Page 2: Historical Events In August - 17

1787  Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups   

1788  Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded.   

1792  Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer, dies at 38.   

1795  Slave revolt at Knip plantation, Curacao.   

1796  English beat Bataafs navy in Saldanha Bay.   

1804  Barbara Hec, organized 1st methodist church in US, dies   

1807  Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River   

1808  Napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain   

1811  Johannes H Scholten, Dutch theologist (Free Will)   

1812  Frigate President captures British schooner L'Adeline in North Atlantic   

1817  Joseph baron Kervyn de Lettenhove, Belgian Internal minister (1870-71).   

1819  James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886.   

1827  Dutch King Willem I/Pope Leo XII sign concord   

1828  George William Warren, composer   

1834  Charles Darwins reaches top of Campana Chile   

1834  Peter Benoit, Flemish composer/conductor (Leie/Rubens Cantata)   

1835  Solymon Merrick patents wrench   

1836  British parliament accept registration of birth/marriage/death.   

1839  Hubert Platt Main, composer   

1840  Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)   

1841  Luis NF Varela, Brazilian romantic poet.   

1844  Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)   

1846  US takes Los Angeles.   

1846  US fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California.   

1850  Jose de San Martin, liberator of Chile, dies   

1850  Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies.   

1851  Henry Drummond, Scottish geologist/evangelist   

1856  Violet Paget, [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)   

1858  1st bank in Hawaii opens.   

1859  Circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

1859  1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind.   

1862  Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky   

1863  Federal batteries and ships bombard Fort Sumter, Charleston.   

1863  Federal batteries and ships attacked Fort Sumter in SC.   

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1473  Richard: Duke of york (d. 1483?)   

1578  Francesco albani: Italian painter   

1586  Johann v andreae: German vicar/writer (christenburg)   

1601  Pierre de fermat: Mathematician who needed wider margins [or aug 20]   

1629  King john iii of poland: King john iii of poland (d. 1696)   

1686  Nicola antonio porpora: Composer   

1720  Charles d j eisen: French engraver/painter (contes de la fontaine)   

1753  Josef dobrovský: Czech linguist   

0754  Death of Karloman: Abbot of monte cassino,   

1153  Death of Eustace iv of boulogne: Son of stephen of england (b. 1130)   

1304  Death of Emperor go-fukakusa of japan: Emperor go-fukakusa of japan (b. 1243)   

1464  Death of Nikolaus von cusa: German theologist/mathematician/philosopher,   

1510  Death of Edmund dudley: English treasurer, beheaded   

1536  Pietersz: Book publisher (kersten knight   

1553  Death of Charles iii: Duke of savoy,   

1635  Francisco de moncada: Spanish earl of osuna,