1 August

August 1 is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years). There are 152 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

 * 1997
 * Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour marry at the Burrow.
 * The Ministry of Magic is taken over by Death Eaters.
 * Minister of Magic Rufus Scrimgeour is killed and Imperius-cursed Pius Thicknesse is installed in his place as a puppet.