William Steinberg

American conductor (1899-1978).

Born August 1st, 1899 in Cologne. ^[ref]

Died May 16th, 1978 at 78 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Fred Espenak

Astrophysicist from united states.

Born August 1st, 1953 (age 71 years) in New York City.

Malcolm Ray Armstead

American basketball player.

Born August 1st, 1989 (age 35 years) in Florence.

Sergio Higuita

Colombian cyclist.

Born August 1st, 1997 (age 27 years) in Medellín.

Helen Sawyer Hogg

Astronomer (1905-1993).

Born August 1st, 1905 in Lowell.

Died January 28th, 1993 at 87 years old in Richmond Hill.

Eugen von Knilling

German politician.

Born August 1st, 1865 in Munich.

Died October 20th, 1927 at 62 years old in Munich.

Lobna Abdel Aziz

Egyptian actress (born 1935).

Born August 1st, 1920 (age 104 years) in Cairo.

Anne Hébert

Canadian author and poet.

Born August 1st, 1916 in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier. ^[ref]

Died January 22nd, 2000 at 83 years old in Montreal (bone cancer). ^[ref]

Pancho Villa

Filipino boxer (1901-1925).

Born August 1st, 1901 in Ilog.

Died July 14th, 1925 at 23 years old in San Francisco.

Dino da Costa

Italian footballer (1931-2020).

Born August 1st, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died November 10th, 2020 at 89 years old in Verona. ^[ref]