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  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  A rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY on August - 01.  

1812  On August - 01 rare tornado hits Westchester County NY  

1813  Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1814  On August - 01 belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat  

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.  

1815  Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast on August - 01.  

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

1819  The first parachute jump in US on August - 01.  

1819  On August - 01 herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)  

1820  London's Regent's Canal opens on this day in history.  

1821  Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on August - 01.  

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer on August - 01.  

1828  On this day in history bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic.  

1831  London Bridge opens on August - 01.  

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic on August - 01.  

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

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

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

1832  On this day in history the Black Hawk War ends.  

1834  Slavery abolished in British empire on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history slavery abolished through out the British Empire  

1834  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies on this day in history.  

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil on this day in history.  

1837  On this day in history walter Geikie, painter, dies  

1838  On August - 01 emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas  

1840  On August - 01 labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.  

1840  On August - 01 aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  

1842  On this day in history rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens  

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

1846  On this day in history peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83  

1847  On August - 01 guido Papini, violinist/composer  

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

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

1520  On August - 01 birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)  

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on August - 01.  

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on August - 01.  

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  On August - 01 death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  

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