Page 9: Historical Events In August - 01

1985  5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo on August - 01.   

1985  On this day in history frank Faylen vaudevillian, dies at 79 of pneumonia   

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

1985  On this day in history joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92   

1986  Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73 on this day in history.   

1987  On August - 01 crossbow flight record (2,005 yds 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada   

1987  On August - 01 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 this day in history.   

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

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  System Enhancement Assoc settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history john Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52   

1990  On August - 01 ashton Tate ships new database software, dBase IV   

1990  On August - 01 iBM gets out of typewriter business   

1990  On August - 01 iraq invades & occupies Kuwait   

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 August - 01.   

1991  On this day in history space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched   

1991  Stuart Wilson, actor (The Girl Who Had Everything), dies at 87 on August - 01.   

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 August - 01.   

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

1994  George Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1995  Loudi Nijhoff, Dutch actress (Alicia, Van Geluk Gesproken), dies on August - 01.   

1996  John Lanigan, tenor, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1997  Boeing buys out McDonnell-Douglas for $16.3 billion on this day in history.   

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

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

2007  On this day in history 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  On August - 01 birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on August - 01.   

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.   

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  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on this day in history.   

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)   

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on August - 01.   

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 August - 01.   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on August - 01.   

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.