1 August : Historical Events spanning Pre-1600 to Right now

Pre-1500

30 BC – Roman Conquest of Alexandria
Later Augustus, Octavian arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under Roman rule and so ending the Ptolemaic dynasty.

AD 69-Batavian Rebellion
Under Gaius Julius Civilis, the Batavians in Germania Inferior rebelled against Rome, therefore exposing local discontent.

527 – Justinian I’s Reign
Renowned for his legal reforms and construction achievements including the Hagia Sophia, Justinian I ascended to be only emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

607 – Ono no Imoko’s Travel to China
Early diplomatic ties were marked by Japanese ambassador Ono no Imoko’s assignment to the Sui court in China.

902: Taormina Fall
Byzantine rule was eliminated when the Aghlabid army captured Taormina, therefore completing the Muslim invasion of Sicily.

1203 : Byzantine Empire Co-Emperors
Restored as Byzantine Emperor, Isaac II Angelos named Alexios IV Angelos co-emperor under Crusader pressure.

1291 – Establishment of the Old Swiss Confederacy
Signed forming the Old Swiss Confederacy, the basis of contemporary Switzerland, the Federal Charter

1469: Saint Michael’s Order of Sequence
Founded the Order of Saint Michael by French king Louis XI to honor nobility’s fidelity, it

1498 – Columbus Gets to Venezuela
Christopher Columbus became the first European to travel to Venezuela today.

1571 :Ottoman Capture of Cyprus
Famagusta’s submission marks the conclusion of the Ottoman occupation of Cyprus.

1601 to 1900

1620 : Speedwell’s Departure
Starting Plymouth Colony, the Speedwell left Delfshaven with pilgrims headed for America via England.

1664 – Saint Gotthard Battle
Austrian armies routed Ottoman forces, therefore bringing about Vasv?r’s peace.

1714: Starting the Georgian Era
Beginning the Georgian era, George, Elector of Hanover rose to be King George I of Great Britain.

1759: Minden’s Battle
Celebrated as Minden Day, an Anglo-German force routed the French in the Battle of Minden, during the Seven Years’ War.

1774 – Oxygen Discovery
Discovering oxygen, Joseph Priestley confirmed the earlier conclusions of Carl Wilhelm Scheele.

1798: Conflict of the Nile
Engaging the French in the pivotal naval confrontation known as the Battle of the Nile, the British fleet

1800: Union Acts of 1800
Great Britain and Ireland were combined under the Acts of Union as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1801 – First War of Barbaries
During the First Barbary War, the USS Enterprise acquired the Tripolitan polacca Tripoli.

1834 : British Empire Abolition of Slavery
Except in East India Company areas until 1843, slavery was abolished across the British Empire.

1834 – Wilberforce Monument
Starting on the Wilberforce Monument in Kingston Upon Hull, construction honors abolitionist William Wilberforce.

1842 – Lombard Street Riot on **1842**
Racial conflicts were highlighted by the Lombard Street riot in Philadelphia.

1849 : Joven Daniel Shipwreck
Allegations of Mapuche tribal massacre of survivors and abduction of Elisa Bravo sprang from Joven Daniel’s shipwreck.

1855: First Ascent of Monte Rosa
We reached Monte Rosa, the second-highest Alpine mountain, first ascent.

1863 :  Rights Regarding Finnish Language
The Grand Duchy of Finland promised the Finnish language complete privileges.

Colorado Statehood: 1876
Admitted as the 38th state of the United States was Colorado.

Henry Perky developed shredded wheat in 1893, therefore influencing breakfast meals.

1894 – First Sino-Japanese War
Declaring war, Japan and China set off the First Sino-Japanese War.

1901 to Present

First Scout Camp, 1907
Starting the Scouting movement, the first Scout camp started on Brownsea Island.

1911 – First Female American Aviator
Harriet Quimby obtained the aviator’s certificate first among American women.

1914 – World War I Declarations
Germany declared war on Russia; the Swiss Army mobilized.

The rallying cry for Irish independence became Patrick Pearse’s “Ireland unfree shall never be at peace”.

1927 ? Nanchang Uprising
First significant combat in the Chinese Civil War, the Nanchang Uprising

1933 – Anti-fascist executions
Nazi Germany executed August L?tgens, Walter M?ller, Karl Wolff, and anti-fascist Bruno Tesch.

1936: Berlin Olympics
Adolf Hitler oversaw Berlin’s opening of the 1936 Olympics.

1937: Tito’s Speech
Reading the resolution at the Croatian Communist Party’s foundational conference, Josip Broz Tito

1943: Operation Tidal Wave
Though it failed, Operation Tidal Wave sought to destroy Romanian oil resources.

1944 – Warsaw Uprising
Beginning in opposition to Nazi rule, the Warsaw Uprising

1946: Execution of Leaders of Russian Liberation Army
Russian Liberation Army chiefs were put to death for treason.

1950: Guam Founded as American Territory
With the Guam Organic Act, Guam was set up as American territory.

1957:  Formation of NORAD
NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command, was created by the United States and Canada.

1960 – Dahomey’s Independence
Later Benin, Dahomey, declared his freedom from France.

1960: Islamabad announced its declared capital.
Declared the federal capital of Pakistan, Islamabad is

1961: Defense Intelligence Agency Established**
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was established under U.S. Defense Secretary directive.

**1964 – Congo Renamed**
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was the renamed former Belgian Congo.

1965: “Dune” by Frank Herbert first came out.

1966 ? University of Texas Shooting
At the University of Texas at Austin, Charles Whitman claimed sixteen deaths.

** 1971 – Bangladesh Concert**
Madison Square Garden host George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh.

1974 – Cyprus Green Line**
The Green Line was approved by the UN for Cyprus.

1976: Niki Lauda Accident
At the German Grand Prix, Niki Lauda almost perished in a crash.

Vigd?s Finnbogad?ttir became the first democratically chosen female head of state in Iceland in 1980.

1981: MTV Starts Action
MTV started airing “Video Killed the Radio Star” first among its videos.

1984 – Lindow Man Discovery
Lindow Man’s preserved bog body was discovered in English Cheshire.

1988 – Inglis Barracks Bombing
One British soldier perished in a bombing in London.

1990 – Karabakh Range Plane Crash
46 persons were killed in a plane crash in the Karabakh Range.

1993 – Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood
The flood of 1993 peaked here.

2004 – Fire at Paraguay Supermarket
Asunci?n’s store fire claimed 399 lives.

2007 – Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Thirteen were killed when the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapsed.

2008 – Beijing-Tianjin Railway Opening
Operation of the quickest commuter rail system started.

2017 – Attack on Herat Mosque
In Herat, Afghanistan, a suicide attack claimed twenty lives.

2023: Trump’s January 6 Indictment
Indicted for his part in the Capitol attack on January 6, Donald Trump was former president.