Page 5: Historical Events In August - 01

1884  Heinrich Laube, writer, dies on August - 01.   

1886  Great Britain annexes Kermadec-Island near New Zealand on this day in history.   

1886  Isaac Keesing, Dutch publisher/founder (System Keesing) on August - 01.   

1888  Vito Frazzi, composer on August - 01.   

1889  John F Mahoney, developed pencillin treatment of syphillis on August - 01.   

1890  Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Lundi on August - 01.   

1890  On August - 01 george II, king of Greece   

1892  Constantly Burniaux, Belg, art historian (Temps Inquiets) on August - 01.   

1893  On August - 01 henry Perky & William Ford patent shredded wheat   

1895  Benjamin E Mays, SC, black educator (Morehouse, Howard University) on this day in history.   

1896  George Samuelson completes rowing the Atlantic (New York to England) on this day in history.   

1896  On August - 01 george Samuelson completes rowing Atlantic (NY to England)   

1898  On August - 01 morris Stoloff, Phila, violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey)   

1899  On this day in history william Steinberg, Cologne, conductor (Boston Symph-1969-71)   

1900  Otto Nothling, cricketer (Test for Australia 1928, 52 runs aver 26) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history burial within San Francisco City limits prohibited   

1901  Burial within SF City limits prohibited on this day in history.   

1902  Building begins on Dutch public housing on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history hendrik J Kruls, Neth, general/chief military authority (1944-46)   

1902  On August - 01 ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies   

1903  First coast-to-coast automobile trip (San Francisco to New York ) completed on this day in history.   

1903  Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history 1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed   

1903  On this day in history paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, novelist   

1906  On August - 01 chicago White Sox begin record 19 game win streak   

1906  On this day in history bkln Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pitts for 10 2/3 loses in 13th   

1906  On this day in history william Hayter, diplomat   

1907  On this day in history bank of Italy opens first branch in San Francisco   

1907  On this day in history bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, SF   

1908  Miloslav Kabelac, composer on August - 01.   

1909  Army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers on August - 01.   

1909  On August - 01 the first Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  British SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed on August - 01.   

1909  Nigel Henderson, admiral on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1495  On August - 01 birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1520  On August - 01 birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  On this day in history birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)   

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

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

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

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

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on August - 01.   

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