Historical Events In August - 01
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1985 5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history frank Faylen vaudevillian, dies at 79 of pneumonia
1985 NASA launches space vehicle S-209 on August - 01.
1985 On this day in history joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92
1986 On this day in history willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73
1987 Crossbow flight record (2,005 yds 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada on this day in history.
1987 On August - 01 michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH)
1987 Mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champion on August - 01.
1987 Benson Fong, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), dies at 70 on August - 01.
1988 On this day in history one-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon
1988 On this day in history raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo
1988 Raymond Carver poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50 on August - 01.
1988 System Enhancement Assoc settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC) on August - 01.
1988 Florence Eldridge, Broadway actress (The Swan), dies at 86 on August - 01.
1989 On August - 01 nASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 & 1989 N24
1989 John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52 on August - 01.
1990 On August - 01 ashton Tate ships new database software, dBase IV
1990 On this day in history iBM gets out of typewriter business
1990 Iraq invades & occupies Kuwait on August - 01.
1990 Norbert Elias, German/English/Neth philosopher/sociologist, dies on August - 01.
1991 Actress Hedy Lamarr, 77, arrested for shoplifting in Florida on August - 01.
1991 On this day in history hedy Lamaar is arrested for shoplifting in LA
1991 On August - 01 space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched
1991 Stuart Wilson, actor (The Girl Who Had Everything), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history chico Alvarez, trumpeteer (Stan Kenton Orch), dies of cancer at 72
1993 On this day in history alfred Manessier, Fr painter (glass-in-lead), dies in car crash at 81
1994 NASDAQ computers crash - squirrel caused power outage on this day in history.
1994 George Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85 on August - 01.
1995 On this day in history loudi Nijhoff, Dutch actress (Alicia, Van Geluk Gesproken), dies
1996 John Lanigan, tenor, dies at 75 on August - 01.
1997 On August - 01 boeing buys out McDonnell-Douglas for $16.3 billion
1997 On August - 01 ngiratkel Etpison, president of Palau (1989-92), dies
2007 On this day in history scouting celebrates its 100th birthday with worldwide celebrations.
2007 On August - 01 the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on I-35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of rush hour, killing 13 people.
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