Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 1
August 1: Civic Holiday in Canada (2005), Emancipation Day in Trinidad and Tobago, National Day in Switzerland
- 1774 - Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen, corroborating the prior discovery of this chemical element by Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
- 1798 - French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile started between French and British fleets.
- 1927 - People's Liberation Army was established in China.
- 1944 - The Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation began in Poland.
- 1981 - MTV debuted with the song Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles.