Historical Events In August - 09
Thursday, 18 August 2022
1710 Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1718 Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer on August - 09.
1726 Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover on August - 09.
1727 Johann Philipp Treiber, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.
1738 On August - 09 pierre Drevet, French engraver, dies
1757 English Ft William Henry, NY, surrenders to French & Indians troops on August - 09.
1758 On August - 09 bruno Dalberg/Anonymus Belga, [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], writer
1763 On this day in history john Althuysen, Fries vicar/poet (Frysk Jierboek), dies at 47
1776 Amedeo Avogadro, Tuin Italy, 6.022 x 10 ^ 23 (Avogadro's Law) on this day in history.
1778 On this day in history capt Cook passes through Bering Strait
1778 On this day in history captain Cook reaches Cape Prince of Wales, Bering straits
1781 Michael Umlauf, composer on this day in history.
1786 First ascent of Mt Blanc on this day in history.
1790 Columbia becomes first US flagged ship to voyage around the world on this day in history.
1790 Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry US flag around the world on August - 09.
1803 First horses arrive in Hawaii on this day in history.
1803 1st horses arrive in Hawaii on August - 09.
1806 Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia Christian, composer, dies at 33 on August - 09.
1808 William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.
1809 On this day in history william Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo
1810 Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire on August - 09.
1819 On this day in history william Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether (HOF 1920)
1823 Daniel Marsh Frost, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1900 on August - 09.
1824 Simon Goodell Griffin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 09.
1825 On August - 09 elisha Ferry, (Gov-R-Wash, 1872-80, 1889-93)
1829 On August - 09 "Stourbridge Lion" locomotive goes into service
1830 Louis-Philippe formally accepts crown of France, following abdication of Charles X on August - 09.
1831 First US steam engine train run on this day in history.
1831 On August - 09 1st US steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, NY)
1832 King Leopold I of Belgium marries Louisa Maria on this day in history.
1834 On August - 09 elias Alvares Lobo, composer
1835 On August - 09 claus Nielsen Schali, composer, dies at 78
1841 On this day in history erie boat in Buffalo NY catches fire; 242 die
1842 On August - 09 uS-Canada border defined
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