August 1

August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by July 31, and succeeded by August 2. Following August 1, there are 152 days in the year.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"The man who neglects the truth he finds in his soul, in order to follow its dead-letter, is a time-server."

Events

• 1914 – Annie Besant founded the newspaper New India.

Births

• 1866 – Claude Bragdon, American architect, artist, theatrical designer, editor, and writer (d. 1946).

Deaths

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Holidays and observances

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External links

• This Date in Wikipedia