Historical Events In August - 01

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

1985  On August - 01 frank Faylen vaudevillian, dies at 79 of pneumonia  

1985  On August - 01 nASA launches space vehicle S-209  

1985  Joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92 on this day in history.  

1986  On this day in history willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73  

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

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

1987  On this day in history mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champion  

1987  On August - 01 benson Fong, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), dies at 70  

1988  One-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon on August - 01.  

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1988  Raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo on this day in history.  

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 August - 01.  

1988  On this day in history 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 August - 01.  

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

1990  Ashton Tate ships new database software, dBase IV on August - 01.  

1990  IBM gets out of typewriter business on this day in history.  

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

1990  On August - 01 norbert Elias, German/English/Neth philosopher/sociologist, dies  

1991  Actress Hedy Lamarr, 77, arrested for shoplifting in Florida on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history hedy Lamaar is arrested for shoplifting in LA  

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

1991  On August - 01 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 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 this day in history.  

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

1997  Boeing buys out McDonnell-Douglas for $16.3 billion on August - 01.  

1997  On August - 01 ngiratkel Etpison, president of Palau (1989-92), dies  

2007  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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 August - 01.  

1495  On August - 01 birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect  

1520  On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)  

1545  On August - 01 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  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

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

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on August - 01.  

1402  On August - 01 death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  

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

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

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on this day in history.