Page 3: Historical Events In August - 01
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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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