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 August - 09.   

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

1848  Austria & Sardinia sign cease fire on August - 09.   

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

1849  On this day in history hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia   

1854  Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden" on August - 09.   

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 August - 09 elevator patented   

1861  On this day in history wilhelm Berger, composer   

1862  On this day in history battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain)   

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Ft Morgan AL   

1869  Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman) on this day in history.   

1875  On August - 09 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 August - 09.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1890  Cesar Cortinas, composer on this day in history.   

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

1892  Charles Delaney, NYC, actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail) on this day in history.   

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

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

1897  On this day in history ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography   

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

1899  Armand Salacrou, French playwright on August - 09.   

1901  On August - 09 34-35°N/98-99°W open for US colonization   

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1201  On August - 09 birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  On this day in history birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

1611  On this day in history birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

1631  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] was born on this day in history.   

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

1653  On this day in history birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  On this day in history birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on August - 09.   

0117  On this day in history death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  On August - 09 flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on this day in history.   

1048  On this day in history 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 August - 09.   

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on August - 09.   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on this day in history.