Famous Personalities Born In August - 09
Friday, 04 July 2025
1201 Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.
1593 Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on August - 09.
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 Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of františek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)
1677 On August - 09 birth of jacob Campo Weyerman, South Neth's adventurer/painter/writer
1686 Benedetto Marcello, Venice It, composer (Lettera Famigliare) [or 7/24] was born on this day in history.
1690 On August - 09 birth of lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer
1696 On this day in history birth of jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general
1718 On this day in history birth of placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer
1722 On August - 09 birth of augustus William, Prince of Prussia (d. 1758)
1726 On this day in history birth of francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (d. 1778)
1757 On August - 09 birth of thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (d. 1834)
1758 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1781 Michael Umlauf, composer was born on August - 09.
1783 On August - 09 birth of grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
1797 Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.
1805 Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (d. 1860) was born on August - 09.
1808 On August - 09 birth of william Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1809 William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo was born on August - 09.
1819 On August - 09 birth of william Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether (HOF 1920)
1823 Daniel Marsh Frost, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1900 was born on August - 09.
1824 On August - 09 birth of simon Goodell Griffin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1825 On August - 09 birth of elisha Ferry, (Gov-R-Wash, 1872-80, 1889-93)
1834 Elias Alvares Lobo, composer was born on this day in history.
1845 On this day in history birth of xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator
1845 André Bessette, Canadian religious figure (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.
1847 Maria Victoria al Pozzo della Cisterna, queen consort of Spain (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.
1861 Wilhelm Berger, composer was born on this day in history.
1869 Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman) was born on August - 09.