Famous Personalities Born In August - 09
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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 On this day in history birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]
1648 On this day in history birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
1653 On August - 09 birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)
1669 Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.
1674 František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on August - 09.
1677 Jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer was born on August - 09.
1686 On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24]
1690 On this day in history birth of lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer
1696 On August - 09 birth of jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general
1718 On this day in history birth of placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer
1722 Augustus William, Prince of Prussia (d. 1758) was born on August - 09.
1726 Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.
1757 On August - 09 birth of thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (d. 1834)
1758 On August - 09 birth of bruno Dalberg/Anonymus Belga, [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], writer
1776 Amedeo Avogadro, Tuin Italy, 6.022 x 10 ^ 23 (Avogadro's Law) was born on August - 09.
1781 Michael Umlauf, composer was born on August - 09.
1783 On August - 09 birth of grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
1797 On this day in history birth of charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (d. 1855)
1805 On this day in history birth of joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
1808 William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 09.
1809 On this day in history birth of william Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo
1819 William Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether (HOF 1920) was born on this day in history.
1823 Daniel Marsh Frost, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1900 was born on August - 09.
1824 Simon Goodell Griffin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 09.
1825 On August - 09 birth of elisha Ferry, (Gov-R-Wash, 1872-80, 1889-93)
1834 On this day in history birth of elias Alvares Lobo, composer
1845 Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator was born on August - 09.
1845 André Bessette, Canadian religious figure (d. 1937) was born on August - 09.
1847 Maria Victoria al Pozzo della Cisterna, queen consort of Spain (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.
1861 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Berger, composer
1869 Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman) was born on August - 09.