Page 3: Historical Events In August - 09

1842  On this day in history uS-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty   

1845  Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator on this day in history.   

1848  On August - 09 barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with the Free Soil Party   

1848  On this day in history austria & Sardinia sign cease fire   

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

1849  Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia on this day in history.   

1854  On August - 09 henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"   

1854  Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 on August - 09.   

1855  Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history elevator patented   

1861  On this day in history wilhelm Berger, composer   

1862  Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain) on August - 09.   

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on August - 09.   

1864  Battle of Ft Morgan AL on August - 09.   

1869  On August - 09 randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1887  On August - 09 abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

1888  Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter on August - 09.   

1888  Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 on August - 09.   

1890  1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 09 cesar Cortinas, composer   

1891  On this day in history max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator   

1892  On August - 09 charles Delaney, NYC, actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail)   

1892  On August - 09 matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies   

1893  On this day in history 1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in NY   

1895  Fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches) on August - 09.   

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

1896  Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48 on August - 09.   

1897  Ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography on this day in history.   

1898  David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal) on this day in history.   

1899  On August - 09 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  On this day in history birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On August - 09 birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

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  On August - 09 birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  On August - 09 birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

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

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on August - 09.   

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on August - 09.   

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

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on August - 09.   

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 this day in history.