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Events on Thursday 1 August 2019 2
1925 – 2019D.A. Pennebaker (1925-2019)Died 1 August 2019, aged 94D.A. Pennebaker was an American documentary filmmaker and pioneer of the direct cinema movement, known for Dont Look Back, his film on Bob Dylan, and Monterey Pop. He received an honorary Academy Award in 2013 for his lifetime contribution to documentary filmmaking. He died at his home in New York.
2019Amazon rainforest firesRecord wildfires spark global alarm over deforestationA sharp rise in fires across the Brazilian Amazon, many linked to land-clearing for agriculture, drew international condemnation and pledges of aid. Smoke darkened skies over Sao Paulo more than 2,000 kilometers away. The crisis intensified scrutiny of President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policies.