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1 August 2022
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2009 - A shooting at a branch of the Israeli LGBT organization the Aguda in Tel Aviv resulted in two deaths.2009 shooting at an Israeli gay centre that resulted in two deaths
Anniversary
2007 - Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, United States, suffered a catastrophic failure and collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 13 people and injuring 145 others.Truss arch bridge in Minneapolis, US
Anniversary
1991 - U.S. president George H. W. Bush delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev warning against independence from the Soviet Union.President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
Anniversary
1984 - Commercial peat cutters discovered a preserved bog body, now known as Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss in Cheshire, England.Accumulation of partially decayed vegetation
Anniversary
1981 - "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles became the first music video broadcast on the American cable television network MTV.1979 song by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley
Historical events
No items available.
Notable births
Born
2003 - Joseph Sua'ali'i, Australian-Samoan rugby league playerAustralian rugby union & former Samoan international rugby league footballer
Born
2001 - Scottie Barnes, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
Born
2001 - Park Si-eun, South Korean actressSouth Korean actress and singer (born 2001)
Born
2001 - Ben Trbojevic, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
No items available.
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.7 days
Sun zodiac
Leo
9.24 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Virgo
21.56 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.