Page 2: Historical Events In August - 07

1782  George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart.   

1783  John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery)   

1786  Friedrich Schwindl, composer, dies at 49.   

1789  US War Department established.   

1789  Congress creates Dept of War and Lighthouse Service   

1798  Johann Gottlieb Sollner, composer, dies at 65   

1799  John Bacon, English sculptor, dies at 58   

1802  Napoleon orders re-instatement of slavery on St Domingue (Haiti)   

1814  Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits   

1816  Dionysius G van der Keessel, Dut lawyer (Theses selectae), dies at 77.   

1818  Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist.   

1819  Battle of Boyac ; Bol­var defeats Spanish in Colombia.   

1819  Battle of Boyacá; Bolívar defeats Spanish in Colombia   

1820  inaugural potatoes planted in Hawaii.   

1820  1st potatoes planted in Hawaii   

1823  Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer.   

1826  Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi).   

1829  Thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896.   

1833  Powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers)/(Gov-R-Ark)   

1836  Evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920.   

1846  Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76   

1858  Ottawa chosen as the capital of Canada by British Queen Victoria   

1867  Battle of Moorefield, WV   

1867  Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist.   

1867  Ira F Aldridge, US actor (Othello/Shylock), dies in Lodes Poland at 63   

1868  Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)   

1870  19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born).   

1872  Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31).   

1876  Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy is born   

1876  Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I).   

1879  The opening of the Poor Man's Palace in Manchester.   

1879  J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07)   

1880  Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)   

1882  Hatfields of south WV and McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded. Many dead.   

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1282  Princess elizabeth of rhuddlan: Princess elizabeth of rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  Alonso de ercilla y zúñiga: Basque soldier and poet   

1560  Elizabeth báthory: Hungarian countess and serial killer   

1574  Robert dudley: Styled earl of warwick, english writer   

1598  Georg stiernhielm: "father of swedish poetry" (hercules)   

1726  James bowdoin: American revolutionary leader and politician   

1742  Nathanael greene: American revoluntionary war general   

1746  Daniel w wyttenbach: Dutch classical/historian   

0461  Death of Majorian: Roman emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

0479  Death of Emperor yūryaku of japan: Emperor yūryaku of japan   

1033  Death of Frederick ii: Duke of upper lorraine   

1106  Death of Henry iv: Roman german king/emperor (1056/84-1105),   

1485  Death of Alexander stewart: 1st duke of albany, scottish prince   

1547  Death of Cajetanus van thiene: Italian saint,   

1609  Eustache du caurroy: Composer,   

1613  Thomas fleming: English judge (b. 1544)