Aug 1,1770 - William Clark explorer: Lewis and Clark Expedition; died Sep 1, 1838 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug. 1,1779 - Francis Scott Key attorney, poet: The Star-Spangled Banner: U.S. national anthem; died Jan 11, 1843 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 1,1818 - Maria Mitchell astronomer: 1st woman to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 1st U.S. woman to become a professor of astronomy; died June 28, 1889 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 1,1819 - Herman Melville author: Moby Dick, Redburn, Typee, Omoo, White-Jacket; died Sep 28, 1891 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 1,1843 - Robert Todd Lincoln son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln; rescued from train accident by Edwin Booth, brother of man who assassinated President Lincoln; died Jul 26, 1926