NumberFacts August 1

300: Number of people (at least) who died in a Paraguay supermarket fire, Augsut 1, 2004.

1:45:7: Roger Moens runs world record 800 m (1:45.7) , August 3, 1955.

99.9 degrees F (37.7 degrees C): A record tempreture recorded in Berlin-Dahlem: record

2:11:03: Waldemar Cierpinski wins 19th olympics marathon 2:11:03 (August 3, 1980)

£2.5 (British Sterling pounds) ($3.25 M): Amount stolen during the Great Train Robbery, August 3, 1963.

3.25 M( £2.5): Amount stolen during the Great Train Robbery, August 3, 1963.

4: Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river, August 3, 1989.

4: 36: 10: Petra Schneider swims world record 400m medley (4:36.10) (August 1, 1980)

15.4 cm: Wyoming State rainfall record (August 1…)

5: Willie Stargell (Pirates) ties record of 5 extra base hits in a game (August 1, 1970)

5: Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record tying 5 home runs in a double header

6: Liz Taylor's 6th divorce (re-divorces Richard Burton) (As of August 1, 1976)

6: Those died in train crash in Havana Cuba, August 1, 1994.

6: Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time (August 1, 1985)

6: Wives of Henry VIII

7:25.11: World Record time set by Noureddine Morceli in 3000m race, August 2, 1994.

12: The other number given (other statistics indicate 13) for deaths on scene after Charles Whitman climbed University of Texas tower and shoots them dead. 31 more were wounded.

12: Deaths from train crash in tunnel at Vega de Anzo Spain, August 2, 1993.

13: Number of those killed by former marine Charles Whitman at University of Texas on August 1, 1966. 31 got wound.

18: San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer (AUGUST 1, 1977)

22: Number of hours James Law rode the entire New York City subway, on August 3, 1967. (22 hours 12 minutes)

19: A record AL game win streak by Chicago White Sox, beginning August 2, 1906.

31: Number of those wounded by former marine Charles Whitman at University of Texas on August 1, 1966, in addition to the 13 killed at the scene.

35: Those died from a train crash at Flaujac, France, August 3, 1985.

38: Number of states that signed the Helsinki accord on August 1, 1975
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44: Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) (August 1, 1978)

$70: Price per ounce record hit by Gold in London, August 2, 1972.

74: Vince Coleman steals 2 bases in 1st inning, for NL rookie record 74 (August 1, 1985)
74: The number of games streak by Joe DiMaggio, that ended on August 3, 1941 when Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling got in 4 at bats and stopped him reaching base.
98.8 F: 98.8 degrees F (37.1 degrees C) in Cheltenham, Glos. (UK record), August 3, 1990.
100: Those died in the mine accident in Wollongong, Australia, August 1, 1902.
102.4 F: 102.4 degrees F (39.1 degrees C) record in Tokyo Japan, August 3, 1994.
104: 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) at Providence, Rhode Island (state record) (August 2, 1975)

200: Power of Luik Patriarch murders over 200, on August 3, 1312.

120+ : those killed in an explosion in lead/zinc mine in Guangxi China, August 2, 1994.

136: Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10") (August 1, 1957)

139: Those killed in Flash flood in Big Thompson Canyon Colorado on Route 34, August 1, 1976.

137: Delta Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, 137 die (August 2, 1985)

365.7: Number of million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange, On August 3, 1984.

1, 336: Don Brown sets flight record for handbow (1,336 yards 1'3"), August 2, 1987.

1619: The year 1st black Americans (20) landed at Jamestown, Virginia.

2,005 : Crossbow flight record (2,005 yards 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada (August 1,1987)

4,000: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gases 4,000 gypsies. On August 3, 1944.

1963: The Year when the Great Train Robbery - 2.5 M pounds ($3.25 M) occurred (August 3)

7161:Points record for heptathlon set by Jackie Joyner-Kersee (U.S.) on August 2, 1986.

13, 000: 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike, August 3, 1981.

45,000: Number of U.S. soldiers sent to Vietnam, August 3, 1967.

65, 934: Record set by Cleveland in AL attendance record for twi-night doubleheader, 65,934 (August 1, 1986)
5: Indians' Alex Cole sets club record with 5 stolen bases in one game (August 1, 1990)
3,000: Bert Blyleven becomes 10th pitcher to strike out 3,000 (August 1, 1986)
700: Greg Louganis, U.S. becomes 1st diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives (August 1, 1982)

10,000: A papyrus offered to British Museum for 10,000 pounds, forgery (August 1, 1983)

17, 280: William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour, on August 2, 1934.

60,000: Deaths resulting from a typhoon that hit China, August 2, 1920.

110,000: Number of those who attended the Atlantic City Pop Festival (August 1, 1969)

3,939,214: Number of Americans recorded in the 1st U.S. census, population of August 1, 1790.

1877: DOB for Charlotte Hughes, 1990, oldest person in Great Britain.


AUGUST 1: Diego Maradona’s retirement from soccer (1991); Heart attack on Walter Koening, Checkov of Star Trek (1993); Missie Berteott wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship (1993); Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York (1993); Tennis ace John McEnroe marries actress Tatum O'Neal (1986); Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia release from hospital after 3 week coma (1986); Vince Coleman steals 2 bases in 1st inning, for NL rookie record 74 (1985); Poland premier Jagielski’s resignation (1981); Gerd Wessig of East Germany set high jump record (1980); San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer (1977); Greg Louganis, U.S. becomes 1st diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives (1982); Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees (1975)