Page 3: Historical Events In August - 09

1842  US-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty   

1845  Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator.   

1848  Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with the Free Soil Party   

1848  Austria and Sardinia sign cease fire   

1848  Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies   

1849  Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria and Russia   

1854  In this year, Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"   

1854  Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57.   

1855  Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising.   

1859  Elevator patented.   

1861  Wilhelm Berger, composer   

1862  Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain).   

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46.   

1864  Battle of Ft Morgan AL   

1869  Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman).   

1875  Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker).   

1883  George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)   

1884  Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence).   

1887  Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

1888  Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter.   

1888  Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45.   

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

1890  Cesar Cortinas, composer   

1891  Max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator.   

1892  Charles Delaney, NYC, actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail).   

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies.   

1893  1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in NY.   

1895  Fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches)   

1896  Jean Piaget, Switz, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist   

1896  Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48   

1897  Ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography.   

1898  David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal).   

1899  Armand Salacrou, French playwright   

1901  34-35°N/98-99°W open for US colonization   

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1201  Arnold fitz thedmar: English chronicler   

1593  Izaak walton: England, biographer/fisherman/writer (compleat angler)   

1611  Henry earl of nassau-siegen: Colonel/governor of hulst neth   

1631  John dryden: English poet/playwright (heroic stanzas) [ns=aug 19]   

1648  Johann michael bach: German composer   

1653  John oldham: English poet   

1669  Eudoxia lopukhina: Tsarina of russia   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek maxmilián kaňka: Czech architect   

0117  Death of Mark ulpius trajanus: Emperor of rome (98-117)   

0378  Death of Flavius valens: Emperor of byzantium (364-78),   

0803  Irene: Byzantine empress/wife of emperor leo iv,   

1048  Death of Pope damasus ii [poppo]: Pope damasus ii [poppo]   

1107  Death of Emperor horikawa of japan: Emperor horikawa of japan (b. 1079)   

1173  Death of Najm ad-din ayyub: Father of saladin   

1250  King eric iv of denmark: King eric iv of denmark (b. 1216)   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/peter de alliaco: French theologist/cardinal,