Page 3: Historical Events In August - 01

1798  Battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet on August - 01.   

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 this day in history a rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY   

1812  On August - 01 rare tornado hits Westchester County NY   

1813  On August - 01 carl Stenborg, composer, dies at 60   

1814  Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat on August - 01.   

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  On this day in history the first parachute jump in US   

1819  On August - 01 herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)   

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

1821  Elizabeth Inchbald (Simpson), actress/author (Lady Abbess), dies at 68 on August - 01.   

1824  On August - 01 edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer   

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

1831  On this day in history london Bridge opens   

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  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  Slavery abolished in British empire on this day in history.   

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

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

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil   

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

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

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

1840  On this day in history aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

1842  Rotherhithe Thames Tunnel opens on this day in history.   

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

1846  Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 01 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  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  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on this day in history.   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

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

1402  On this day in history 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  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on this day in history.   

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