Historical Events Happened In August - 07

1798 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65 Share it »

1799 John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58 on this day in history. Share it »

1802 Napoleon orders re-instatement of slavery on St Domingue (Haiti) on this day in history. Share it »

1814 On this day in history pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits Share it »

1816 On this day in history dionysius G van der Keessel, Dut lawyer (Theses selectae), dies at 77 Share it »

1818 Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist on this day in history. Share it »

1819 On this day in history battle of Boyac ; Bol­var defeats Spanish in Colombia Share it »

1819 On this day in history battle of Boyacá; Bolívar defeats Spanish in Colombia Share it »

1820 On this day in history first potatoes planted in Hawaii Share it »

1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii on this day in history. Share it »

1823 Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer on this day in history. Share it »

1826 Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi) on this day in history. Share it »

1829 Thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on this day in history. Share it »

1833 On this day in history powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers)/(Gov-R-Ark) Share it »

1836 Evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920 on this day in history. Share it »

1846 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history. Share it »

1858 On this day in history ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada by British Queen Victoria Share it »

1867 Battle of Moorefield, WV on this day in history. Share it »

1867 On this day in history emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist Share it »

1867 On this day in history ira F Aldridge, US actor (Othello/Shylock), dies in Lodes Poland at 63 Share it »

1868 On this day in history granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) Share it »

1870 On this day in history 19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born) Share it »

1872 On this day in history andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31) Share it »

1876 The birth of Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy on this day in history. Share it »

1876 On this day in history mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I) Share it »

1879 The opening of the Poor Man's Palace in Manchester on this day in history. Share it »

1879 On this day in history j J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07) Share it »

1880 Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones) on this day in history. Share it »

1882 On this day in history hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded. Many dead. Share it »

1882 Hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die on this day in history. Share it »

1883 On this day in history j Ringelnatz, writer Share it »

1884 Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa) on this day in history. Share it »

1885 5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar on this day in history. Share it »

1885 Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) on this day in history. Share it »

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1282 Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1533 On this day in history birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) Share it »

1560 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) Share it »

1574 On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) Share it »

1598 Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1726 On this day in history birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) Share it »

1742 On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General Share it »

1746 On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian Share it »

1033 Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history. Share it »

1106 On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 Share it »

1485 On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince Share it »

1547 On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies Share it »

1609 Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history. Share it »

1613 On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) Share it »

1616 On this day in history vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies Share it »

1635 Death of Friedrich von Spee, German writer (b. 1591) on this day in history. Share it »