Historical Events In August - 01

1926  Israel Zangwill, British zionists writer (Ghetto tragedies), dies on August - 01.  

1927  On this day in history earliest date for a film to be considered for the Academy Awards  

1928  Babe Ruth hits HR # 42 & is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace on August - 01.  

1929  Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies on this day in history.  

1932  Arnold Fothergill, cricketer (8 wickets in 2 Tests for Eng 1889), dies on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history the birth of Dom Deluise, American film actor  

1933  Carl Hubbell sets record of consecutive scoreless innings (45 1/3) on August - 01.  

1934  On August - 01 paul Von Hindenburg dies at 86, Hitler takes over presidency  

1934  The first airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it on this day in history.  

1934  On August - 01 william Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour  

1934  Piotr Maszynski, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1936  On August - 01 adolph Hitler opens Berlin Olympic Games  

1936  The birth of Yves Saint-Laurent, Designer on August - 01.  

1939  On August - 01 hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers  

1940  First expulsion of Jews from Cracow on this day in history.  

1940  HMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi' on August - 01.  

1941  On this day in history jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia  

1943  PT-109 rammed & sunk, the future Pres. Kennedy suffers a back is injury on August - 01.  

1943  Race riot in Harlem New York city on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history ismar Elbogen, German/US learned/rabbi (Jewish Lexicon), dies at 68  

1944  Poland - Warsaw Revolt Begins on August - 01.  

1944  On this day in history manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65  

1946  Pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) on August - 01.  

1946  On this day in history andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45  

1950  King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king on this day in history.  

1950  Territory of Guam created on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland  

1954  On this day in history charles-A Cingria, writer, dies  

1957  First commercial building heated by Sun - in Albuquerque New Mexico on this day in history.  

1957  On August - 01 glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10")  

1957  Harvey Glatmin, 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59] on this day in history.  

1958  US first class postage up to $0.04 - was $0.03 for 26 years on August - 01.  

1958  On August - 01 uS submarine USS Nautilus submerges under the Arctic ice cap  

1960  On August - 01 chubby Checker brings out "The Twist"  

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.  

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

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  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on August - 01.  

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 August - 01 floris III, Count of Holland, dies  

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