Commercial peat-cutters discover the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, England. Date: August 1, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
A British soldier was killed in the Inglis Barracks bombing in London, England. Date: August 1, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
A plane crash in the Karabakh Range kills 46 people. Date: August 1, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993 comes to a peak. Date: August 1, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia, was officially established following a constitutional conference in Garowe, Issims and tribal chiefs agreed to create a self-declared government until Somalia recovered. Date: August 1, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day…
A supermarket fire kills 424 people and injures 360 others in Asunción, Paraguay. Date: August 1, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The I-35W Mississippi River bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour, killing 13 people and injuring 145. Date: August 1, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering. Date: August 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world. Date: August 1, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan kills 20 people. Date: August 1, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)