Historical Events In August - 01

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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1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

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

1377  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)   

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

1520  On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  On August - 01 birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)   

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

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

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

1227  On August - 01 death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on August - 01.   

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on this day in history.   

1541  On August - 01 death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)