Aug 1 US Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, San Francisco Bay Aug 3 Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous Aug 3 US National Lawn Tennis Association removes "National" from its name Aug 4 122°F (50°C), Seville, Spain (European record) Aug 27 Hurricane hits Florida & Carolinas; about 700 die Aug 31 1st US men's single tennis championships held at Newport, Rhode Island Jul 1881 Historical Events by Year Sep 1881 Famous People Who Were Admirals Aviators Gangsters Generals Industrialists Suffragists