August 01

Sunday 01, 2004:

A supermarket fire kills 215 people and injures 300 in Asunción, Paraguay.

Wednesday 01, 1945:

Mel Ott becomes the third member of the 500 home run club with a home run at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York.

Wednesday 01, 1894:

The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.

Thursday 01, 1776:

Formal signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Friday 01, 1664:

The Ottoman Empire is defeated in the Battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár.