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1860  Friedrich Silcher, composer, dies at 71.   

1863  Battle of Rocky Gap WV (White Sulphur Springs)   

1863  John Buchanan Floyd, US min of War (1857-60)/Confederate general, dies   

1865  Johann F Encke, German astronomer (Comet Encke), dies at 73   

1869  Henri Leys, Flemish painter, dies at 54   

1870  Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [NS=Sept 7].   

1873  The inaugural US public kindergarten is authorized in St. Louis, MO   

1873  1st free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri   

1873  Lee De Forest, Council Bluffs, inventor (Audion vacuum (radio) tube).   

1873  Carl Wilhelm, composer, dies at 57   

1874  16 blacks lynched in Tennessee   

1875  John Buchan, Scottish author is born   

1875  John Buchan, Scotland, Gov-Gen of Canada/writer (Battle of Somme).   

1880  Guillaume Apollinaire, France, poet/movie critic (Alcoola).   

1882  James Franck, German naturalist (Nobel 1925).   

1883  Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions results in the deaths of 36000   

1883  The Indonesian island of Krakatoa explodes, spewing volcanic ash and debris 50 miles into the air and killing 36000 people many from tidal waves over 100 feet high.   

1883  -27] Krakatoa erupts with increasingly large explosions results in the deaths of 36000   

1884  Earl Biggers, author ("Charlie Chan" detective series)   

1885  Jules Romains, France, novelist/playwright/poet (Men of Good Will).   

1887  Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer.   

1890  Tommy Andrews, cricketer (NSW and Aussie player of the 1920's)   

1891  Emmy van Lokhorst, Dutch author.   

1894  Social-Democratic Worker's party (SDAP) forms.   

1894  PPH van Ham, general-major, dies in battle on Lombok   

1895  Electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam.   

1896  Armenian revolutionairy assault on Ottoman Bank Constantinople   

1896  Richard Hammond, composer   

1898  Peggy Guggenheim, art patron and collector.   

1899  Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter   

1901  Gen Maxwell D Taylor, former US Army chief of staff.   

1903  Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game.   

1903  Jimmy Rushing, US blues singer   

1904  Christopher W Bradshaw-Isherwood, Brit/US writer (Goodbye to Berlin)   

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1469  Ferdinand ii of naples: Ferdinand ii of naples (d. 1496)   

1540  King magnus of livonia: King magnus of livonia (d. 1583)   

1596  Frederik v: King of bohemia (white mountain)   

1627  Thomas bullis: Composer   

1676  Robert walpole: (whig) british pm (1721-42) [ns=sept 5]   

1687  Willem the fesch: Dutch violinist/composer (joseph)   

1694  Elisha williams: American rector of yale college   

1726  Karl kohaut: Composer   

1278  Ottokar ii: King of bohemia (1253-78),   

1346  Death of Jan de blinde: King of bohemia/count of luxemburg,   

1349  Death of Thomas bradwardine: Archbishop of canterbury   

1368  Death of Engelbrecht van der mark: Prince-bishop of luik (1345-64),   

1486  Ernst i: Ruler of saxon (1464-86),   

1518  Giberto x: Italian mister of correggio/husband of veronica gambara   

1551  Margareta leijonhufvud: Queen of gustav i of sweden (b. 1516)   

1572  Death of Petrus ramus: French philosopher (b. 1515)