August 1

Media related to 1 August.

August 1 is the 213^th (214^th in leap years) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 152 days remaining until the end of the year.

General

Main category: 1 August

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  1914 - French battleship Paris, commissioned
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  1740 – The song Rule, Britannia! is first performed at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, in England.
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  1907 - Robert Baden-Powell at the first Scout encampment on Brownsea Island

Births

Main category: August 1 births

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  1779 – Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and poet

Deaths

Main category: August 9 deaths

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  1714 – Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Holidays and observances

Main category: August holidays and observances

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  First of August
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  Alphonsus Liguori
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  National Eagle Scout Day

External links

• "On This Day". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved on 2015-06-22.