August 1

Births

• 1871 — Eduard Von Winterstein
• 1898 — Stepan Kayukov
• 1904 — Jeanne Gerson
• 1905 — Ada Vojtsik
• 1906 — Robert de Nesle
• 1910 — Jerry Mann
• 1913 — Akira Tatematsu
• 1916 — Clifford H. Poland Jr.
• 1917 — Julio Cahero
• 1917 — Joseph V. Mascelli
• 1927 — Sandy Howard
• 1929 — Betty Ruth
• 1933 — Dom DeLuise
• 1948 — Christopher Crowe
• 1948 — Keiko Mari

Deaths

• 1971 — Paul Sawtell
• 1975 — Howard Joslin
• 1980 — Strother Martin
• 1981 — Kelly Gordon
• 1993 — Claire Du Brey
• 2021 — Jerry Ziesmer
• 2024 — Rainer Brandt

Television Premieres

• 1963 — Fractured Flickers

Episode Premieres

• 1992 — Hercules Unchained
• 1999 — Squirm

Special Premieres

• 1997 — The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Sci-Fi era making of special)