Historical Events for 1st August 2026

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1883 - A papyrus is offered to the British Museum for £10,000, later revealed to be a forgery
1941 - Luftwaffe bombs German 23rd Infantry Division
1944 - Polish resistance fighters of the Home Army launch the Warsaw Uprising, the largest military effort undertaken by a resistance movement in occupied Europe
1957 - Gil Hodges hits his 13th MLB career grand slam, a National League record and the last by a Brooklyn Dodgers player
2014 - USA and UN announce a 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, though it quickly breaks down
2014 - Indiana Pacers NBA superstar Paul George suffers a gruesome compound fracture of his lower right leg during a Team USA scrimmage
2018 - Australian Rugby League's "Immortals" tally increases to 13 as pre-war stars Dally Messenger, Frank Burge, and Dave Brown, along with latter-day giants Norm Provan and Mal Meninga, are added
2024 - Tunisian human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine is arrested and imprisoned for “conspiracy against state security”

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