<- [[07-31]] - [[08-02]] -> ## Events - [[-030-08-01 - Octavian entered Alexandria, bringing it under control of Rome]] - [[0-9970-08-01 - Mark Antony commits suicide]] - [[0527-08-01 - Justinian I becomes sole ruler of Byzantine Empire]] - [[1779-08-01 - Francis Scott Key born]] - [[1819-08-01 - Herman Melville born]] - [[1834-08-01 - Slavery abolished in British Empire]] - [[1876-08-01 - Colorado admitted as 38th state]] - [[1914-08-01 - Germany declares war on Russia in WW1]] - [[1942-08-01 - Jerry Garcia born]] - [[1948-08-01 - Avi Arad born]] - [[1950-08-01 - Guam becomes unincorporated U.S. territory]] - [[1963-08-01 - Coolio born]] - [[1979-08-01 - Jason Momoa born]] - [[1981-08-01 - MTV's first broadcast: 'Video Killed the Radio Star']]