All events in August :  

Births:

1 . Claudius, Roman emperor was born 1. August 10. (died 54)

2 . Pertinax, Roman emperor was born 1. August 126. (died 193)

3 . Emperor Taizu of Jin , was born 1. August 1068. (died 1123)

4 . Emperor Kōgon of Japan , was born 1. August 1313. (died 1364)

Deaths:

1 . Mark Antony, Roman general and politician died 1. August 30. (born 83BC)

2 . Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop and saint died 1. August 371. (born 283)

3 . Justin I, Byzantine emperor died 1. August 527. (born 450)

4 . Ali ibn Isa al-Jarrah, Persian vizier died 1. August 946. (born 859)

Events:

1 . Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic. (1. August, 30)

2 . Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis. (1. August, 69)

3 . Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. (1. August, 527)

4 . Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607). (1. August, 607)