Page 4: Historical Events In August - 01

1848  FrantiÅ¡ek Kmoch, Czech composer and conductor on this day in history.   

1852  SF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist on August - 01.   

1852  On this day in history sF Methodists establish 1st black church, Zion Methodist   

1855  On this day in history castle Clinton in NYC opens as 1st US receiving station for immigrants   

1857  Charles Turner, engraver, dies on August - 01.   

1858  On August - 01 the first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass   

1858  Hans Rott, composer on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history european and North American Railway opens from Saint John, NB to Shediac. The line became part of the Intercolonial Railway on July 1, 1867.   

1861  On this day in history brazil recognizes Confederacy   

1861  Sam Jones, cricketer (Australian batsman of 1880's) on August - 01.   

1862  Montague Rhodes James, scholar/author/editor on this day in history.   

1863  On August - 01 battle of Little Rock, Arkansas & start of Chattanooga campaign   

1863  Gaston Doumergue, premier/pres of France (1913..34) on this day in history.   

1864  2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens on August - 01.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Petersburg, VA   

1867  On this day in history blacks vote for first time in a state election in South (Tennessee)   

1867  On this day in history blacks vote for 1st time in a state election in South (Tenn)   

1867  William Orlamond, Denmark, actor (Flesh & Devil, Wind) on August - 01.   

1869  On this day in history first raft voyage down Colorado River   

1869  On August - 01 1st voyage down Colorado River   

1871  On this day in history oskar Fried, composer   

1873  On this day in history san Francisco - first cable car begins service   

1873  On August - 01 the first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones   

1873  SF's 1st cable car begins service on August - 01.   

1876  Colorado becomes 38th state on August - 01.   

1876  On this day in history wild Bill Hickok shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's   

1877  SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes on August - 01.   

1877  On this day in history charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain)   

1881  On August - 01 uS Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, SF Bay   

1881  Emilie Rose Macaulay, English writer on August - 01.   

1882  On this day in history vaclav Klicka, composer   

1882  On this day in history henry Clarence Kendall, Australian poet, dies of tuberculosis at 43   

1883  On this day in history a papyrus offered to Brit Museum for £10,000 (forgery)   

1883  Karl Wilhelm Dindorf, classic scholar, dies on August - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on August - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1402  Death of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341) on this day in history.   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

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)