ON THIS DAY - 1 AUGUST 30BCE – Egypt – Octavian Caesar captures Alexandria. 69 – Roman Empire – Batavavian rebellion. 527 – Roman Empire – Emperor Justin I died. 527 – Roman Empire – Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus Augustus became Roman Emperor. 767 – Rome – Stephen III became Pope. 1620 – Holland – Pilgrims for America left Delfshaven on the Speedwell to meet up with other pilgrims in England. 1714 – GB – Queen Anne died, aged 49. George I became king. 1800 – GB/UK – Act of Union passed. 1831 – UK – New London Bridge opened. 1834 – British Empire – Slavery abolished (Slavery Abolition Act 1833). 1838 – British Empire – Most non-labourer slaves emancipated. 1840 – British Empire – Most labourer slaves emancipated. 1842 – USA – Lombard Street Street Riot, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1876 – USA – Colorado became 38th State. 1914 – Germany – Declared war on Russia (WWI). 1936 – Germany – XI Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Berlin. 1964 – Belgian Congo – Renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 1966 – USA – Gunman at University of Texas, Austin, 16 killed. 1969 – Benin – Independence from France. 1976 – Canada – XXI Summer Olympic Games Closing Ceremony in Montreal. 1980 – Republic of Ireland – Train crash at Buttevant Station, 18 killed. 1984 – UK – ‘Lindow Man’ discovered at Lindow Moss, Cheshire. 1984 – UK – Paralympic VII Summer Games Closing Ceremony in Stoke Mandeville (Part II). 2004 – Paraguay – Fire at supermarket, Asunción, 396 killed. 2007 – Vanuatu – Earthquake measuring 7.2Mw. 2007 – USA – Mississippi River Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota collapsed.
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