Page 4: Historical Events In August - 01

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

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

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

1855  On August - 01 castle Clinton in NYC opens as 1st US receiving station for immigrants   

1857  Charles Turner, engraver, dies on this day in history.   

1858  The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on August - 01.   

1858  Hans Rott, composer on August - 01.   

1860  On August - 01 european and North American Railway opens from Saint John, NB to Shediac. The line became part of the Intercolonial Railway on July 1, 1867.   

1861  On this day in history brazil recognizes Confederacy   

1861  On this day in history sam Jones, cricketer (Australian batsman of 1880's)   

1862  Montague Rhodes James, scholar/author/editor on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign on August - 01.   

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

1864  2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Petersburg, VA on this day in history.   

1867  Blacks vote for first time in a state election in South (Tennessee) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history blacks vote for 1st time in a state election in South (Tenn)   

1867  William Orlamond, Denmark, actor (Flesh & Devil, Wind) on August - 01.   

1869  On this day in history first raft voyage down Colorado River   

1869  On August - 01 1st voyage down Colorado River   

1871  On this day in history oskar Fried, composer   

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  On August - 01 sF's 1st cable car begins service   

1876  On this day in history colorado becomes 38th state   

1876  On August - 01 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  SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes on this day in history.   

1877  Charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain) on August - 01.   

1881  US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, SF Bay on August - 01.   

1881  Emilie Rose Macaulay, English writer on August - 01.   

1882  Vaclav Klicka, composer on August - 01.   

1882  On this day in history 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  Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies on this day in history.   

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

1322  On this day in history birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)   

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on August - 01.   

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 August - 01.   

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

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

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on August - 01.   

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

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on this day in history.   

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on August - 01.   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on this day in history.   

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