Historical Events In August - 01

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

1805  On August - 01 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 August - 01 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  Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast on August - 01.   

1818  On August - 01 maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island   

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

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) on August - 01.   

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

1821  Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer   

1828  Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic on this day in history.   

1831  London Bridge opens on August - 01.   

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic on this day in history.   

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  On August - 01 the Black Hawk War ends.   

1834  Slavery abolished in British empire on August - 01.   

1834  On this day in history slavery abolished through out the British Empire   

1834  On August - 01 robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history walter Geikie, painter, dies   

1838  Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas on August - 01.   

1840  Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated on this day in history.   

1840  Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer on this day in history.   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on August - 01.   

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 on this day in history.   

1846  Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 on August - 01.   

1847  On August - 01 guido Papini, violinist/composer   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.   

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on this day in history.   

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.   

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on this day in history.   

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on August - 01.   

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 August - 01.   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

0527  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

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

1541  On August - 01 death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)