Historical Events In August - 01

1884  On August - 01 heinrich Laube, writer, dies  

1886  On August - 01 great Britain annexes Kermadec-Island near New Zealand  

1886  On August - 01 isaac Keesing, Dutch publisher/founder (System Keesing)  

1888  Vito Frazzi, composer on August - 01.  

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

1890  On August - 01 cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Lundi  

1890  On this day in history george II, king of Greece  

1892  Constantly Burniaux, Belg, art historian (Temps Inquiets) on this day in history.  

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

1895  On August - 01 benjamin E Mays, SC, black educator (Morehouse, Howard University)  

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

1896  George Samuelson completes rowing Atlantic (NY to England) on August - 01.  

1898  On this day in history morris Stoloff, Phila, violinist (Picnic, Pal Joey)  

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 August - 01.  

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

1901  On August - 01 burial within SF City limits prohibited  

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

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

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 August - 01.  

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

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

1906  On this day in history 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  Bank of Italy opens first branch in San Francisco on this day in history.  

1907  Bank of Italy opens 1st branch at 3433 Mission Street, SF on this day in history.  

1908  Miloslav Kabelac, composer on this day in history.  

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

1909  On this day in history nigel Henderson, admiral  

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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  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)  

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on this day in history.  

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  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On August - 01 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 this day in history.  

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