Page 4: 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 this day in history sF Methodists establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist   

1855  Castle Clinton in NYC opens as 1st US receiving station for immigrants on this day in history.   

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

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

1858  Hans Rott, composer on this day in history.   

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  Brazil recognizes Confederacy on August - 01.   

1861  Sam Jones, cricketer (Australian batsman of 1880's) on this day in history.   

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

1863  On this day in history battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign   

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

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

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

1867  On this day in history blacks vote for first time in a state election in South (Tennessee)   

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

1867  On August - 01 william Orlamond, Denmark, actor (Flesh & Devil, Wind)   

1869  On August - 01 first raft voyage down Colorado River   

1869  On August - 01 1st voyage down Colorado River   

1871  On August - 01 oskar Fried, composer   

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

1873  On August - 01 the first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones   

1873  On this day in history sF's 1st cable car begins service   

1876  On this day in history colorado becomes 38th state   

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  SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes on August - 01.   

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

1881  US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, SF Bay on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history emilie Rose Macaulay, English writer   

1882  On August - 01 vaclav Klicka, composer   

1882  Henry Clarence Kendall, Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43 on this day in history.   

1883  A papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery) on August - 01.   

1883  Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies on August - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 01 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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1464  On August - 01 death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

1541  On August - 01 death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)