1291
Federal Charter of 1291
Event · Europe
On this day
1 August
702 events in the atlas are dated to 1 August, from 7 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 702 events
- 7 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1704
Capture of Gibraltar
Siege · Europe
1894
First Sino-Japanese War
War · East Asia · 1894 – 1895
1927
Chinese Civil War
War · East Asia · 1927 – 1950
1945
history of Germany (1945–1990)
Event · 1945 – 1990
2018
2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
Epidemic · Sub-Saharan Africa
Antiquity
to 500 CE · 5 eventsThe Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 21 events- 1291Federal Charter of 1291Event · Europe
- 838 CESack of AmoriumSiege · Middle East
- 1444Peace of SzegedTreaty
- 1330Battle of TebaBattle · Europe
- 1202Battle of MirebeauBattle · Europe
- 1209Siege of CarcassonneSiege · Europe
- 608 CEConstruction of Column of PhocasConstruction · Europe
- 1146Civil War in Rus' of 1146-1154War · 1146 – 1154
- 1473Battle of MalatyaBattle · Middle East
- 1437Founding of RăteștiFounding · Europe
Early modern times
1501 – 1800 · 33 events- 1704Capture of GibraltarSiege · Europe
- 1798Battle of the NileBattle · North Africa
- 1664Battle of Saint GotthardBattle · Europe
- 1759Battle of MindenBattle · Europe
- 1789Battle of FocșaniBattle · Europe
- 1770Battle of KagulBattle · Europe
- 16741674 derechoEvent · Europe
- 1746Dress Act 1746Event · Europe
- 1524Siege of MarseilleSiege · Europe
- 1736Founding of MiasskoyeFounding · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 56 events- 1894First Sino-Japanese WarWar · East Asia · 1894 – 1895
- 1876Founding of ColoradoFounding · North America
- 1801Action of 1 August 1801Battle · North Africa
- 1860Germany–Paraguay relationsEvent · Europe
- 1887Founding of Grover BeachFounding · North America
- 1832Battle of Bad AxeBattle · North America
- 1843Founding of FormosaFounding · South America
- 1899Founding of National Art Museum of UkraineFounding · Europe
- 1878Founding of Santa RosaFounding · Southeast Asia
- 1892Founding of MelfortFounding · North America
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 398 events- 1927Chinese Civil WarWar · East Asia · 1927 – 1950
- 1944Warsaw UprisingRebellion · Europe
- 1946forintEvent · Europe
- 1945history of Germany (1945–1990)Event · 1945 – 1990
- 1975Helsinki AccordsTreaty · Europe
- 1904Siege of Port ArthurSiege · East Asia · 1904 – 1905
- 1927Nanchang UprisingRebellion · East Asia
- 1977Jiu Valley miners' strike of 1977Protest · Europe
- 1943Operation Tidal WaveEvent · Europe
- 1946Battle of AthensRebellion · North America
The 21st century
since 2001 · 189 events- 20182018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemicEpidemic · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2014Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violenceTreaty · Middle East
- 2018Hurricane HectorNatural disaster
- 2014Iraqi Turkmen genocideAttack · Middle East · 2014 – 2017
- 20082008 K2 disasterNatural disaster · East Asia
- 20242024 American–Russian prisoner exchangeEvent · Middle East
- 2004Tragedia del YcuaEvent · South America
- 2014Opération BarkhaneEvent · Sub-Saharan Africa · 2014 – 2022
- 2006Tropical Storm ChrisEvent
- 2008solar eclipse of August 1, 2008Event · Europe
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.