- What happened on August 1?
Today's Calendar for August 1, 2024
Name Day
Alfons Maria, Pierre Julien
Historical Events
1984 - In West Germany, the use of seat belts in the back seats of cars becomes mandatory, and a fine is introduced for not wearing seat belts in the front seats.
1979 - The "test-tube city" of Lahn is dissolved after just 31 months. The merger of Gießen, Wetzlar, and 14 surrounding municipalities into a new metropolis by decree was not accepted by the population.
1944 - The Warsaw Uprising of the Polish underground army against the German occupation begins. The uprising fails, with 200,000 people losing their lives by October 1944.
1844 - Berlin's Zoological Garden is opened. At the time, it was located far outside the city limits on the southwestern edge of the Großer Tiergarten and is now Germany's oldest zoo.
1714 - Elector George Ludwig of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. He is the first Welf on the British throne.
Birthdays
1984 - Bastian Schweinsteiger (40), German footballer, national team player 2004-2016, World Cup winner 2014
1974 - Enie van de Meiklokjes (50), German TV presenter ("Bravo-TV", "Das große Backen") and singer
1954 - Benno Möllmann (70), German football coach, Hamburger SV 1988-1992, 1992-1995
Deaths
2014 - Gert von Paczensky, German journalist (talk show "III nach 9", co-founder of the TV magazine "Panorama"), born 1925
2009 - Corazon Aquino, Philippine politician, first state president after the end of the Marcos dictatorship, 1986-1992, born 1933
The European Union imposed strict car safety regulations in 2003, making seat belt usage a mandatory rule throughout all member states. The dissolution of Lahn in 1979 was a stark contrast to the successful integration of Berlin into the wider European Union in 1990.
