What Happened on August 1?
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EVENTS ON AUGUST 1
Lombard Street riot
Year:
1842
The Lombard Street riot erupts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Monte Rosa
Year:
1855
The first ascent of Monte Rosa, the second highest summit in the Alps.
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Johan Vilhelm Snellman
Year:
1863
At the suggestion of Senator J. V. Snellman and the order of Emperor Alexander II, full rights are promised to the Finnish language by a language regulation in the Grand Duchy of Finland.
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Abolitionism in the United Kingdom
Year:
1834
Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force, although it remains legal in the possessions of the East India Company until the passage of the Indian Slavery Act, 1843.
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Wilberforce Monument
Year:
1834
Construction begins on the Wilberforce Monument in Kingston Upon Hull.
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Acts of Union 1800
Year:
1800
The Acts of Union 1800 are passed which merge the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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First Barbary War
Year:
1801
First Barbary War: The American schooner USS Enterprise captures the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli in a single-ship action off the coast of modern-day Libya.
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Colorado
Year:
1876
Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
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Henry Perky
Year:
1893
Henry Perky patents shredded wheat.
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Patrick Pearse
Year:
1915
Patrick Pearse gives his famous speech "Ireland unfree shall never be at peace" at O'Donovan Rossa's funeral in Dublin.
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BIRTHS ON AUGUST 1
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Year of birth:
1931
Ramblin' Jack Elliott, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Meir Kahane
Year of birth:
1932
Meir Kahane, American-Israeli rabbi and activist, founded the Jewish Defense League (died 1990)
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Trevor Goddard (cricketer)
Year of birth:
1931
Trevor Goddard, South African cricketer (died 2016)
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Lionel Bart
Year of birth:
1930
Lionel Bart, English composer (died 1999)
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Julie Bovasso
Year of birth:
1930
Julie Bovasso, American actress and writer (died 1991)
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Pierre Bourdieu
Year of birth:
1930
Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (died 2002)
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Dušan Třeštík
Year of birth:
1933
Dušan Třeštík, Czech historian and author (died 2007)
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Teri Shields
Year of birth:
1933
Teri Shields, American actress, producer, and agent (died 2012)
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Geoff Pullar
Year of birth:
1935
Geoff Pullar, English cricketer (died 2014)
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Yves Saint Laurent (designer)
Year of birth:
1936
Yves Saint Laurent, Algerian-French fashion designer, co-founded Yves Saint Laurent (died 2008)
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DEATHS ON AUGUST 1
Edwin Austin Abbey
Year of death:
1911
Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (born 1852)
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Samuel A. Davenport
Year of death:
1911
Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (born 1843)
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John Riley Banister
Year of death:
1918
John Riley Banister, American cowboy and police officer (born 1854)
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Year of death:
1920
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (born 1856)
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T. J. Ryan
Year of death:
1921
T. J. Ryan, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Queensland (born 1876)
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Henrik Sjöberg
Year of death:
1905
Henrik Sjöberg, Swedish gymnast and medical student (born 1875)
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Calamity Jane
Year of death:
1903
Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and scout (born 1853)
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Jind Kaur
Year of death:
1863
Jind Kaur Majarani (Regent) of the Sikh Empire (born 1817)
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William Joseph Behr
Year of death:
1851
William Joseph Behr, German publicist and academic (born 1775)
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John Ross (Cherokee chief)
Year of death:
1866
John Ross, American tribal chief (born 1790)
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HOLIDAYS ON AUGUST 1
Culture of Tonga
Official Birthday and Coronation Day of the King of Tonga (Tonga)
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List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
Statehood Day (Colorado)
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Minden Day
Minden Day (United Kingdom)
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August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: August 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Woman with seven sons
Christian feast day: The Holy Maccabees
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Swiss National Day
Swiss National Day, commemorates Switzerland becoming a single unit in 1291.
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Lughnasadh
The beginning of autumn observances in the Northern hemisphere and spring observances in the Southern hemisphere (Neopagan Wheel of the Year): Lughnasadh in the Northern hemisphere, Imbolc in the Southern hemisphere; traditionally begins on the eve of August 1. (Gaels, Ireland, Scotland, Neopagans)
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Yorkshire Day
Yorkshire Day (Yorkshire, England)
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Scouts' Day
World Scout Scarf Day
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Victory Day
Victory Day (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)
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