Page 3: Historical Events In August - 01

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

1805  Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51   

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.   

1812  A rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY   

1812  Rare tornado hits Westchester County NY.   

1813  Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60   

1814  Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat.   

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862.   

1815  Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast   

1818  Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island   

1819  The inaugural parachute jump in US   

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd).   

1820  London's Regent's Canal opens.   

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

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer.   

1828  Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic   

1831  London Bridge opens   

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic   

1832  1300 Illinois militia defeat Sac and Fox indians, end Black Hawk War.   

1832  Black Hawk defeated (IA)   

1832  Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc   

1832  The Black Hawk War ends.   

1834  Slavery abolished in British empire   

1834  Slavery abolished through out the British Empire.   

1834  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil   

1837  Walter Geikie, painter, dies   

1838  Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas.   

1840  Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.   

1840  Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer.   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens.   

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926.   

1846  Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83.   

1847  Guido Papini, violinist/composer   

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1313  Emperor kogon of japan: Emperor kogon of japan (d. 1364)   

1322  Peter van herenthals: South netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  Emperor go-komatsu of japan: Emperor go-komatsu of japan (d. 1433)   

1495  Jan scorel: Dutch painter/architect   

1520  Sigismund ii augustus: King of poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew melville: Scottish theologian and religious reformer   

1555  Edward kelley: English spirit medium   

1579  Luís vélez de guevara: Spanish writer   

0527  Death of Justinus i: Byzantine emperor (518-27),   

1137  Death of Louis vi: King of france,   

1190  Floris iii: Count of holland,   

1227  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)   

1457  Death of Laurentius valla: Italian philosopher (voluptate),   

1464  Cosimo de' medici: Ruler of florence (b. 1386)   

1541  Death of Simon grynaeus: German theologian (b. 1493)