Page 3: Historical Events In August - 01

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

1805  Friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51 on August - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1814  On August - 01 maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1815  Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast on this day in history.   

1818  Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island on this day in history.   

1819  The first parachute jump in US on August - 01.   

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

1820  London's Regent's Canal opens on this day in history.   

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

1824  On August - 01 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer   

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

1831  London Bridge opens on this day in history.   

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic on August - 01.   

1832  1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War on August - 01.   

1832  Black Hawk defeated (IA) on August - 01.   

1832  On this day in history whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc   

1832  On this day in history the Black Hawk War ends.   

1834  Slavery abolished in British empire on this day in history.   

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

1834  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies on this day in history.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil on August - 01.   

1837  Walter Geikie, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1838  On August - 01 emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas   

1840  On August - 01 labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.   

1840  Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer on August - 01.   

1842  On this day in history rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens   

1843  On August - 01 robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926   

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

1847  Guido Papini, violinist/composer on August - 01.   

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.   

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

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  On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

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

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on August - 01.   

1227  On August - 01 death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  On August - 01 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)