Page 3: Historical Events In August - 01

1798  On August - 01 battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet   

1805  On August - 01 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 this day in history a rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY   

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

1813  On this day in history carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60   

1814  Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat on August - 01.   

1814  On this day in history maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1815  On August - 01 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  On August - 01 elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68   

1824  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer   

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

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 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  On this day in history slavery abolished in British empire   

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

1834  On August - 01 robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies   

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  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  Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer on this day in history.   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on this day in history.   

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 on August - 01.   

1846  On this day in history peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83   

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 August - 01.   

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.   

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on August - 01.   

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 August - 01.   

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 August - 01.   

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  On August - 01 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 this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

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