Historical Events In August - 01

1798  Battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet on August - 01.   

1805  On August - 01 friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51   

1808  British forces invade Portugal under Sir Arthur Wellesley, they defeat Gen Dupont August 21, but Wellesley's superiors prevent him from following up his victory on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history a rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY   

1812  Rare tornado hits Westchester County NY on August - 01.   

1813  Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60 on August - 01.   

1814  On this day in history belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat   

1814  On August - 01 maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1815  Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast on this day in history.   

1818  Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island on this day in history.   

1819  On August - 01 the first parachute jump in US   

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) on this day in history.   

1820  London's Regent's Canal opens on August - 01.   

1821  Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer   

1828  Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic on August - 01.   

1831  On this day in history london Bridge opens   

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic on August - 01.   

1832  On this day in history 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War   

1832  Black Hawk defeated (IA) on August - 01.   

1832  On August - 01 whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc   

1832  The Black Hawk War ends on August - 01.   

1834  On August - 01 slavery abolished in British empire   

1834  Slavery abolished through out the British Empire on August - 01.   

1834  On this day in history robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies   

1836  On August - 01 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil   

1837  On August - 01 walter Geikie, painter, dies   

1838  Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas on August - 01.   

1840  Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated on August - 01.   

1840  Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer on August - 01.   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on August - 01.   

1843  On this day in history robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926   

1846  On August - 01 peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83   

1847  Guido Papini, violinist/composer on August - 01.   

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.   

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.   

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on August - 01.   

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on August - 01.   

1555  On August - 01 birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on this day in history.   

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)   

1190  On August - 01 floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  On August - 01 death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)   

1457  On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on August - 01.   

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on August - 01.