Historical Events In August - 01

1798  On this day in history battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet  

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  A rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY on this day in history.  

1812  On August - 01 rare tornado hits Westchester County NY  

1813  Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60 on August - 01.  

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  Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island on August - 01.  

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

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) on August - 01.  

1820  On this day in history london's Regent's Canal opens.  

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

1824  On August - 01 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer  

1828  On August - 01 bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic.  

1831  On this day in history london Bridge opens  

1831  On August - 01 london Bridge opens to traffic  

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

1832  On this day in history black Hawk defeated (IA)  

1832  On this day in history whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc  

1832  The Black Hawk War ends on this day in history.  

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

1834  Slavery abolished through out the British Empire on this day in history.  

1834  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies on August - 01.  

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

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 August - 01 aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  

1842  On August - 01 rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens  

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 on this day in history.  

1846  Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 on August - 01.  

1847  On August - 01 guido Papini, violinist/composer  

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

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on August - 01.  

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 01.  

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 August - 01.  

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

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

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

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)  

1402  On this day in history death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.  

1464  On August - 01 death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  

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