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Historical Events In August - 01

Monday, 20 March 2023

1798  On this day in history battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1805  On this day in history friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1812  On August - 01 a rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1812  Rare tornado hits Westchester County NY on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1813  On August - 01 carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1814  On this day in history belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on August - 01.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1815  On this day in history richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1818  On this day in history maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1819  The first parachute jump in US on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1819  On this day in history herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1820  On this day in history london's Regent's Canal opens.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1821  Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1824  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1828  On August - 01 bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1831  On August - 01 london Bridge opens  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1831  On this day in history london Bridge opens to traffic  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1832  1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1832  Black Hawk defeated (IA) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1832  On August - 01 whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1832  On August - 01 the Black Hawk War ends.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1834  On this day in history slavery abolished in British empire  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1834  On August - 01 slavery abolished through out the British Empire  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1834  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies on August - 01.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1837  On August - 01 walter Geikie, painter, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1838  Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas on August - 01.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1840  On this day in history labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1840  On this day in history aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1843  On this day in history robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1846  Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1847  On this day in history guido Papini, violinist/composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Days In August

List Of Important Days In August

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Famous Birthdays In August - 01

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1495  On August - 01 birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1545  On this day in history birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 01

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on August - 01.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on August - 01.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1541  On this day in history death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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