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 August - 01 friedrich Christoph Gebtewitz, composer, dies at 51   

1808  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 on August - 01.   

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

1812  Rare tornado hits Westchester County NY on August - 01.   

1813  Carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60 on August - 01.   

1814  Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat on this day in history.   

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

1815  Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast on August - 01.   

1818  Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island on August - 01.   

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  On this day in history london's Regent's Canal opens.   

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

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer on August - 01.   

1828  Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic on August - 01.   

1831  London Bridge opens on August - 01.   

1831  London Bridge opens to traffic on August - 01.   

1832  On August - 01 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War   

1832  On August - 01 black Hawk defeated (IA)   

1832  On this day in history whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc   

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

1834  On August - 01 slavery abolished in British empire   

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

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  On August - 01 walter Geikie, painter, dies   

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

1840  On this day in history labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.   

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

1842  On August - 01 rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens   

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 on August - 01.   

1846  On this day in history peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83   

1847  Guido Papini, violinist/composer on this day in history.   

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1313  On August - 01 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 August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)   

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

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

1545  On August - 01 birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)   

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  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 August - 01.   

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

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

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