Historical Events In August - 01

1798  On August - 01 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1814  On August - 01 maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

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  On August - 01 the first parachute jump in US   

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

1820  London's Regent's Canal opens on this day in history.   

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

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer on August - 01.   

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

1831  On August - 01 london Bridge opens   

1831  On August - 01 london Bridge opens to traffic   

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

1832  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1834  Slavery abolished through out the British Empire on this day in history.   

1834  Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies on August - 01.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil on August - 01.   

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

1838  Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas on this day in history.   

1840  Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated on August - 01.   

1840  On August - 01 aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on August - 01.   

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

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

1847  Guido Papini, violinist/composer on August - 01.   

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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  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.   

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

1520  On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on August - 01.   

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 01 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)