On This Day: August 1st

Octavian (later known as Augustus) enters Alexandria, Egypt, executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, and brings the city under the control of the Roman Republic. (date is O.S.)

The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta.

Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to visit what is now Venezuela.

Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.

The Old Swiss Confederacy is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter.

Isaac II Angelos, restored Byzantine Emperor, declares his son Alexios IV Angelos co-emperor after pressure from the forces of the Fourth Crusade.

Taormina, the last Byzantine stronghold in Sicily, is captured by the Aghlabid army, concluding the Muslim conquest of Sicily.

Ono no Imoko is dispatched as envoy to the Sui court in China (Traditional Japanese date: July 3, 607).

Justinian I becomes the sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.

Batavian rebellion: The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands) revolt under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis.