 1950 | Roy Williams, American basketball player and coach | |||
| 50 years anniversary | ||||
| 01 Aug 1975 | Mandy Leigh: Greensburg, Pennsylvania -- Actress (Bloodscent) | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | Howard Joslin: Actor (Quebec, Detective Story), dies at 68 | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | 41st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Pittsburgh 21, All-Stars 14 (54,103) | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries, rights signed by 35 nations | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | Vhrsti, Czech author and illustrator | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | Teresa Mak, Hong Kong actress | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | Ane Dahl Torp, Norwegian actress | |||
| 01 Aug 1975 | CSCE Final Act creates the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe. | |||
| 25 years anniversary | ||||
| 01 Aug 2000 | Madonna's forthcoming single 'Music' had its release date brought forward by two weeks after the track was made available as an illegal MP3 file on the Internet. | |||
| 01 Aug 2000 | AC/DC kicked off their 140 date Stiff Upper World Lip Tour at the Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. | |||
| 01 Aug 2000 |
Jarvik 2000 artificial heart In 2000, a man in Israel become the first recipient of the Jarvik 2000, the first total artificial heart that can maintain blood flow in addition to generating a pulse. |
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| 20 years anniversary | ||||
| 01 Aug 2005 | Wim Boost, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1918) | |||
| 01 Aug 2005 | Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter and sculptor (b. 1920) | |||
| 01 Aug 2005 | Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. 1923) | |||
| 15 years anniversary | ||||
| 01 Aug 2010 | Lolita Lebrón, Puerto Rican activist (b. 1919) | |||
| 01 Aug 2010 | Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player and cricketer (b. 1910) | |||
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