Page 9: 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 August - 01.   

1985  NASA launches space vehicle S-209 on August - 01.   

1985  On August - 01 joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92   

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 August - 01.   

1987  On this day in history michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH)   

1987  On August - 01 mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champion   

1987  Benson Fong, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), dies at 70 on August - 01.   

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

1988  On August - 01 raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo   

1988  Raymond Carver poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history iBM gets out of typewriter business   

1990  On this day in history iraq invades & occupies Kuwait   

1990  Norbert Elias, German/English/Neth philosopher/sociologist, dies on this day in history.   

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

1991  On August - 01 hedy Lamaar is arrested for shoplifting in LA   

1991  Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched on this day in history.   

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

1992  Chico Alvarez, trumpeteer (Stan Kenton Orch), dies of cancer at 72 on August - 01.   

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

1994  On this day in history nASDAQ computers crash - squirrel caused power outage   

1994  George Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85 on August - 01.   

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

1996  On this day in history john Lanigan, tenor, dies at 75   

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

1997  Ngiratkel Etpison, president of Palau (1989-92), dies on August - 01.   

2007  On August - 01 scouting celebrates its 100th birthday with worldwide celebrations.   

2007  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 on August - 01.   

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on August - 01.   

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 August - 01 birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

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

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on August - 01.   

1190  On this day in history 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  On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  On August - 01 death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

1541  On this day in history death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)