Historical Events In August - 01

1910  On this day in history mahomed Nissar, cricketer (pioneer Indian opening bowler in Tests)  

1911  Omar N Bradley (18) begins education in West Point on August - 01.  

1911  Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician on this day in history.  

1911  On this day in history konrad Duden, German linguist (Das, grosse Duden Lexicon), dies  

1912  On August - 01 brian Keith-Lucas, political scientist  

1913  Jerome Moross, Brooklyn NY, composer (Frankie & Johnny) on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history germany declares war on Russia in WW I  

1914  Germany declares war on the Soviet Union, Italy declares itself neutral on this day in history.  

1914  On August - 01 british fleet reaches Scapa Flow  

1914  On this day in history jack Delano, composer  

1915  Ronald MacDonald, British major-general on this day in history.  

1916  On August - 01 hawaii National Park established  

1916  On August - 01 hawaii National Park forms  

1916  Viscount Hanworth, barrister on this day in history.  

1916  Claude Newberry, S Afr cricket All-rounder (v England 1913-14), dies on August - 01.  

1917  On this day in history frank Little, IWW organizer is lynched in Butte, Montana  

1917  On this day in history start of Third Battle of Ypres - Australian soldiers in action at Menin Road, Glencorse Wood, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde Ridge and Passchendaele  

1917  On August - 01 frank Little, IWW organizer, lynched in Butte, MT  

1917  On this day in history benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert  

1918  On this day in history british troops enter Vladivostok  

1918  On August - 01 wyndraeth Morris-Jones, British political scientist  

1919  Queen Wilhelmina opens 1st Air Fair in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1919  Stanley Middleton, novelist on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history papendrecht soccer team forms  

1920  On August - 01 jeffrey Segal, actor (Traitors)/playwright  

1920  Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian hindu leader, dies on this day in history.  

1921  Benjamin Roberts, British industrial relations expert on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history hendrikus Colijn becomes political editor-in-chief of The Standard  

1922  Arthur Hill, Saskatchewan Canada, actor (Owen Marshall, Glitter) on August - 01.  

1922  Vaclav Juda Novotny, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1923  Pres Harding dies at Palace Hotel, SF on August - 01.  

1925  Shortwave-radio link between Kootwijk & Netherland East-Indies on August - 01.  

1925  John Pieter Veth, painter/lithographer/etcher/writer, dies at 61 on August - 01.  

1926  Battles between Druzen & French in Damascus 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  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)  

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

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

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

1579  On August - 01 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  On August - 01 floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

1227  On this day in history 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  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on August - 01.  

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  

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