August 1: Lughnasadh (Northern Hemisphere); Imbolc (Southern Hemisphere); Tisha B'Av (Judaism 2017); Independence Day in Benin (1960)
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Bridge 9340 after its collapse
- 527 – Upon the death of Justin I, Justinian the Great became the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1842 – A parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., celebrating the end of slavery in the West Indies was attacked by a mob, leading to three days of riots.
- 1907 – Robert Baden-Powell held the first scout camp at Brownsea Island in Dorset, England, beginning the Scouting movement.
- 1984 – Commercial peat-cutters discovered the preserved bog body of a man, called Lindow Man, at Lindow Moss, Cheshire, North West England.
- 2007 – Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., suffered a catastrophic failure and collapsed (pictured), killing 13 people and injuring 145.
Sabbatai Zevi (b. 1626) · Elizabeth Randles (b. 1800) · Lolita Lebrón (d. 2010)
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