Historical Events In August - 01

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

1927  On August - 01 earliest date for a film to be considered for the Academy Awards  

1928  On August - 01 babe Ruth hits HR # 42 & is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace  

1929  On August - 01 syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies  

1932  Arnold Fothergill, cricketer (8 wickets in 2 Tests for Eng 1889), dies on August - 01.  

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  Paul Von Hindenburg dies at 86, Hitler takes over presidency on this day in history.  

1934  On August - 01 the first airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it  

1934  William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1939  Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers on this day in history.  

1940  First expulsion of Jews from Cracow on August - 01.  

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

1941  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on August - 01.  

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

1943  On this day in history race riot in Harlem New York city  

1943  Ismar Elbogen, German/US learned/rabbi (Jewish Lexicon), dies at 68 on August - 01.  

1944  Poland - Warsaw Revolt Begins on this day in history.  

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

1946  On this day in history pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)  

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

1950  On this day in history king Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes king  

1950  Territory of Guam created on August - 01.  

1953  Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland on this day in history.  

1954  Charles-A Cingria, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1957  Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10") on August - 01.  

1957  Harvey Glatmin, 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59] on August - 01.  

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

1958  On this day in history uS submarine USS Nautilus submerges under the Arctic ice cap  

1960  On this day in history chubby Checker brings out "The Twist"  

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

1322  On this day in history birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.  

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  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on August - 01.  

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

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 August - 01.  

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 August - 01.  

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