Today's selected anniversaries: 1st August 2026

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 Today's selected anniversaries: 1st August 2026

1814:

Britain celebrated the Grand Jubilee to mark 100 years since the accession of George I and 16 years since the start of the Battle of
the Nile.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Jubilee_of_1814

1971:

The Concert for Bangladesh, a pair of benefit concerts organised by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar for refugees of the
Bangladesh genocide, took place at Madison Square Garden in New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh

2004:

Nearly 400 people died in a supermarket fire in Asunción, Paraguay, when exits were locked to prevent people from stealing
merchandise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ycu%C3%A1_Bola%C3%B1os_supermarket_fire

2007:

Bridge 9340, carrying Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, United States, suffered a catastrophic failure and
collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 13 people and injuring 145 others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-35W_Mississippi_River_bridge

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