Historical Events In August - 01

1848  FrantiÅ¡ek Kmoch, Czech composer and conductor on August - 01.   

1852  SF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist on August - 01.   

1852  On August - 01 sF Methodists establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist   

1855  Castle Clinton in NYC opens as 1st US receiving station for immigrants on August - 01.   

1857  Charles Turner, engraver, dies on August - 01.   

1858  The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history hans Rott, composer   

1860  European and North American Railway opens from Saint John, NB to Shediac. The line became part of the Intercolonial Railway on July 1, 1867 on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history brazil recognizes Confederacy   

1861  Sam Jones, cricketer (Australian batsman of 1880's) on August - 01.   

1862  Montague Rhodes James, scholar/author/editor on August - 01.   

1863  Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign on this day in history.   

1863  On August - 01 gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34)   

1864  2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens on August - 01.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Petersburg, VA   

1867  Blacks vote for first time in a state election in South (Tennessee) on August - 01.   

1867  On August - 01 blacks vote for 1st time in a state election in South (Tenn)   

1867  On this day in history william Orlamond, Denmark, actor (Flesh & Devil, Wind)   

1869  First raft voyage down Colorado River on August - 01.   

1869  On this day in history 1st voyage down Colorado River   

1871  Oskar Fried, composer on August - 01.   

1873  On this day in history san Francisco - first cable car begins service   

1873  The first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones on August - 01.   

1873  SF's 1st cable car begins service on this day in history.   

1876  Colorado becomes 38th state on August - 01.   

1876  On this day in history wild Bill Hickok shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's   

1877  On August - 01 sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

1877  Charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history uS Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, SF Bay   

1881  Emilie Rose Macaulay, English writer on this day in history.   

1882  Vaclav Klicka, composer on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 01 henry Clarence Kendall, Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43   

1883  On this day in history a papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery)   

1883  On this day in history karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies   

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

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

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)   

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  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on August - 01.   

1457  On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on this day in history.