What happened on August 1st
- August 1ST 33 “BC – Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.”
- 527 Justinian I becomes the only ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
- 607 “Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).”
- 902 “Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabid army.”
- 1203 “Isaac II Angelus, restored Eastern Roman Emperor, declares his son Alexius IV Angelus co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Ciaran Fourth Crusade.”
- 1291 The Swiss Confederation is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter.
- 1461 Edward IV is crowned king of England.
- 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella drive the Jews out of Spain.
DISCOVER OUR TOURS - 1498 Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit Venezuela.
- 1619 “First African slaves arrive in Jamestown, Virginia.”
- 1619 “First black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia”
- 1664 “The Ottoman Empire is defeated in the Battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvr.”
- 1774 Priestly discovers oxygen
- 1774 The element oxygen is discovered for the third (and last) time.
- 1776 Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence
- 1785 Caroline Herschel becomes first woman discoverer of a comet
- 1789 US Customs begins enforcing Tariff Act
- 1790 “First US census (population of 3,939,214)”
- 1798 British under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile
- 1798 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay) – Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action.
- 1800 The Act of Union 1800 is passed in which merges the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 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
- 1812 “A rare tornado hits Westchester County, NY”
- 1819 The first parachute jump in US
- 1820 London’s Regent’s Canal opens.
- 1831 A new London Bridge opens.
- 1831 London Bridge opens
- 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War”
- 1832 Black Hawk defeated (IA)
- The Black Hawk War ends.
- 1832 “Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc”
- 1834 Slavery abolished in British empire
- 1834 Slavery is abolished in the British Empire.
- 1838 Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas 1838 Slaves in Trinidad and Tobago are emancipated.
- 1852 “SF Methodists establish first black church, Zion Methodist”
- 1858 “The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass”August 1, 1860 “European and North American Railway opens from Saint John, NB to Shediac. The line became part of the Intercolonial Railway on July 1, 1867.”
