Historical Events In August - 01
Wednesday, 03 March 2021
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 On August - 01 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 this day in history.
1813 Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1814 Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1818 Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island on August - 01.
1819 The first parachute jump in US on this day in history.
1819 On August - 01 herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)
1820 On August - 01 london's Regent's Canal opens.
1821 Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on this day in history.
1824 On August - 01 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer
1828 Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic on this day in history.
1831 London Bridge opens on August - 01.
1831 London Bridge opens to traffic on this day in history.
1832 On this day in history 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War
1832 On August - 01 black Hawk defeated (IA)
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 August - 01.
1834 On this day in history slavery abolished through out the British Empire
1834 On August - 01 robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies
1836 On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil
1837 Walter Geikie, painter, dies on this day in history.
1838 On this day in history emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas
1840 On August - 01 labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.
1840 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1846 On this day in history peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83
1847 On August - 01 guido Papini, violinist/composer
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