August 1

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1936
- 1.2 1954
- 1.3 1978
- 1.4 1984
- 1.5 2000
- 1.6 2005

[edit] Events

[edit] 1936

The opening ceremonies for the Games of the XI Olympiad are held in Berlin, Germany. The games were officially openned by Adolf Hitler.

[edit] 1954

Onofre Marimon became the first Formula One driver to die in a World Championship event, during the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Juan Manuel Fangio won the race.

[edit] 1978

Pete Rose's National League record 44-game hitting streak is snapped by the Atlanta Braves duo of Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber. Rose would go 4-5 the next day. He was 70-182 during the streak, good enough for a .385 AVG.

[edit] 1984

Lee Trevino wins the 1984 PGA Championship.

[edit] 2000

Ground is broken in Cincinnati, Ohio for the construction of the Great American Ball Park, the new home for the Cincinnati Reds.

[edit] 2005

Rafael Palmeiro was suspended for 10 days for violating the league's new anti-steroids policy.

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