Page 2: Historical Events In August - 02

1776  Formal signing of Declaration of Independence   

1782  George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction.   

1786  Utrechtse Vroedschap flees.   

1787  Horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc   

1788  Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61   

1790  The inaugural US Census is conducted.   

1791  Samuel Briggs and his son, patent nail-making machine   

1792  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer, dies at 60.   

1799  Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54.   

1802  The French make Bonaparte inaugural consul for life August 2 and give him the right to name his successor   

1802  Napoleon declared "Counsel for Life".   

1802  Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster   

1811  William Williams, US merchant/signer (Decl of Indep), dies at 80.   

1818  [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major   

1819  1st parachute jump in US   

1826  William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902   

1827  James Hewitt, composer, dies at 57.   

1831  Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium.   

1832  Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society).   

1834  Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty).   

1835  Elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone).   

1849  Mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies.   

1854  Francis Marion Crawford, British author   

1858  1st mailboxes installed in Boston and NYC streets   

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands.   

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76.   

1861  Skirmish at Dug Springs, MI   

1865  In this year, Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".   

1865  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau and Romanticism).   

1867  Ernest C Dowson, British poet   

1868  Constantine I, king of Greece.   

1869  Alexandrine Tinne, Dutch explorer/photographer, murdered at 30+   

1870  Tower Subway, the world's inaugural underground tube railway, opens in London.   

1872  Judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59.   

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1455  Johan cicero: Elect of brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor zwinger: Swiss scholar   

1627  Samuel dircksz van hoogstraten: Dutch painter   

1632  Kaspar von stieler: German poet (teutsche wolredner)   

1672  Johann jakob scheuchzer: Swiss scholar   

1674  Philip ii: Duke of orléans, regent of france   

1696  Mahmud i: Sultan of ottoman (turkey) (1730-54)/fought austria & russia   

1703  Lorenzo ricci: Italian jesuit leader   

0257  Stefanus i: Bishop of rome (254-57)/heretic fighter,   

0640  Death of Severinus: Italian pope (640),   

0686  Death of John v: 1st greeks-syrian pope (685-86),   

0924  Death of Ælfweard of wessex: Ælfweard of wessex   

1002  Abu amir mohammed ibn abd allah ibn mohammed ibn abi amir:   

1075  Death of John viii xiphilinus: Theologian/patriarch of constantinople,   

1100  William ii: [rufus], king of england, shot in new forest at 44   

1222  Death of Count raymond vi of toulouse: Count raymond vi of toulouse (b. 1156)