Wan Gang

Chinese retired politician.

Born August 1st, 1952 (age 73 years) in Shanghai. ^[ref]

Ivano Bonetti

Italian footballer.

Born August 1st, 1964 (age 61 years) in Brescia.

Gertjan Verbeek

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born August 1st, 1962 (age 63 years) in Deventer.

Theo Adam

German bass-baritone opera singer.

Born August 1st, 1926 in Dresden.

Died January 10th, 2019 at 92 years old in Dresden. ^[ref]

Otomo Yoshihide

Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-).

Born August 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Yokohama.

Sayaka Hirota

Badminton player.

Born August 1st, 1994 (age 31 years) in Kumamoto Prefecture. ^[ref]

Raymond Arthur Palmer

American editor and science fiction author (1910-1977).

Born August 1st, 1910 in Milwaukee.

Died August 15th, 1977 at 67 years old in Portage.

Paul Rosenberg

American music manager.

Born August 1st, 1971 (age 54 years) in London.

Sylvain Armand

French association football player.

Born August 1st, 1980 (age 45 years) in Saint-Étienne.

George Hunt

American rower (1916–1999).

Born August 1st, 1916 in Puyallup.

Died September 3rd, 1999 at 83 years old in Issaquah.

Martin Damm

Czech tennis player.

Born August 1st, 1972 (age 53 years) in Liberec.

Leoluca Orlando

Italian politician.

Born August 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Palermo.

Miracle Laurie

American actress.

Born August 1st, 1981 (age 44 years) in Huntington Beach.

Bruna Lombardi

Brazilian actress.

Born August 1st, 1952 (age 73 years) in São Paulo.

Brian M. Fagan

English archaeologist.

Born August 1st, 1936 in Birmingham.

Died July 1st, 2025 at 88 years old ^[ref]

Douglas Osheroff

American physicist.

Born August 1st, 1945 (age 80 years) in Aberdeen.

Konstantinos Logothetopoulos

Greek doctor and prime minister (1878-1961).

Born August 1st, 1878.

Died July 6th, 1961 at 82 years old in Athens.

Abd al-Malek Selal

Algerian politician and prime minister.

Born August 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Constantine.

Ko Un

Korean poet.

Born August 1st, 1933 (age 92 years) in Gunsan.

Louis Dumont

French anthropologist (1911-1998).

Born August 1st, 1911 in Thessaloniki. ^[ref]

Died November 19th, 1998 at 87 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Hajo Herrmann

German bomber pilot (1913–2010).

Born August 1st, 1913 in Kiel.

Died November 5th, 2010 at 97 years old in Düsseldorf. ^[ref]

Gego

Venezuelan sculptor (1912-1994).

Born August 1st, 1912 in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Died September 17th, 1994 at 82 years old in Caracas (disease). ^[ref]

Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

Iranian writer and actor.

Born August 1st, 1940 (age 85 years) in Sabzevar.

Hans Rott

Austrian composer (1858–1884).

Born August 1st, 1858 in Braunhirschen.

Died June 25th, 1884 at 25 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).

Ottavio Bottecchia

Italian racing cyclist (1894–1927).

Born August 1st, 1894 in San Martino.

Died June 15th, 1927 at 32 years old in Gemona del Friuli (traffic collision).