Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence).   

1763  Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run   

1772  Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia   

1772  1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia and Russia.   

1775  inaugural Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay.   

1775  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay   

1778  Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22.   

1781  Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

1792  Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60.   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1812  War of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica).   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer.   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, inaugural President of Brazil (d.1892).   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer.   

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America.   

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68.   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71   

1837  1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5344') highest in Adirondack, NY.   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer   

1845  In Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island   

1846  Oregon country divided between US and Britain at 49th parallel.   

1850  Australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales   

1850  Anton Simon, composer   

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

1856  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  inaugural transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

1858  Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

1860  Carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man".   

1861  US Army abolishes flogging   

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1301  Edmund of woodstock: 1st earl of kent, english politician   

1397  Guillaume dufay: Franco-flemish composer and theorist   

1461  Alexander jagiellon: Grand duke of lithuania   

1540  Joseph justice scaliger: Proposed julian dating   

1604  John eliot: "apostle to indians," bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp friedrich boddecker: Composer   

1623  Antonio cesti: Composer   

1624  William: Jamestown va, 1st black child born in english america   

0882  King louis iii of france: King louis iii of france (b. 863)   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1157  Dirk vi: Count of holland,   

1364  Emperor kogon of japan: Emperor kogon of japan (b. 1313)   

1572  Death of Isaac luria: Palestinian-born kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Stanislaus hosius: Polish catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Alonso garcía de ramón: Spanish soldier and twice royal governor of chile   

1644  Death of J henry alting: Theologist (statenvertaling),