Historical Events In August - 01

2007  On August - 01 mweka ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo killing 187 people   

2007  On August - 01 cholera in Ethiopia   

2007  Iraq cholera outbreak in Iraq killing 10 people on this day in history.   

2007  On August - 01 poliomyelitis in Nigeria   

2007  On this day in history dengue fever in Puerto Rico; Dominican Republic; Mexico   

2007  Cholera in Somalia on August - 01.   

2007  On August - 01 cholera in Vietnam   

2012  Typhoon Saola kills elven people and displaces over 150,000 in the Philippines on this day in history.   

2013  Robert Mugabe continues to maintain power after winning 142 out of 210 seats in the Zimbabwean election on August - 01.   

2014  USA and UN announce a 72 hour ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, though it quickly breaks down on August - 01.   

2017  On August - 01 christopher A. Wray confirmed at F.B.I. Director by US Senate   

2017  On this day in history bomb blast at Jawadia Shia mosque in Herat, Afghanistan kills about 30   

2017  On August - 01 two Venezuelan opposition leaders, Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma re-arrested, revoking their house arrest   

2018  Swedish crown jewels stolen in heist from Strängnäs Cathedral, Stockholm on August - 01.   

2018  On this day in history australian Rugby League's 'Immortals' tally moves to 13 as pre-War stars Dally Messenger, Frank Burge & Dave Brown along with latter day giants Norm Provan & Mal Meninga are added   

2018  The 2018 Kivu Ebola outbreak begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It becomes the second-deadliest outbreak of the Ebola virus on November 29, surpassed only by the 2013 West African Ebola virus epidemic on this day in history.   

2018  On August - 01 kivu Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda killing 2,268 (as of 16 March 2020) people   

2019  Danish polar research institution Polar Portal reports a large spike in Greenland ice loss, with 11 billion tons melted in one day and 197 gigatonnes during the month of July on August - 01.   

2020  Egypt tells Elon Musk its pyramids were not built by aliens, after Musk tweets in support of a conspiracy theory that they did on August - 01.   

2020  The Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE becomes operational following delays since 2017. It is the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab world on August - 01.   

2021  American virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci says "things are going to get worse" as US COVID-19 cases double in 10 days due to surge of Delta variant on this day in history.   

2023  On August - 01 former US President Donald Trump is indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the country and prevent the peaceful transfer of power by special counsel Jack Smith [1]   

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1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on August - 01.   

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.   

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on August - 01.   

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on August - 01.   

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  On August - 01 death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)   

1457  On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on August - 01.