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Historical Events In August - 08

Friday, 29 March 2024

1835  James William Forsyth, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1839  Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1839  Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1843  Natal (in South Africa) is made a British colony on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1844  On this day in history brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1852  On August - 08 barend Barendse, actor/director (Wandering Jew)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1853  On August - 08 russian fleet appears at Nagasaki Japan  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1854  Smith & Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1857  Cecile Chaminade, composer on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1860  On August - 08 queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in NYC  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1861  On this day in history william Bateson, English biologist (originator of term "genetics")  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1863  On August - 08 american Civil War: Tennessee's "military" Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. During the early 20th century, the day was celebrated by blacks in Tennessee as a holiday.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1863  On this day in history angus MacAskill known as 'Giant MacAskill', circus performer (b.1825)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1864  On this day in history comet C/1864 N1 (Tempel) approaches within 0.0964 AUs of Earth  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1864  On this day in history henri de Vries, [Van Walterop], Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1866  On this day in history matthew A Henson, 1st Black to reach North Pole (Jun 4 1909)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  On August - 08 quake destroys Arica Chile  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1868  Quake destroyes Arica Chile on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1870  Magic (US) defeats Cambria (Engld) in 2nd running of America's Cup on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1871  On August - 08 william Henry Squire, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  Thomas Edison patents mimeograph on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1876  Dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1879  Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary, peasant leader on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1881  On August - 08 paul L E von Kleist, German general-fieldmarshal (Eastern Front)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1882  Snow falls on Lake Michigan on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1884  Sara Teasdale, US, poet (1st Pulitzer Prize-1918-"Love Songs") on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1886  Daniel Ruyneman, composer on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1887  On August - 08 esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1888  Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1889  Jack Ryder, cricketer (athletic Australian all-rounder & captain) on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  On this day in history daughters of the American Revolution organizes  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  The Knights of Labor strike the New York Central Railroad August 8 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1890  On this day in history daughters of American Revolution organizes  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1895  On this day in history law Pendleton, US, wrestler/actor (Laughing Lady)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In August - 08

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1518  On this day in history birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1571  John Ward, composer was born on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1605  On August - 08 birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1617  On this day in history birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1646  On this day in history birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1653  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In August - 08

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0117  On August - 08 mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0869  On August - 08 lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1553  On August - 08 death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1555  Death of Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on August - 08.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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