| General Information for August 1st 2018 |
| There are 6 public holidays today. |
| Day 213 of 2018 |
| 152 days left in 2018 |
| Week 31 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1981 - MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles. |
| 1960 - Islamabad is declared the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan. |
| 1664 - Ottoman forces are defeated in the battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár. |
| 902 - Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabids army, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily. |