| General Information for August 1st 2015 |
| There are 4 public holidays today. |
| Day 213 of 2015 |
| 152 days left in 2015 |
| Week 31 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 2008 - Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering. |
| 1932 - The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. |
| 1873 - The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system. |
| 1840 - Laborer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated. |