Historical Events In August - 01

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

1805  On this day in history friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51  

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 August - 01 a rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY  

1812  Rare tornado hits Westchester County NY on this day in history.  

1813  On August - 01 carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60  

1814  On this day in history belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat  

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on August - 01.  

1815  On this day in history 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  The first parachute jump in US on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)  

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

1821  Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer  

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

1831  On August - 01 london Bridge opens  

1831  On this day in history london Bridge opens to traffic  

1832  1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War on this day in history.  

1832  Black Hawk defeated (IA) on this day in history.  

1832  On August - 01 whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc  

1832  On August - 01 the Black Hawk War ends.  

1834  On this day in history slavery abolished in British empire  

1834  On August - 01 slavery abolished through out the British Empire  

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

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil  

1837  On August - 01 walter Geikie, painter, dies  

1838  Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas on August - 01.  

1840  On this day in history labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.  

1840  On this day in history aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on this day in history.  

1843  On this day in history robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926  

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

1847  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on this day in history.  

1545  On this day in history birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)  

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  

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

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on August - 01.  

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 this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50  

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on this day in history.  

1541  On this day in history death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)