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Events

• 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Republic.
• 527 - Justinian I becomes Byzantine Emperor.
• 607 - Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).
• 1203 - Isaac II Angelus, restored Eastern Roman Emperor, declares his son Alexius IV Angelus co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.
• 1291 - The Swiss Confederation is formed.
• 1461 - Edward IV is crowned king of England.
• 1492 - Ferdinand and Isabella drive the Jews out of Spain.
• 1498 - Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit Venezuela.
• 1619 - First African slaves arrive in 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 Vasvár.
• 1774 - The element oxygen is discovered by Carl Wilhelm and Joseph Priestley.
• 1798 - Battle of the Nile starts between French and British fleets.
• 1820 - London's Regent's Canal opens.
• 1831 - London Bridge opens.
• 1832 - The Black Hawk War ends.
• 1834 - Slavery is abolished in the British Empire.
• 1838 - Slaves in Trinidad and Tobago are emancipated.
• 1864 - The Elgin Watch Company is founded in Elgin, Illinois
• 1876 - Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
• 1894 - The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
• 1902 - The United States buys the rights to the Panama Canal from France.
• 1907 - First Scout camp opens on Brownsea Island. It was set up on July 29th and ran until August 9th.
• 1914 - Germany declares war on Russia at the opening of World War I.
• 1927 - The Nanchang Uprising marks the first significant battle in the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang and Communist Party of China. This day is commemorated as the anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
• 1936 - The Berlin Olympic Games open.
• 1937 - Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
• 1941 - The first Jeep is produced.
• 1944 - Anne Frank makes the last entry in her diary.
• 1944 - Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupation breaks out in Warsaw, Poland.
• 1945 - Mel Ott becomes the third member of the 500 home run club with a Home run at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York.
• 1946 - The Japanese Federation of Trade Unions is formed.
• 1948 - The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations is founded.
• 1957 - The United States and Canada form the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
• 1960 - Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France
  • Communist PAI is banned in Senegal.
• 1961 - Six Flags Over Texas, the first Six Flags park, opens.
• 1965 - Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands announces her engagement to Claus von Amsberg.
• 1966 - Charles Whitman kills 15 people shooting from the Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police.
• 1966 - Purges of intellectuals and imperialists becomes official People's Republic of China policy at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.
• 1967 - Israel annexes East Jerusalem.
• 1968 - The coronation is held of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.
• 1970 - Powder Ridge Rock Festival
• 1971 - George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in New York City features, among others, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Leon Russell.
• 1975 - CSCE Final Act creates the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
• 1977 - Frank H.T. Rhodes is elected President of Cornell University, a post he would hold for 18 years.
• 1981 - First broadcasts by MTV. The first video played was "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles.
• 1988 - Rush Limbaugh was syndicated nationally as a two hour radio show
• 1994 - Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley confirm rumors that they had married eleven weeks earlier.
• 1996 - Olympic Games: Michael Johnson wins the 200-meter dash in 19.32 seconds, beating the old world record by over 0.3 seconds.
• 1996 - MTV2 makes its first broadcasts. The first video played was Beck's "Where It's At".
• 2001 - An agreement is reached on the position of the minority Albanian language in the Republic of Macedonia.
• 2001 - Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia join the European Environment Agency.
• 2001 - Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has a 2-1/2 ton Ten Commandments monument installed in the rotunda of the judiciary building, leading to a lawsuit to have it removed and his own removal from office.
• 2004 - A supermarket fire kills 215 people and injures 300 in Asunción, Paraguay.
• 2004 - A bomb attack in front of Prague's Casino Royal.
• 2005 - German spelling reform of 1996 is formally implemented

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC 26 BC... Augustus Caesar The title Caesar Augustus, given to every emperor of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, originates from this person. ... Augustus (Latin: IMPERATOR CAESAR DIVI FILIVS AVGVSTVS[1]; September 23, 63 BC – August 19, AD 14), known to modern English speaking historians as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, was the first and among the most important of the Roman Emperors, though... This article needs to be updated. ... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ... This article is about the year. ... Justinian I depicted on one of the famous mosaics of the Basilica of San Vitale. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... To suck the phallus or penis of another. ... Ono no Imoko (Japanese: 小野 妹子; ? - ?) was a male Japanese politican in the reign of Empress Suiko. ... The Sui Dynasty (Chinese: 隋朝; Hanyu Pinyin: 581-618) followed the Southern and Northern Dynasties and preceded the Tang Dynasty in China. ... Koinobori, flags decorated like koi, are popular decorations around Childrens Day This mural on the wall of a Tokyo subway station celebrates Hazuki, the eighth month. ... Events April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. ... Isaac II Angelus (or Isaakios Angelos) (September 1156-1204), was the Byzantine emperor from 1185-1195, and again 1203-1204. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... Alexius IV Angelus (c. ... The Fourth Crusade (1201–1204), originally designed to conquer Jerusalem through an invasion of Egypt, instead, in 1204, invaded and conquered the Eastern Orthodox city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Events February 2 - Battle of Mortimers Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor, Earl of Pembroke in Wales. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid... 1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ferdinand II of Aragon (Fernando de Aragón in Spanish and Ferran dAragó in Catalan), nicknamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ... Isabella of Castile Isabella of Castile (April 22, 1451 – November 26, 1504) was queen of Castile and Aragon. ... 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... [Litte Grade Nines] Are possibly the most annoying people on the planet. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... It has been suggested that Chattel slavery be merged into this article or section. ... Jamestown was established in 1607, on the James River in Virginia, in what is currently James City County, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southeast of where Richmond, Virginia, is now located. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... The Battle of Saint Gotthard was fought on August 1, 1664 between an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli and the Ottoman Empire at Szentgotthárd in Western Hungary. ... Raimondo, Count of Montecuccoli or Montecucculi (born February 21, 1608 or 1609 at the castle of Montecucculo in Modena; died October 16, 1680 at Linz) was prince of the holy Roman Empire and Neapolitan duke of Melfi, Austrian general. ... The Peace of Vasvár was a treaty between the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire which followed the Battle of Saint Gotthard of August 1, 1664. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series Nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless Atomic mass 15. ... Die Wacht am Rhein (English: The Watch/Guard on the Rhine) is a German patriotic anthem. ... Joseph Priestley is often credited for the discovery of oxygen. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Britain France Commanders Horatio Nelson François-Paul Brueys DAigalliers Strength 14 ships of the line (thirteen 74-gun, one 50-gun) 13 ships of the line (one 120-gun, three 80-gun, nine 74-gun) and 4 frigates Casualties 218 killed 677 wounded 3 battleships burnt 9... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Regents Canal is a canal across an area just to the north of central London. ... Leopold I 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... London Bridge at 0800. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States Sauk Nation Strength 8,000 Miltia 1,500 Regulars volunteers? Indian allies ? 1,000 The majority were women and children Casualties 33 killed in action 39 non-combatants killed 450-600 The Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Chattel slavery be merged into this article or section. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Elgin Watch Company (National Watch Company) was founded in 1864 . ... only hoes live in elgin == [[Image: == [[[[[[[[[Image:Example. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 8th 104,185 sq mi  269 837 km² 280 miles  451 km 380 miles  612 km 0. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Japan and Qing China fought the First Sino-Japanese War (or the Qing-Japanese War) during 1894 and 1895, primarily over control of Korea. ... This article is about the Korean civilization. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A canal tug, making its way down to the Caribbean end of the canal, waits to be joined by a ship in the uppermost chamber of the Gatun Locks. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Scouts and Guides from different countries on World Scout Moot 1996 Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. ... Brownsea Island boat jetty seen from the Poole to Brownsea ferry. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Nanchang Uprising (南昌起义) (August 1, 1927) was the first major Kuomintang-Communist engagement of the Chinese Civil War. ... Combatants Chinese Nationalist Party Chinese Communist Party Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 3,600,000 circa June 1948 2,800,000 circa June 1948 The Chinese Civil War (Traditional Chinese: 國共内戰; Simplified Chinese: 国共内战; Pinyin: guógòng neìzhàn; literally Nationalist-Communist Civil War) was a conflict in... The Chinese Nationalist Party (Traditional Chinese: 中國國民黨; Simplified Chinese: 中国国民党; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhōngguó GuómíndÇŽng), commonly known as the Kuomintang (KMT), is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ... The Communist Party of China (CPC) (official name) also known as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; Pinyin: Zhōngguó GòngchÇŽndÇŽng) is the ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... Croatian Communist Party (Croatian Komunistička Partija Hrvatske, KPH) also known as the Croatian League of Communists (Croatian Savez Komunista Hrvatske, SKH) was the Croatian branch of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ). ... Coat of arms Samobor is a city in Zagreb county, Croatia, population 36,206 (2001). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Jeep is an automobile marque (and registered trademark) of DaimlerChrysler. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Anne Frank Her handwriting, translated: This is a photo as I would wish myself to look all the time. ... An appointment diary A diary or journal is a book for writing discrete entries arranged by date. ... Combatants Poland Germany Commanders Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Antoni ChruÅ›ciel, Tadeusz PeÅ‚czyÅ„ski Erich von dem Bach, Rainer Stahel, Heinz Reinefarth, Bronislav Kaminski Strength 50,000 troops 25,000 troops Casualties 18,000 killed, 12,000 wounded, 15,000 taken prisoner 250,000 civilians killed 10,000 killed... National Socialism redirects here. ... Warsaw (Polish: , (?), in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Melvin Thomas (Mel) Ott (March 2, 1909 – November 21, 1958), nicknamed Master Melvin, was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career in the National League for the New York Giants (1926-1947). ... In Major League Baseball, the 500 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run scored by each runner who was already on base), with no errors by the defensive team on... The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in New York City used by Major League Baseballs New York Giants from 1883 until 1957, New York Metropolitans from 1883 until 1885, the New York Yankees from 1912 until 1922, and by the New York Mets in... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) is a U.S. military command that provides professional investigative service to commanders of all United States Air Force activities. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The NORAD shield. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Dahomey was a kingdom in Africa, situated in what is now the nation of Benin. ... In modern usage, a communist party is a political party which promotes communism, the sociopolitical philosophy based on Marxism. ... The Party of Independence and Work (Parti de lIndépendence et du Travail) is a communist political party in Senegal. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... This article is about the Six Flags theme park. ... Mr. ... Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Beatrix of the Netherlands (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard van Oranje-Nassau) (born January 31, 1938), is the Queen of the Netherlands and a princess of Orange-Nassau and Lippe-Biesterfeld. ... Queen Beatrix with her husband, the late Claus von Amsberg. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1963 yearbook photo of Charles Whitman. ... The Main Building Tower in the foreground. ... The University of Texas at Austin, often called UT or Texas, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Jerusalem (Hebrew: Yerushalayim; Arabic: al-Quds; Greek Ιεροσόλυμα; Latin Aelia Capitolina) is an ancient Middle Eastern city on the watershed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea at an elevation of 650-840 meters. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Ke Bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Sir Hassanal Bolkiah Al-Muizzaddin Waddaulah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin, GCMG is the 29th Sultan of Brunei, the eldest son of Omar Ali Saifuddin Saadul Khairi Waddien, the previous sultan. ... The Sultan of Brunei is the head of state of Brunei. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Scheduled for July 30, August 1 and August 2, 1970 in Middlefield, Ct. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... George Harrison, MBE (February 24, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was a popular British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and film producer, best known as a member of The Beatles. ... The Concert For Bangladesh was the event title for two concerts held on the afternoon and evening of August 1, 1971, playing to a total of 40,000 people at Madison Square Garden in New York. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet whose enduring contributions to American song are often compared, in fame and influence, to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. ... Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning British guitarist, singer and composer, who became one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock-era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Starr in the early 1960s Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular British musician, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... Leon Russell A Young Leon Russell Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Categories: Academic biography stubs | Cornell University | Presidents of Cornell University ... This is about the university. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Video Killed the Radio Star is a 1980s New Wave song (released in 1979) by the British group The Buggles that celebrates the golden days of radio. ... The Buggles were a pop/rock band formed in 1977 consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, early on including Academy Award-winning film composer Hans Zimmer (who left after the success of Video Killed the Radio Star). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rush Limbaugh. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... For other people with the same name, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation) Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958) is an American musician and entertainer whose successful music career and controversial personal life have been at the forefront of pop culture for the last quarter-century. ... Lisa Marie Presley Lisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American singer, daughter of the singer Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla Beaulieu Presley. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Michael Duane Johnson, (born September 13, 1967), is a U.S. former sprinter who holds world records in the 200 m (19. ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... Beck Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ... Where Its At is the first single from Becks 1996 album, Odelay. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Albanian (gjuha shqipe //) is a language spoken by over 6 million people, primarily in Albania, Kosovo, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Macedonia but also in other parts of the Balkans, along the eastern coast of Italy and in Sicily, as well as by emigrant groups in Scandinavia... Motto: (English: ) Anthem: (Transliteration: ) (English: ) Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Official language(s) Macedonian, Albanian1 Government Parliamentary republic President Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski Vlado Bučkovski Independence Declared From Yugoslavia September 8, 1991 Area    - Total 25,333 km² (146th)   9,779 sq mi   - Water (%) 1. ... European Environment Agency (EEA), agency of the European Union devoted to establishing a monitoring network for the monitoring of the European environment. ... Roy Stuart Moore (born February 11, 1947 in Etowah County, Alabama) is an American jurist, often referred to as the Ten Commandments judge because of his refusal to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from his courthouse. ... The Ten Commandments on a monument on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol This 1768 parchment (612x502 mm) by Jekuthiel Sofer emulated 1675 decalogue at the Esnoga synagogue of Amsterdam The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to religious tradition, were... The case of Glassroth v. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Paraguay Panteón de los Héroes in Asunción Asunción, population 1,639,000 (2002), is the capital of Paraguay. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The German spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) is based on an international agreement signed in 1996 by the governments of the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. ...

Births

• 10 BC - Claudius, Roman Emperor (d. 54)
• 126 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (d. 193)
• 1313 - Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)
• 1377 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)
• 1545 - Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (b. 1622)
• 1555 - Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)
• 1579 - Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)
• 1630 - Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673)
• 1713 - Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780)
• 1714 - Richard Wilson, Welsh painter (d. 1782)
• 1738 - Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794)
• 1744 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (d. 1829)
• 1770 - William Clark, American explorer (d. 1838)
• 1779 - Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and lyricist (d. 1843)
• 1779 - Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)
• 1815 - Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer, politician, and author (d. 1882)
• 1818 - Maria Mitchell, American astronomer (d. 1889)
• 1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. 1891)
• 1858 - Hans Rott, Austrian composer (d. 1884)
• 1885 - George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)
• 1889 - Walter Gerlach, German physicist (d. 1979)
• 1891 - Karl Kobelt, Swiss politician (d. 1968)
• 1910 - James Henry Govier, British artist (d. 1974)
• 1921 - Jack Kramer, American tennis player
• 1922 - Pat McDonald, Australian actress (d. 1990)
• 1924 - Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1925 - Ernst Jandl, Austrian writer (d. 2000)
• 1927 - Raymond Leppard, English conductor
• 1930 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (d. 2002)
• 1930 - Lionel Bart, English song-writer (d. 1999)
• 1932 - Meir Kahane, American orthodox rabbi and founder of the Jewish Defense League (d. 1990)
• 1933 - Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian
• 1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer
• 1937 - Al D'Amato, U.S. Senator from New York
• 1942 - Jerry Garcia, American guitarist, lyricist, and singer (The Grateful Dead) (d. 1995)
• 1945 - Douglas D. Osheroff, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1946 - Sandi Griffiths, American singer, The Lawrence Welk Show
• 1946 - Fiona Stanley, Australian epidemiologist
• 1949 - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan
• 1950 - Jim Carroll, American poet and actor
• 1952 - Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 2003)
• 1953 - Robert Cray, American singer
• 1955 - Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer
• 1956 - Tom Leykis, American radio personality
• 1958 - Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor
• 1959 - Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard)
• 1960 - Chuck D, American rapper (Public Enemy)
• 1960 - Richard Roeper, American newspaper columnist and film critic
• 1962 - Robert Clift, British field hockey player
• 1963 - Coolio, American rapper
• 1965 - Sam Mendes, British stage and film director
• 1970 - David James, English footballer
• 1972 - Devon Hughes, US professional wrestler
• 1973 - Tempestt Bledsoe, American actress
• 1978 - Edgerrin James, American football player
• 1978 - Dhani Harrison, musician
• 1984 - Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC... For other uses, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Events October 13 - Roman Empire emperor Claudius dies after being poisoned by Agrippina, his wife and niece. ... Events Asia First year of the Yongjian era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. ... Pertinax (Archaeological museum, Antakya) Publius Helvius Pertinax (August 1, 126 - March 28, 193) was proclaimed Roman Emperor the morning following the assassination of Commodus on December 31, AD 192. ... Roman Emperor is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Events June 1 – Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated in his palace. ... Events Siege of Rostock ends Foundation year of the Order of the Rose Cross (Rosicrucian Order), according to the Rosicrucian Fellowship. ... Emperor Kōgon (jp: 光厳天皇) (August 1, 1313 - August 5, 1364) was the first of what are now called the northern Ashikaga pretenders to the throne of Japan, although this designation is technically inaccurate in his case. ... Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s 1350s - 1360s - 1370s 1380s 1390s 1400s 1410s Years: 1359 1360 1361 1362 1363 - 1364 - 1365 1366 1367 1368 1369 See also: 1364 state leaders Events Charles V becomes King of France. ... Events January 17 – Gregory XI enters Rome. ... Emperor Go-Komatsu (後小松天皇) (August 1, 1377 - December 1, 1433) was the 100th imperial ruler of Japan. ... Events Births June 23 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany Kettil Karlsson Vasa, later Regent of Sweden. ... 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Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... Luís Vélez de Guevara (August 1, 1579 - November 10, 1644), Spanish dramatist and novelist, was born at Ecija. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1 August 1630 - 17 October 1673), English statesman and politician, was created the first Baron Clifford of Chudleigh on April 22, 1672 for his suggestion that the King supply himself with money by stopping, for one year, all payments out of the Exchequer. ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... Charles (German: Karl; 1 August 1713, Brunswick – 26 March 1780, Brunswick), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was prince of Wolfenbüttel from 1735 until his death. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... Richard Wilson (August 1, 1714 - May, 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 4 - Court Jew Joseph Suss Oppenheimer is executed in Württenberg April 15 - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. ... General Dugommier Jacques François Coquille named Dugommier (August 1, 1738, Trois-Rivières (Guadeloupe) - November 17, 1794, at the battle of the Black Mountains) was a French general. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10 - Thomas Mifflin, fifth President... Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck (August 1, 1744 – December 28, 1829) was a French naturalist and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... William Clark (August 1, 1770 - September 1, 1838) was a Scottish-American explorer who accompanied Meriwether Lewis on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Francis Scott Key Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and amateur poet who wrote the words to the United States national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner. He was an alumnus of St. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Lorenz Oken (August 1, 1779 - August 11, 1851), was a German naturalist, real name Lorenz Ockenfuss. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Richard Henry Dana Jr. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Maria Mitchell Maria Mitchell (August 1, 1818 – June 28, 1889) was an American astronomer. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist and poet. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Hans Rott (August 1, 1858 - June 25, 1884) was an Austrian composer. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... George Charles de Hevesy (also known as Georg Karl von Hevesy) (August 1, 1885 in Budapest – July 5, 1966) was a Hungarian chemist who was important in the development of the tracer method where radioactive tracers are used to study chemical processes, e. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Walter Gerlach (1 August 1889 - 10 August 1979) was a German physicist. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Karl Kobelt (August 1, 1891 - January 6, 1968) was a Swiss politician. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... James Henry Govier was born on 1st August 1910, at Oakley, Buckinghamshire, the only son of Henry Govier and Mary Ann Govier (nee Measey). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... John Albert Kramer (b. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Pat McDonald (1 August 1922 - 10 March 1990) was an Australian actress best known for two long-running soap opera roles. ... This article is about the year. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Georges Charpak (born August 1, 1924) is a noted French physicist. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ernst Jandl (August 1, 1925, Vienna, Austria – June 9, 2000, Vienna) was an Austrian writer, poet, and translator. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Raymond John Leppard (born August 1, 1927) is a well-known British conductor and harpsichordist. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Pierre Bourdieu (August 1, 1930 – January 23, 2002) was an acclaimed French sociologist whose work ranged widely from philosophy to sociology and anthropology. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Lionel Bart (1930-1999) was a British composer of songs musicals, best known for Oliver! Bart was born Lionel Begleiter in London to Galician Jews, and grew up in Stepney. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Rabbi Meir Kahane. ... This article is about the year. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dom DeLuise Dominick Dom DeLuise (born August 1, 1933) is an American actor of Italian extraction. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yves Saint-Laurent (born August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria) is a French fashion designer. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alfonse Martello DAmato (born August 1, 1937) is a former New York politician. ... This article is about the year. ... Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was famous as the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead, though his extensive career involved many other projects. ... The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Douglas Dean Osheroff (born August 1, 1945) is a American physicist. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... singer Sandi Griffiths Sandi Griffiths (born Sandi Jensen on August 1, 1946) is an American singer best known as a featured performer on televisions The Lawrence Welk Show. ... The opening credits for The Lawrence Welk Show Lawrence Welk during a taping of The Lawrence Welk Show The Lawrence Welk Show was a musical variety show hosted by former big band leader Lawrence Welk. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Professor Fiona Stanley (born August 1, 1946) is an Australian epidemiologist noted inter alia for her work on cerebral palsy. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Kurmanbek Bakiyev, 7/2005 Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev (Курманбек Салиевич Бакиев; born August 1, 1949, in Masadan, Jalal-Abad Oblasty in Kyrgyzstan), is the president of the Kyrgyz Republic. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jim Carroll (born August 1, 1950 in New York City) is an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Zoran ĐinÄ‘ić Zoran ĐinÄ‘ić (help· info) (often Zoran Djindjic, from Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђинђић, pronounced ) (1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian prime minister, long-time opposition politician and a philosopher by profession. ... List of Prime Ministers of Serbia Current Prime Minister of Serbia is Vojislav Koštunica. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Robert Cray (born August 9, 1953 in Columbus, Georgia) is a blues musician, guitarist and singer. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Berbick was a Heavyweight boxer whose professional career spanned from 1976 until 2000. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom Leykis Tom Leykis (born August 1, 1956 in New York, New York) is a radio talk show host, syndicated nationally and internationally (USA and formerly in Canada) by Westwood One. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Adrian Dunbar (born August 1, 1958), is an Irish actor best known for his television work. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joe Elliot during Def Leppards Hysteria tour (1987). ... Def Leppard is a British glam metal band from Sheffield, England, that formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Cover of Autobiography of Mistachuck Carlton Douglas Chuck D Ridenhour, (born on August 1, 1960) is a rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a seminal hip hop group known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Richard Roeper (born October 17, 1960) is a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and, since September 2000, has co-hosted Ebert & Roeper with film critic Roger Ebert. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Robert Clift (born on August 1, 1962) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Coolio at US Army base in Bosnia (2002). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Sam Mendes Samuel Alexander Mendes, CBE (born August 1, 1965) is an English stage and film director born in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Devon Hughes (born August 1, 1972 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment as D-Von Dudley. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Tempestt as Vanessa Huxtable in The Cosby Show Tempestt Bledsoe (born August 1, 1973) is an American actress best known for her role as Vanessa Huxtable in the popular 1980s television sitcom, The Cosby Show. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Edgerrin Tyree James (born August 1, 1978 in Immokalee, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. // University of Miami career James was recruited out of Floridas Immokalee High School by the University of Miami. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Dhani Harrison (born August 1, 1978) is the son of Beatle George Harrison and his second wife Olivia Trinidad Arias. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Date of Birth: August 1, 1984 Place of Birth: Kolbermoor, Germany Height: 1. ...

Deaths

• 371 - St Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop
• 1137 - King Louis VI of France (b. 1081)
• 1227 - Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)
• 1402 - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)
• 1457 - Lorenzo Valla, Italian humanist
• 1464 - Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)
• 1541 - Simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)
• 1546 - Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506)
• 1557 - Olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. 1490)
• 1580 - Albrecht Giese IV, German politician and diplomat (b. 1524)
• 1589 - Jacques Clément, French assassin of Henry III of France (b. 1567)
• 1598 - Abraham Ortelius, Belgian cartographer (b. 1527)
• 1714 - Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. 1665)
• 1787 - Alphonsus Liguori, Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (b. 1696)
• 1796 - Robert Pigot, British army officer (b. 1720)
• 1798 - François-Paul Brueys D'Aigalliers, French admiral (killed in battle) (b. 1753)
• 1812 - Yakov Kulnev, Russian general (killed in battle) (b. 1763)
• 1851 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (b. 1775)
• 1866 - John Ross (Cherokee chief), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (b. 1790)
• 1917 - Frank Little, American labor organizer (lynched) (b. 1879)
• 1918 - John Riley Banister, American cowboy and Texas Ranger (b. 1854)
• 1920 - Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian nationalist leader (b. 1856)
• 1964 - Johnny Burnette, American singer (b. 1934)
• 1967 - Richard Kuhn, Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1970 - Frances Farmer, American actress (b. 1913)
• 1970 - Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883)
• 1973 - Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (b. 1882)
• 1977 - Gary Powers, American spy plane pilot (b. 1929)
• 1981 - Paddy Chayefsky, American writer (b. 1923)
• 1989 - John Ogdon, English pianist (b. 1937)
• 1990 - Norbert Elias, German sociologist (b. 1897)
• 1990 - Graham Young, British serial killer (b. 1947)
• 1996 - Frida Boccara, French singer (b. 1940)
• 1996 - Tadeus Reichstein, Polish chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1897)
• 1997 - Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist (b. 1915)
• 1999 - Nirad C. Chaudhuri, Indian-born writer (b. 1897)
• 2001 - Korey Stringer, American football player (b. 1974)
• 2003 - Guy Thys, Belgian football coach (b. 1922)
• 2003 - Marie Trintignant, French actress (b. 1962)
• 2004 - Philip Hauge Abelson American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
• 2005 - Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (b. 1928)
• 2005 - King Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. 1923)
• 2005 - Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1920)
• 2005 - Wibo, Dutch cartoonist (b. 1918)

Events Martin of Tours becomes Bishop of Tours _ year approximate Baekje forces storm the Goguryeo capital in Pyongyang Births Valentinian II - titular Roman emperor - year approximate Deaths August 1 - St Eusebius of Vercelli St Hilarion - year approximate Lucifer of Cagliari - bishop King Gogugwon of Goguryeo Categories: 371 ... Saint Eusebius, Bishop of Vercelle (modern Vercelli, Piemonte) (Sardinia c. ... Events Louis VII is crowned King of France. ... Louis VI the Fat (French: Louis VI le Gros) (December 1, 1081 – August 1, 1137) was king of France from 1108 to 1137. ... Events Corfu taken from Byzantine Empire by Robert Guiscard, Italy Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III is overthrown by Alexius I Comnenus, ending the Middle Byzantine period and beginning the Comnenan dynasty Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania), but is defeated at the Battle... Events Henry III of England declares himself of age and assumes power Births September 30 - Pope Nicholas IV Deaths March 18 - Pope Honorius III (b. ... Shimazu Tadahisa (島津忠久; 1179-August 1, 1227) is the first in the line of Shimazu clan. ... Events Third Council of the Lateran condemned Waldensians and Cathars as heretics, institutes a reformation of clerical life, and creates the first ghettos for Jews Afonso I is recognized as the true King of Portugal by Portugal the protection of the Catholic Church against the Castillian monarchy Philip II is... Events September 14 - Battle of Homildon Hill. ... Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, (June 5, 1341 - August 1, 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons of the Royal couple who lived to adulthood. ... Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. ... Events The Queens College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded. ... Events University of Freiburg founded. ... Lorenzo (or Laurentius) Valla (c. ... Events February - Christian I of Denmark and Norway who was also serving as King of Sweden is declared deposed from the later throne. ... Jacopo Pontormo: Cosimo de Medici, 1518-1519 Cosimo di Giovanni de Medici (September 27, 1389 – August 1, 1464), was the first of the Medici political dynasty, rulers of Florence during most of the Italian Renaissance; also known as Cosimo the Elder and Cosimo Pater Patriae. ... Events Battle of Sempach: Swiss safeguard independence from Habsburg rule End of reign of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Simon Grynaeus (1493- August 1, 1541), German scholar and theologian of the Reformation, son of Jacob Gryner, a Swabian peasant, was born in 1493 at Vehringen, in Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events Spanish conquest of Yucatan Peace between England and France Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg Science Architecture Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. ... Peter Faber (French Pierre Lefevre, or Pierre Favre, Latin Petrus Faber) (April 13, 1506 - August 1, 1546) was a French Jesuit theologian and a cofounder of the Society of Jesus. ... 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... Olaus Magnus, or Magni (Magnus, Latin for the Swedish Stora -- great -- is the family name, and not a personal epithet), reported as born in October 1490 in Linköping, and died on August 1, 1557, was a Swedish ecclesiastic and writer, who did pioneering work for the interest of Nordic... Events Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Albrecht Giese IV was born in Gdansk, Poland, on February 10, 1524. ... Events March 1, 1524/5 - Giovanni da Verrazano lands near Cape Fear (approx. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Jacques Clément (1567 - August 1, 1589) was the murderer of the French king Henry III. He was born at Serbonnes, in todays Yonne département, in Burgundy, and became a Dominican friar. ... Henry III (French: Henri III) (September 19, 1551 – August 2, 1589), born Alexandre-Édouard, was a member of the Valois Dynasty, King of France from May 30, 1574 until his death. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Abraham Ortelius. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Alphonsus Liguori (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787) founded the Roman Catholic order, the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer popularly known as the Redemptorists. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Sir Robert Pigot, Baronet (1720 – August 1, 1796) was a British Army officer during the American Revolutionary War. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys DAigalliers, Comte de Brueys, (February 12, 1753 - August 1, 1798) was the French commander in the Battle of the Nile, in which the French Revolutionary Navy was defeated by Royal Navy forces under Admiral Horatio Nelson. ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait from the Military Gallery of Winter Palace. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... William Joseph Behr (August 26, 1775 - August 1, 1851), German publicist and writer, was born at Salzheim. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Photograph of Ross John Ross John Ross (October 3, 1790 - August 1, 1866), also known as Kooweskoowe - the egret, was a leader of the Cherokee Native American tribe. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Frank Little (1879-1917) joined the radical union the Industrial Workers of the World in 1906. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... John Riley Banister (1854 - 1918) was a law officer, cowboy and Texas Ranger. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, social reformer and freedom fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Johnny Burnette was a Rockabilly pioneer in Memphis, Tennessee and with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison was one of the founder members of The Rock and Roll Trio. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Richard Kuhn (December 3, 1900 – August 1, 1967) was a German biochemist, born in Vienna, Austria. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913, Seattle, Washington – August 1, 1970, Indianapolis, Indiana) was an American film actress. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Gian Francesco Malipiero (March 18, 1882 - August 1, 1973) Italian composer, musicologist and music editor. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Francis Gary Powers with a model of the U-2. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sidney Aaron Chayefsky (January 29, 1923 – August 1, 1981) known as Paddy Chayefsky was an acclaimed dramatist who transitioned from the golden age of American live television in the 1950s to have a successful career as a playwright and screenwriter for Hollywood. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Andrew Howard Ogdon (January 27, 1937 – August 1, 1989) was a pianist and composer born in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Norbert Elias (born June 22, 1897 in Breslau, Germany (now WrocÅ‚aw, Poland); died August 1, 1990 in Amsterdam) was a German sociologist of Jewish descent, who later became a British citizen. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Graham Frederick Young (September 7, 1947 - August 1, 1990) was a British serial killer who poisoned a total of three people to death: his stepmother, and then years later two work colleagues, Bob Eagle and Fred Biggs, as well as administering smaller doses to scores of others. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Frida Boccara (b. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Tadeus Reichstein (July 20, 1897 - August 1, 1996) was a Polish Nobel Prize-winning chemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святосла́в Теофи́лович Ри́хтер) (March 20, 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet (Ukrainian-born) pianist of German extraction (German father). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Nirad C. Chaudhuri (23 November 1897 – 1 August 1999) was born in Kishorganj in the Mymensingh district of East Bengal (now in Bangladesh). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Korey Stringer (May 8, 1974 - August 1, 2001) was an American football player who died from complications brought on by heat stroke, during training camp in Mankato, Minnesota while playing for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guy Thys (December 6, 1922 - August 1, 2003) was the most successful Belgian national football coach in history. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Marie Trintignant (January 21, 1962 - August 1, 2003) was a French actress. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Philip Hauge Abelson (April 27, 1913 - August 1, 2004) was a physicist, editor of scientific literature, and science writer. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Gilbert Aronowitz (May 20, 1920-August 1, 2005) was an American rock journalist best known for introducing Bob Dylan and The Beatles in 1964. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... His Royal Majesty King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (Arabic: , b. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Constant Anton Nieuwenhuys (July 21, 1920 – August 1, 2005) was one of the foremost innovators of Unitary Urbanism. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... Willem Louis Joseph Boost (July 2, 1918 - August 1, 2005), was a Dutch cartoonist, using the alias Wibo. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Holidays and observances

• Orthodox Christianity - Procession of the Cross
• Roman Catholicism - the feasts of at least 5 saints:
  • St. Ethelwolf
  • Sts. Faith, Hope, and Charity (sisters).
  • St. Pellegrini/Peregrinus
• Angola - Armed Forces Day
• Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago - Emancipation Day
• Benin - National Day
• People's Republic of China - Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army
• Democratic Republic of Congo - Parent's Day
• Nicaragua - Fiesta Day
• Rastafari movement - Celebration of the liberation of Haile Selassie from slavery
• Switzerland - National Day
• Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Kamál (Perfection) - First day of the eighth month of the Bahá'í Calendar
• Lughnasadh - Lá Lúnasa, the traditional first day of Autumn in Ireland.
• Lammas - Neopagan festival of Lammas
• Lebanon - Army's Day (Eid al-Jaysh)
• Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Yorkshire Day
• World Scout Day - anniversary of the first day of the Brownsea Island Camp in 1907, where Robert Baden-Powell began scouting.

... In the Christian liturgical calendar, there are several different feasts known as Feasts of the Cross, all of which commemorate the cross used in the crucifixion of Jesus. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Heraldic arms attributed to St. ... Pellegrini is the Italian for pilgrim People: Carlo Pellegrini, Anglo-Italian caricaturist Carlos Pellegrini, president of Argentinia Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Several nations of the world hold an annual Armed Forces Day to recognize, venerate, and honor their military forces. ... Emancipation Day is a national holiday in Trinidad and Tobago which celebrates the Emancipation of slaves in the British Empire on August 1, 1834. ... The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a country. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article appears to be nonsensical, and either needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of article quality, or, if it remains unimproved, it may be nominated for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... H.I.M. Haile Selassie I Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as Jah (the Rastafari name for God incarnate, from a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalms 68:4 in the King James Version of... Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) (July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was the last Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is a religious symbol in the Rastafarian movement. ... It has been suggested that Chattel slavery be merged into this article or section. ... The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a country. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Baháís in Haifa, Israel The Baháí Faith is a global religion founded by Baháulláh in the 19th century in Persia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fall redirects here. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism, meaning New Paganism) is a heterogeneous group of religions which attempt to revive ancient, mainly European pre-Christian religions. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Yorkshire Day is celebrated on August 1 to promote the English county of Yorkshire as a good place to be born, to live, to work in and to visit. ... Brownsea Island boat jetty seen from the Poole to Brownsea ferry. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world scouting movement. ... Scouts and Guides from different countries on World Scout Moot 1996 Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day

July 31 - August 2 - July 1 - September 1 -- listing of all days July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...