August 01 in history: Abolition of slavery, start of Non-Cooperation movement in India and more

 | Updated: Aug 01, 2020, 08:38 AM IST

Discovery of oxygen to founding Japan Airlines (JAL), here's a look at what happened on this day in the past

1774

Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen

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1834

Slavery is abolished

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1920

Non-Cooperation movement launched in India

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1944

 WWII: Warsaw Uprising against Nazi occupation breaks out

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1951

Japan Airlines (JAL) is founded

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