Page 2: Historical Events In August - 08

1705  Gustaaf Imhoff, gov of Ceylon (1736-40)/gov of Neth-Indies (1743-50) on August - 08.   

1705  Willem Roukens, mayor (Nimegen ort Nimeguen), beheaded on this day in history.   

1709  On August - 08 first known ascent in hot-air balloon, Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors)   

1709  On this day in history 1st known ascent in hot-air balloon, Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors)   

1732  On this day in history johann C Adelung, German linguist/librarian   

1746  Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church songs) on this day in history.   

1755  On August - 08 luigi Marchesi, composer   

1758  On August - 08 british troops occupy & plunder Cherbourg   

1759  On this day in history karl Heinrich Graun, German composer, dies at 55   

1763  On August - 08 charles Bulfinch, Boston Mass, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House)   

1786  On this day in history mt Blanc, the tallest mountain in Europe, climbed for the first time   

1786  On August - 08 congress adopts silver dollar & decimal system of money   

1788  On August - 08 king Louis XVI calls French States & Generals together   

1788  On this day in history louis FAD Duke the Richelieu, French marshal, dies at 92   

1789  First police force, named Nightwatch, is established in Australian colony of NSW on August - 08.   

1793  The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history joseph Whidbey and George Vancouver lead an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.   

1796  On August - 08 boston African Society establishes with 44 members   

1805  Antoon Jurgens, Dutch margarine manufacturer on this day in history.   

1809  70 disciples of Gaon of Vilnus, arrive in Israel (Palestine) on August - 08.   

1810  On this day in history urdu poet Mirza Ghalib marries Maaroof, daughter of Nawab Ilahi Baksh, and moves to Delhi.   

1812  On August - 08 john Rodgers II, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882   

1814  On August - 08 peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium   

1814  On August - 08 esther Hobart Morris, suffragist/anti-slavery activist   

1815  On August - 08 napoleon Bonaparte set sail for exile on St Helena   

1816  Bavarian joins Saint Alliance on this day in history.   

1816  Blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65 on August - 08.   

1819  Charles Anderson Dana, Asst Secy War, (Union) died in 1897 on August - 08.   

1820  Winfield Scott "Old Swet" Featherston, Army Brig General (Confederate) on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history theodule Augustin Ribot, painter   

1827  George Canning, British minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 57 on August - 08.   

1829  On August - 08 french govt of De Polignac forms   

1831  Battle of Hasselt on this day in history.   

1834  On August - 08 silvestro Palma, composer, dies at 80   

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1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on August - 08.   

1518  On this day in history birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  On August - 08 birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)   

1617  On this day in history birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

1646  On this day in history birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on this day in history.   

0117  On August - 08 mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  On August - 08 lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  Death of Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) on August - 08.   

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)