Page 3: 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 01.   

1812  A rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY on August - 01.   

1812  Rare tornado hits Westchester County NY on August - 01.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) on this day in history.   

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

1821  On August - 01 elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68   

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer on this day in history.   

1828  Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history 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  On this day in history black Hawk defeated (IA)   

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

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

1834  On this day in history slavery abolished in British empire   

1834  Slavery abolished through out the British Empire on August - 01.   

1834  On this day in history robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies   

1836  On August - 01 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil   

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

1838  On this day in history emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas   

1840  Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated on this day in history.   

1840  Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer on August - 01.   

1842  On August - 01 rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens   

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

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

1847  Guido Papini, violinist/composer on this day in history.   

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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  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on August - 01.   

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

1579  On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

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

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 01.   

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)