Historical Events In August - 09

1842  US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty on August - 09.   

1845  On August - 09 xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator   

1848  On this day in history barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with the Free Soil Party   

1848  Austria & Sardinia sign cease fire on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies   

1849  On August - 09 hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia   

1854  On this day in history henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"   

1854  On August - 09 frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57   

1855  Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising on August - 09.   

1859  On August - 09 elevator patented   

1861  On August - 09 wilhelm Berger, composer   

1862  Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain) on this day in history.   

1862  On August - 09 joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46   

1864  On this day in history battle of Ft Morgan AL   

1869  Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman) on August - 09.   

1875  On this day in history albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker)   

1883  George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961) on August - 09.   

1884  Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence) on this day in history.   

1887  Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) on this day in history.   

1888  Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter on this day in history.   

1888  On August - 09 charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45   

1890  1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations on August - 09.   

1890  Cesar Cortinas, composer on August - 09.   

1891  On August - 09 max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator   

1892  On this day in history charles Delaney, NYC, actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail)   

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies on August - 09.   

1893  On August - 09 1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in NY   

1895  On August - 09 fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches)   

1896  Jean Piaget, Switz, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist on August - 09.   

1896  On this day in history otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48   

1897  On August - 09 ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography   

1898  On August - 09 david de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal)   

1899  On this day in history armand Salacrou, French playwright   

1901  34-35°N/98-99°W open for US colonization on this day in history.   

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.   

1593  On August - 09 birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

1611  Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth was born on this day in history.   

1631  On August - 09 birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]   

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on August - 09.   

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on August - 09.   

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on August - 09.   

1674  On August - 09 birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)   

0117  On August - 09 death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  On this day in history flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0803  On this day in history irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

1048  On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days   

1107  On this day in history death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)   

1173  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on this day in history.   

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on this day in history.   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on August - 09.