Historical Events In August - 01

1884  On August - 01 heinrich Laube, writer, dies  

1886  On this day in history great Britain annexes Kermadec-Island near New Zealand  

1886  On this day in history isaac Keesing, Dutch publisher/founder (System Keesing)  

1888  On August - 01 vito Frazzi, composer  

1889  On August - 01 john F Mahoney, developed pencillin treatment of syphillis  

1890  On this day in history cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Lundi  

1890  George II, king of Greece on August - 01.  

1892  On August - 01 constantly Burniaux, Belg, art historian (Temps Inquiets)  

1893  Henry Perky & William Ford patent shredded wheat on this day in history.  

1895  Benjamin E Mays, SC, black educator (Morehouse, Howard University) on August - 01.  

1896  George Samuelson completes rowing the Atlantic (New York to England) on August - 01.  

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

1898  Morris Stoloff, Phila, violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey) on August - 01.  

1899  William Steinberg, Cologne, conductor (Boston Symph-1969-71) on this day in history.  

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

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

1901  On August - 01 burial within SF City limits prohibited  

1902  On this day in history building begins on Dutch public housing  

1902  Hendrik J Kruls, Neth, general/chief military authority (1944-46) on August - 01.  

1902  Ludwig Beckmann, painter, dies on August - 01.  

1903  On this day in history first coast-to-coast automobile trip (San Francisco to New York ) completed  

1903  On August - 01 unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey  

1903  1st coast-to-coast automobile trip (SF-NY) completed on August - 01.  

1903  Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, novelist on this day in history.  

1906  Chicago White Sox begin record 19 game win streak on this day in history.  

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  Bank of Italy opens first branch in San Francisco on this day in history.  

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

1908  On this day in history miloslav Kabelac, composer  

1909  On August - 01 army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers  

1909  The first Lincoln head pennies minted on this day in history.  

1909  On August - 01 british SS Waratah disappears on Sydney to London, 300 killed  

1909  Nigel Henderson, admiral on this day in history.  

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1313  On August - 01 birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)  

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

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

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  

1520  On this day in history 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 August - 01 birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  

1579  On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  

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 this day in history.  

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on August - 01.  

1402  On August - 01 death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  

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

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

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on August - 01.