Page 3: 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 this day in history.   

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

1848  Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies on August - 09.   

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

1854  On this day in history henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"   

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

1855  On this day in history battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising   

1859  Elevator patented on August - 09.   

1861  Wilhelm Berger, composer on August - 09.   

1862  Battle of Cedar Mountain VA (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain) on August - 09.   

1862  Joseph Bennett Plummer, US Union-brig-gen, dies at 42 or 46 on this day in history.   

1864  On August - 09 battle of Ft Morgan AL   

1869  Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor (Manxman) on this day in history.   

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

1883  George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee (elected 1961) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history maria "Mary" Beekman, actress (Genius against Violence)   

1887  Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) on this day in history.   

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 August - 09 1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations   

1890  Cesar Cortinas, composer on August - 09.   

1891  Max Tak, Dutch violinist/radio commentator on August - 09.   

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

1892  On August - 09 matthias de Vries, linguistic (spelling), dies   

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

1895  On this day in history fred Badcock, cricketer (swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches)   

1896  On this day in history jean Piaget, Switz, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist   

1896  Otto Lilenthal, aircraft pioneer, killed during a glider test at 48 on August - 09.   

1897  Ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history david de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal)   

1899  Armand Salacrou, French playwright on August - 09.   

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

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on August - 09.   

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 August - 09.   

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 August - 09 birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  On August - 09 birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on August - 09.   

0117  Death of Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on August - 09.   

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on August - 09.   

0803  On August - 09 irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

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

1107  On August - 09 death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)   

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  On August - 09 pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies