Events & Holidays In August - 09

International Day of the World's Indigenous People (International)

National Day (Sierra Leone Singapore)

Smokey Bear`s Birthday (Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires) (United States of America)

Women's Day (South Africa)

1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth was born on this day in history.   

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

1648  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)   

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

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

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

0117  Death of Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on this day in history.   

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

0803  On this day in history irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on this day in history.   

1107  On this day in history death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)   

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 this day in history.