Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump is indicted for his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, his third indictment in 2023.
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Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i
Joseph Sua'ali'i, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
On August 1, 2008, the first episode of the popular television series 'Breaking Bad' aired, which would go on to receive critical...
"Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations."
Oliver Goldsmith
Suicide attack
A suicide attack on a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan kills 20 people.
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Oliver Goldsmith
"Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations."
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Pachamama Raymi
The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year):
Pachamama Raymi (Quechuan in Ecuador and Peru)
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Lammas
The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year):
Lammas (England, Scotland, Neopagans)
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Lughnasadh
The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year):
Lughnasadh in the Northern hemisphere, Imbolc in the Southern hemisphere; traditionally begins on the eve of August 1. (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopagans)
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Swiss National Day
Swiss National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291.
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Public holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Parents' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Culture of Tonga
Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
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August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Feast of the Cross
Christian feast day:
Procession of the Cross and the beginning of Dormition Fast (Eastern Orthodoxy)
