Historical Events In August - 09

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

1845  Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator on this day in history.   

1848  Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with the Free Soil Party on August - 09.   

1848  On this day in history austria & Sardinia sign cease fire   

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

1849  On August - 09 hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia   

1854  On August - 09 henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"   

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

1855  Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising on this day in history.   

1859  On August - 09 elevator patented   

1861  Wilhelm Berger, composer on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 09 randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman)   

1875  On August - 09 albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer (Wonder Worker)   

1883  On August - 09 george Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961)   

1884  Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence) on August - 09.   

1887  On this day in history abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

1888  Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter on this day in history.   

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  On August - 09 cesar Cortinas, composer   

1891  On this day in history max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator   

1892  Charles Delaney, NYC, actor (Air Police, Lonesome Trail) on August - 09.   

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

1893  On this day in history 1st US bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in NY   

1895  Fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches) on this day in history.   

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 August - 09.   

1899  Armand Salacrou, French playwright on this day in history.   

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

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

1593  On August - 09 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 August - 09 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  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

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

1173  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on August - 09.   

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 August - 09.