Historical Events In August - 01

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

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.  

1988  On August - 01 one-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon  

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

1988  Raymond Carver poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50 on August - 01.  

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

1988  Florence Eldridge, Broadway actress (The Swan), dies at 86 on August - 01.  

1989  On August - 01 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  Ashton Tate ships new database software, dBase IV on August - 01.  

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

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

1990  Norbert Elias, German/English/Neth philosopher/sociologist, dies on August - 01.  

1991  On August - 01 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  On August - 01 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  NASDAQ computers crash - squirrel caused power outage on this day in history.  

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

1995  On August - 01 loudi Nijhoff, Dutch actress (Alicia, Van Geluk Gesproken), dies  

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

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

1997  On this day in history ngiratkel Etpison, president of Palau (1989-92), dies  

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  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)  

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  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  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  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on August - 01.  

1137  On August - 01 louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1227  On August - 01 death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)  

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 this day in history.  

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on August - 01.  

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