On August 1, history records 53 notable events, 237 famous births and 102 deaths, spanning the years 527 to 1714.
Events on this day include: Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. (527); Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607). (607).
Notable people born on August 1 include Pertinax (126), Sugawara no Michizane (845), Emperor Taizu of Jin (1068).
Notable figures who died on this day include Eusebius of Vercelli (371), Justin I (527), Thachulf, Duke of Thuringia (873).
Events on 1 August 53
See all →Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).
Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabids army, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.
Isaac II Angelos, restored Eastern Roman Emperor, declares his son Alexios IV Angelos co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.
Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
Ottoman forces are defeated in the battle of Saint Gotthard by an Austrian army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár.
George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history.
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Birthdays on 1 August 237
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Deaths on 1 August 102
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