Historical Events In August - 01
Thursday, 16 May 2024
1985 5 die in a train crash in Westminster Colo on August - 01.
1985 On this day in history frank Faylen vaudevillian, dies at 79 of pneumonia
1985 On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-209
1985 Joseph Walker, cameraman, dies at 92 on this day in history.
1986 Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73 on August - 01.
1987 Crossbow flight record (2,005 yds 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH)
1987 On this day in history mike Tyson beats Tony Tucker to become undisputed boxing champion
1987 On this day in history benson Fong, actress (Charlie Chan, Purple Heart), dies at 70
1988 One-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon on this day in history.
1988 Raymond Acevedo is retired from singing group Menudo on August - 01.
1988 On August - 01 raymond Carver poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50
1988 On August - 01 system Enhancement Assoc settles case with PKware (ARC vs PKARC)
1988 Florence Eldridge, Broadway actress (The Swan), dies at 86 on August - 01.
1989 NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 & 1989 N24 on August - 01.
1989 John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1990 Ashton Tate ships new database software, dBase IV on this day in history.
1990 IBM gets out of typewriter business on August - 01.
1990 Iraq invades & occupies Kuwait on August - 01.
1990 Norbert Elias, German/English/Neth philosopher/sociologist, dies on this day in history.
1991 On August - 01 actress Hedy Lamarr, 77, arrested for shoplifting in Florida
1991 Hedy Lamaar is arrested for shoplifting in LA on this day in history.
1991 Space shuttle STS 43 (Atlantis 9) launched on this day in history.
1991 Stuart Wilson, actor (The Girl Who Had Everything), dies at 87 on August - 01.
1992 Chico Alvarez, trumpeteer (Stan Kenton Orch), dies of cancer at 72 on August - 01.
1993 Alfred Manessier, Fr painter (glass-in-lead), dies in car crash at 81 on this day in history.
1994 On this day in history nASDAQ computers crash - squirrel caused power outage
1994 On August - 01 george Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85
1995 On this day in history loudi Nijhoff, Dutch actress (Alicia, Van Geluk Gesproken), dies
1996 On August - 01 john Lanigan, tenor, dies at 75
1997 Boeing buys out McDonnell-Douglas for $16.3 billion on August - 01.
1997 On August - 01 ngiratkel Etpison, president of Palau (1989-92), dies
2007 On August - 01 scouting celebrates its 100th birthday with worldwide celebrations.
2007 The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge on I-35W over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota between University Avenue and Washington Avenue collapses at 6:05 pm CST during the later part of rush hour, killing 13 people on August - 01.
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