Page 3: Historical Events In August - 09

1842  On August - 09 uS-Canada border defined by Webster-Ashburton Treaty   

1845  On this day in history xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator   

1848  Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with the Free Soil Party on this day in history.   

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

1848  On this day in history frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies   

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 August - 09.   

1855  On August - 09 battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising   

1859  Elevator patented on August - 09.   

1861  On this day in history wilhelm Berger, composer   

1862  On August - 09 battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain)   

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 August - 09.   

1875  Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker) on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history george Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)   

1884  On August - 09 maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence)   

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

1888  Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter on August - 09.   

1888  Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 on August - 09.   

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

1890  On this day in history cesar Cortinas, composer   

1891  On August - 09 max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator   

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

1892  Matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies on August - 09.   

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

1895  Fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches) on August - 09.   

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

1896  On this day in history otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48   

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  On August - 09 armand Salacrou, French playwright   

1901  On August - 09 34-35°N/98-99°W open for US colonization   

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1201  On August - 09 birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  On this day in history birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

1611  On August - 09 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  On August - 09 birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)   

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on August - 09.   

1674  On August - 09 birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)   

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 August - 09.   

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on August - 09.   

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on August - 09.   

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1173  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on this day in history.   

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on August - 09.   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on this day in history.