August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining.
- 1936 — Donald Neilson is born.
- 1942 — George Williams is born.
- 1951 — Valery Skoptsov is born.
- 1957 — Moninder Singh is born.
- 1959 — Ángel Reséndiz is born.
- 1973 — Darcie Jo Baum is born.
- 1973 — Marc Hoffmann is born.
- 1983 — Anthony Joyner is apprehended.
- 1991 — Beate Schmidt is apprehended.
- 2002 — Leslie Burchart died.
- 2004 — Viktor Malyuk died.
- 2005 — Sabine Hilschenz is apprehended.
- 2015 — Arsen Bayrambekov is apprehended.
- 2024 — Morris Solomon Jr. died.