Page 3: Historical Events In August - 09

1842  On this day in history uS-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty   

1845  Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator on August - 09.   

1848  On this day in history barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with the Free Soil Party   

1848  Austria & Sardinia sign cease fire on this day in history.   

1848  Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies on this day in history.   

1849  Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia on this day in history.   

1854  On this day in history henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"   

1854  Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising   

1859  On August - 09 elevator patented   

1861  On August - 09 wilhelm Berger, composer   

1862  Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain) on August - 09.   

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Ft Morgan AL on this day in history.   

1869  Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman) on this day in history.   

1875  Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker) on August - 09.   

1883  George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961) on this day in history.   

1884  Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence) on this day in history.   

1887  On August - 09 abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

1888  On this day in history hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter   

1888  On this day in history charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45   

1890  On this day in history 1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations   

1890  Cesar Cortinas, composer on this day in history.   

1891  Max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator on August - 09.   

1892  Charles Delaney, NYC, actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail) on this day in history.   

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies on this day in history.   

1893  On August - 09 1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in NY   

1895  On August - 09 fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches)   

1896  Jean Piaget, Switz, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist on August - 09.   

1896  Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48 on this day in history.   

1897  Ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography on this day in history.   

1898  David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal) on this day in history.   

1899  Armand Salacrou, French playwright on August - 09.   

1901  On this day in history 34-35°N/98-99°W open for US colonization   

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1201  On this day in history birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on August - 09.   

1611  On this day in history birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

1631  On this day in history birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]   

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  On this day in history birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

0117  On this day in history death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

0803  On August - 09 irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

1048  On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days   

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on August - 09.   

1173  On this day in history death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin   

1250  On this day in history death of king Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on August - 09.