Page 2: Historical Events In August - 04

1708  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77.   

1712  Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27   

1730  Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England.   

1731  Giuseppe Colla, composer   

1735  Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press).   

1741  Andrew Hamilton, American lawyer.   

1748  Maximilian Stadler, composer.   

1753  George Washington is recorded as becoming a Master Mason   

1755  Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil)   

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria and Russia.   

1776  Wenzel Sedlak, composer   

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes inaugural circus.   

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus   

1789  French National Meeting ending feudal system.   

1790  US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service.   

1791  Austria and Turkey sign Peace of Sistova.   

1792  Percy Shelley, English poet is born   

1792  Percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic poet (Adonais)   

1799  Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer.   

1816  Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1818  Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers).   

1821  1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969)   

1821  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86.   

1823  Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877   

1824  Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks.   

1825  Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex and Surrey bat, famous biographer)   

1830  Plans for the city of Chicago laid out.   

1830  Plans for city of Chicago laid out   

1839  Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato and Platoism)   

1843  Flor van Duyse, composer.   

1846  Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer.   

1850  Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68   

1854  The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.   

1855  In this year, John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations".   

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1222  Richard de clare: 6th earl of hertford, english soldier   

1290  Duke leopold i of austria: Duke leopold i of austria (d. 1326)   

1502  Pieter coecke van aelst: Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope urban vii: Pope urban vii (d. 1590)   

1604  François hédelin: Abbé d'aubignac, french writer   

1664  Louis lully: Composer   

1687  Johan willem friso: Prince of orange/monarch of nassau-dietz [os]   

1701  Thomas blackwell: Scottish classical scholar   

1060  Henry i: King of france (1027..60),   

1113  Gertrude of saxony: Gertrude of saxony (b. 1030)   

1204  Boniface of montferrat: Margrave of montferrat, murdered   

1265  Simon de montfort: English earl of leicester,   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus iii of bohemia: Wenceslaus iii of bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  Thomas of brotherton: 1st earl of norfolk, son of edward i of england (b. 1300)   

1430  Philip of saint-pol: Duke of brabant/limburg,   

1476  Jacob van armagnac-pardiac: French duke of nemours, beheaded