Historical Events In August - 01

1985  On this day in history 5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo  

1985  Frank Faylen vaudevillian, dies at 79 of pneumonia on this day in history.  

1985  NASA launches space vehicle S-209 on this day in history.  

1985  Joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92 on August - 01.  

1986  Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73 on August - 01.  

1987  Crossbow flight record (2,005 yds 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada on this day in history.  

1987  Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH) on August - 01.  

1987  Mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champion on August - 01.  

1987  Benson Fong, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1988  One-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon on this day in history.  

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1988  On this day in history raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo  

1988  On this day in history raymond Carver poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50  

1988  On August - 01 system Enhancement Assoc settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC)  

1988  On August - 01 florence Eldridge, Broadway actress (The Swan), dies at 86  

1989  NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 & 1989 N24 on this day in history.  

1989  John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52 on August - 01.  

1990  On this day in history ashton Tate ships new database software, dBase IV  

1990  IBM gets out of typewriter business on August - 01.  

1990  Iraq invades & occupies Kuwait on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history norbert Elias, German/English/Neth philosopher/sociologist, dies  

1991  On this day in history actress Hedy Lamarr, 77, arrested for shoplifting in Florida  

1991  Hedy Lamaar is arrested for shoplifting in LA on this day in history.  

1991  On August - 01 space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched  

1991  On this day in history stuart Wilson, actor (The Girl Who Had Everything), dies at 87  

1992  On this day in history chico Alvarez, trumpeteer (Stan Kenton Orch), dies of cancer at 72  

1993  Alfred Manessier, Fr painter (glass-in-lead), dies in car crash at 81 on this day in history.  

1994  On August - 01 nASDAQ computers crash - squirrel caused power outage  

1994  On August - 01 george Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85  

1995  On this day in history loudi Nijhoff, Dutch actress (Alicia, Van Geluk Gesproken), dies  

1996  John Lanigan, tenor, dies at 75 on August - 01.  

1997  On August - 01 boeing buys out McDonnell-Douglas for $16.3 billion  

1997  Ngiratkel Etpison, president of Palau (1989-92), dies on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history scouting celebrates its 100th birthday with worldwide celebrations.  

2007  On August - 01 the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on I-35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of rush hour, killing 13 people.  

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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 this day in history.  

1377  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)  

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

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 August - 01.  

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 this day in history 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 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 this day in history.