Page 9: Historical Events In August - 01

1985  On August - 01 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 August - 01.   

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

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  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.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1990  On August - 01 iBM gets out of typewriter business   

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

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

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 August - 01 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  On this day in history alfred Manessier, Fr painter (glass-in-lead), dies in car crash at 81   

1994  NASDAQ computers crash - squirrel caused power outage on August - 01.   

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 August - 01 john Lanigan, tenor, dies at 75   

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

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

2007  Scouting celebrates its 100th birthday with worldwide celebrations on this day in history.   

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  On August - 01 birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)   

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

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)   

1541  Death of Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493) on August - 01.