Page 3: Historical Events In August - 01

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

1805  Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51 on August - 01.   

1808  On this day in history 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   

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 this day in history.   

1814  Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat on August - 01.   

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

1815  On August - 01 richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast   

1818  On this day in history maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island   

1819  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1821  On August - 01 elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68   

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer on August - 01.   

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

1831  London Bridge opens on this day in history.   

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic on August - 01.   

1832  1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War on August - 01.   

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

1832  Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc on August - 01.   

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  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies on this day in history.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil on August - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on this day in history.   

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 on August - 01.   

1846  Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1847  Guido Papini, violinist/composer on this day in history.   

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on this day in history.   

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

1495  On August - 01 birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

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

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

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

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on this day in history.   

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on this day in history.   

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

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

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