Page 3: Historical Events In August - 01

1798  On this day in history battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet   

1805  On this day in history friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51   

1808  On this day in history british forces invade Portugal under Sir Arthur Wellesley, they defeat Gen Dupont August 21, but Wellesley's superiors prevent him from following up his victory   

1812  On August - 01 a rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY   

1812  On this day in history rare tornado hits Westchester County NY   

1813  On this day in history carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60   

1814  On August - 01 belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat   

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on August - 01.   

1815  On this day in history richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast   

1818  Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island on this day in history.   

1819  The first parachute jump in US on August - 01.   

1819  On this day in history herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)   

1820  London's Regent's Canal opens on August - 01.   

1821  On August - 01 elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68   

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer on this day in history.   

1828  On August - 01 bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic.   

1831  London Bridge opens on August - 01.   

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic on August - 01.   

1832  On this day in history 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War   

1832  On August - 01 black Hawk defeated (IA)   

1832  Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc on this day in history.   

1832  The Black Hawk War ends on this day in history.   

1834  Slavery abolished in British empire on August - 01.   

1834  Slavery abolished through out the British Empire on August - 01.   

1834  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies on this day in history.   

1836  On August - 01 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil   

1837  Walter Geikie, painter, dies on August - 01.   

1838  On this day in history emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas   

1840  On August - 01 labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.   

1840  On August - 01 aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on August - 01.   

1843  On this day in history robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926   

1846  On August - 01 peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83   

1847  On this day in history guido Papini, violinist/composer   

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1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

1322  On this day in history 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  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on August - 01.   

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

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