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Events

• 48 BC - Roman Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
• AD 378 - Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with 2/3 of his army.
• 681 - Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta.
• 1173 - Construction of the (Leaning) Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete.
• 1483 - Opening of the Sistine Chapel
• 1842 - Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain - At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
• 1877 - Indian Wars: Battle of Big Hole - Near Big Hole River in Montana, a small band of Nez Percé Indians who refused government orders to move to a reservation, clash with the United States Army. The army lost 29 soldiers and Indians lost 89 warriors in a US Army win.
• 1892 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
• 1902 - Edward VII is crowned king of the United Kingdom.
• 1936 - 1936 Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympics.
• 1942 - Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement.
• 1944 - The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey the Bear for the first time.
• 1945 - World War II: An atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man", with an energy of 92 terajoules (22,000 tons of TNT), is dropped by the B-29 Bockscar on the city of Nagasaki, Japan at 11:02 AM (local time). An estimated 70,000-90,000 are killed and 80,000 more are injured.
• 1965 - Singapore becomes an independent country.
• 1965 - Space disasters: A fire at a Titan missile base near Little Rock, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers.
• 1967 - Vietnam War: Operation Cochise initiated - United States Marines begin a new operation in the Que Son Valley.
• 1969 - Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murder five people,Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Parent, and Abigail Folger.
• 1974 - Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office, an action reportedly taken to prevent time from being wasted in impeachment proceedings in response to his role in the Watergate scandal. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, takes the oath of office and becomes the 38th president.
• 1986 - The Headington Shark is erected in Oxford.
• 1988 - Wayne Gretzky is traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial transactions in hockey history.
• 1989 - Kaifu Toshiki becomes Prime Minister of Japan.
• 1993 - The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership as Hosokawa Morihiro becomes the first non-LDP Prime Minister of Japan since 1955.
• 1993 - King Albert II of Belgium is sworn into office nine days after the death of his brother, King Baudouin.
• 1995 - Netscape launches IPO.
• 1999 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
• 1999 - The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Hinomaru and Kimi Ga Yo as the official national flag and national anthem.
• 2000 - A Piper Navajo and a Piper Seminole collide in mid-air over a housing development in Burlington, New Jersey, killing 11
• 2001 - US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells.
• 2001 - In Jerusalem, 15 people die and 130 wounded in the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing.
• 2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery makes successful touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base, California

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 53 BC 52 BC 51 BC 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC... There were several Roman civil wars, especially during the time of the late Republic. ... The Battle of Pharsalus occurred in Pharsalus—in Thessaly, northern Greece. ... Bust of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS¹) (b. ... Pompey is also a common nickname for the English City of Portsmouth. ... Farsala (Greek: Φάρσαλα), ancient times: Pharsalus is one of the largest cities in the prefecture and is also a municipality as well as a province. ... Events Mid-February: Lentienses cross frozen Rhine, invading Roman Empire. ... For other uses, see Battle of Adrianople (disambiguation). ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Solidus minted by Valens in ca. ... The Visigoths, originally Tervingi, or Vesi (the noble ones), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic peoples that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ... // Events August 9 - The Bulgars win the war with the Byzantine Empire; the latter signs a peace treaty, which is considered as the birth-date of Bulgaria Wilfrid of York is expelled from Northumbria by Ecgfrith and retires into Sussex Births Deaths January 10 - Pope Agatho Ebroin, Mayor of the... For the Star Trek character see Khan Noonien Singh. ... Length 2,888 km Elevation of the source 1,078  m Average discharge 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna: 1,900 m³/s Budapest: 2,350 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500  m³/s Area watershed 817,000  km² Origin  Black Forest (Schwarzwald-Baar, Baden- Württemberg... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ... Constantine IV on a contemporary coin Constantine IV (649-685) was Byzantine emperor from 668-685. ... Length 2,888 km Elevation of the source 1,078  m Average discharge 30 km before Passau: 580 m³/s Vienna: 1,900 m³/s Budapest: 2,350 m³/s just before Delta: 6,500  m³/s Area watershed 817,000  km² Origin  Black Forest (Schwarzwald-Baar, Baden- Württemberg... Events Canonization of Saint Thomas a Becket, buried at Canterbury August 9th - Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. ... Leaning tower of Pisa The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or bell tower, for the Italian city of Pisas cathedral, located in the Campo dei Miracoli. ... Events The São Tomé settlement is founded. ... The Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is a chapel in the Palace of the Vatican, the official residence of the Roman Catholic Pope in the Vatican City. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, settled the dispute over the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border between the United States and Canada as well as the location of the border in the westward frontier up to the Rocky Mountains. ... Rocky Mountain National Park (photo courtesy of NPS) The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Battle of Cedar Mountain Conflict American Civil War Date August 9, 1862 Place Culpeper County, Virginia Result Confederate victory The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as the Battle of Slaughters Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862 in Culpeper County, Virginia as part of the... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May... For the 1960s country music artist, see Stonewall Jackson (musician); for the submarine, see USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... Major General John Pope John Pope (March 18, 1822 – September 23, 1892) was a career Army officer and general in the American Civil War. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ... Battle of the Big Hole Conflict Nez Percé War Date 9 August 1877 Place Beaverhead County, Montana Result slight U.S. victory The Battle of the Big Hole was a costly battle between the Nez Percé and United States army during the Nez Percé War of 1877. ... The Big Hole River The Big Hole River is a tributary of the Jefferson River, approximately 142 mi (229 km) long, in southwestern Montana in the United States. ... State nickname: Treasure State Other U.S. States Capital Helena Largest city Billings Governor Brian Schweitzer (D) Official languages English Area 381,156 km² (4th)  - Land 377,295 km²  - Water 3,862 km² (1%) Population (2000)  - Population 902,195 (44th)  - Density 2. ... Nez Perce warrior on horse, 1910 The Nez Perce or Nez Percé (pronounced , or as in French) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the Pacific Northwest region of North America and adjoining regions at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or substance (known as an invention) which is new, inventive and useful. ... Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele = far away and grapho = write) is the long distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally over wire. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This page has been protected from editing to deal with vandalism. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980) was an African-American athlete and civic leader. ... A gold medal will generally represent the highest award for achievement in a non-military field, with no restriction on eligibility. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... This article is about the year. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... The Quit India Movement was a call for immediate independence for India issued by MK Gandhi on August 8, 1942. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ... Smokeys instant catch-phrase is Only you can prevent forest fires! Smokey Bear is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created in 1944 to educate the public on the dangers of forest fires. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ... A post-war Fat Man model. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude we list here energies between 1012 joules (a terajoule, symbol TJ) and 1013 joules. ... Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a pale yellow crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon compound that melts at 354 K (178 °F). ... Bockscar, after its mission against Nagasaki. ... Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge) Nagasaki  listen? (長崎市; -shi, literally long peninsula) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture located at the south-western coast of Kyushu, Japan. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Test pilot Stuart Present ejects safely from the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle. ... Nickname: The City of Roses Location in Pulaski County, Arkansas Founded  -Incorporated 1821 1831  County Pulaski County Mayor Jim Dailey Area  - Total  - Water 302. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War (Vietnamese Chiến Tranh Chống Mỹ Cứu NÆ°á»›c, War Against the Americans to Save the Nation) was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... In religion and sociology, a cult is a relatively small and cohesive group of people (often a new religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. ... Charles Manson Charles Miller Manson (born November 12, 1934) was convicted of murder in what became known as the Tate-La Bianca case, named after Sharon Tate and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca —victims in two separate mass murders carried out by Mansons followers. ... Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943–August 9, 1969) was an American actress. ... Jay Sebring (October 10, 1933- August 9, 1969) was an American International hair stylist and a victim of the Charles Manson murders. ... Wojciech Frykowski (December 22, 1936 - August 9, 1969) was a Polish writer who was murdered in the home of Roman Polanski by members of the Charles Manson Family. He was a very close friend of movie director Roman Polanski and appeared in one of Polanskis early Polish made short... Steven Earl Parent (February 12, 1951 - August 9, 1969) was a victim of the Charles Manson murders. ... Abigail Anne Folger (August 11, 1943 - August 9, 1969) was an American coffee heiress and a victim of the Charles Manson murders. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the thirty-seventh President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... The Watergate Complex as depicted in Government Exhibit 1. ... Dick Cheney 46th and current Vice President (2001- ) The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who is a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Headington Shark The Headington Shark first graced the skyline of the quiet, middle class Oxford suburb of Headington on August 9, 1986. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wayne Gretzky playing for the New York Rangers in 1997 Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26, 1961) is a former professional ice hockey player and current head coach and part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a National Hockey League team based in Edmonton, Alberta. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a National Hockey League team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Founded: 1967 Arena: Staples Center Uniform colors: Purple, black, and silver Logo design: A silver crown outlined in purple Stanley Cups won: none One of the NHLs Expansion six franchises, along with the... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Toshiki Kaifu (海部 俊樹 Kaifu Toshiki; born January 2, 1931) is a Japanese politician who was the 76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991. ... The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣 Naikaku sōri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), also known as JiyÅ« Minshutō (自由民主党, more often abbreviated to Jimin-tō 自民党) as of 2004, is the largest Japanese political party. ... Morihiro Hosokawa (細川 護煕 Hosokawa Morihiro, b. ... The Prime Minister of Japan (内閣総理大臣 Naikaku sōri daijin) is the English political nomenclature of the head of government of Japan. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Became King: August 9, 1993 Predecessor: Baudouin Date of Birth: June 6, 1934 Place of Birth: Brussels, Belgium Heir-Apparent: The Duke of Brabant His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians (Albert Félix Humbert Théodore Chrétien Eugène Marie Wettin, born Laeken, Belgium, June 6, 1934... Baudouin of Belgium King Baudouin, (also spelled Boudewijn, Balduin or Baldwin) Albert Charles Leopold Axel Marie Gustave, (7 September 1930 - 31 July 1993), reigned as King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Netscape Communications Corporation was the publisher of the Netscape Navigator web browser as well as many other internet and intranet client and server software products. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin   listen? (Борис Николаевич Ельцин, b. ... Sergei Stepashin Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin (Серге́й Вади́мович Степа́шин) (born March 2, 1952) is a politician in Russia. ... The National Diet of Japan (国会; Kokkai) is Japans legislature. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The national flag of Japan, known as Nisshōki (日章旗) or Hinomaru (日の丸 sun disc) in Japanese, is a base white flag with a large red disc (representing the rising sun) in the centre. ... Kimi Ga Yo (君が代) (often translated as May One Thousand Years of Happy Reign Be Yours) is Japans National Anthem, and is also the worlds shortest national anthem in current use. ... A national flag is a flag which symbolises a country and which can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a countrys government as their states official national song. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. ... See also: Burlington Township, New Jersey The City of Burlington highlighted in Burlington County. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the current President of the United States. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... The Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing took place on August 9, 2001 in Jerusalem, Israel. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... STS-114 was the Return to Flight Space Shuttle mission which launched Space Shuttle Discovery at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), July 26, 2005. ... Edwards Air Force Base is an airbase located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County, California in the Antelope Valley, 7 miles (11 km) due East of Rosamond, USA at 34°57′ N 117°52′ W. An airbase since 1933, Edwards has long been a home for... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

Births

• 1593 - Izaak Walton, English angler (d. 1683)
• 1648 - Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
• 1653 - John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)
• 1674 - František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)
• 1757 - Thomas Telford, civil engineer (d. 1834)
• 1776 - Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856)
• 1797 - Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (d. 1855)
• 1805 - Joseph Locke, railway and civil engineer (d. 1860)
• 1845 - Brother Andre, Canadian religious figure (d. 1937)
• 1874 - Reynaldo Hahn, composer (d. 1947)
• 1896 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980)
• 1896 - Lev Vygotsky, Russian psychologist (d. 1934)
• 1899 - P. L. Travers, author (d. 1996)
• 1902 - Zino Francescatti, French violinist (d. 1991)
• 1911 - William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)
• 1914 - Tove Jansson, Swedish author (d. 2001)
• 1919 - Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987)
• 1919 - Ralph Houk, baseball player and manager
• 1921 - J. James Exon, Nebraska Senator and Governor
• 1922 - Philip Larkin, English poet (d. 1985)
• 1927 - Daniel Keyes, author
• 1927 - Robert Shaw, actor (d. 1978)
• 1928 - Bob Cousy, basketball player
• 1933 - Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author
• 1938 - Rod Laver, tennis player
• 1944 - Sam Elliott, actor
• 1945 - Ken Norton, boxer
• 1945 - Posy Simmonds, cartoonist
• 1949 - Jonathan Kellerman, mystery writer
• 1957 - Melanie Griffith, American actress
• 1962 - Kevin Mack, American football player
• 1963 - Whitney Houston, American singer and actress
• 1964 - Brett Hull, hockey player
• 1967 - Deion Sanders, American football player
• 1968 - Gillian Anderson, actress
• 1968 - Eric Bana, actor
• 1969 - Troy Percival, baseball player
• 1972 - Juanes, Colombian singer
• 1974 - Jeremy Castle, country music singer
• 1974 - Matt Morris, American baseball player
• 1976 - Jessica Capshaw, actress
• 1976 - Rhona Mitra, actress
• 1977 - Chamique Holdsclaw, basketball player
• 1977 - Mikael Silvestre, footballer
• 1978 - Audrey Tautou, French actress
• 1982 - Karol Bancerz, Polish journalist

Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Izaak Walton (August 9, 1593 - December 15, 1683) was an English writer, author of The Compleat Angler. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... Johann Michael Bach (August 9, 1648 - May, 1694) was a German composer of the Baroque period. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... John Oldham (August 9, 1653 – December 7, 1683) was an English poet. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka (August 9, 1674 - July 14, 1766, both in Prague) was Czech architect and builder. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... Amedeo Avogadro Count Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro di Quaregna e Cerreto (August 9, 1776–July 9, 1856) was an Italian scientist, most noted for his contributions to the theory of molarity and molecular weight. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Robert Malden (August 9, 1797 – May 23, 1855), was a 19th century British naval officer, surveyor and educator. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Locke, railway engineer Joseph Locke (9 August 1805- 18 September 1860) was a notable British civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway projects. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Statue of Brother Andr outside St. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Reynaldo Hahn, born on August 9, 1874 in Caracas, Venezuela, died on January 28, 1947 in Paris, France, was a German - Venezuelan composer, conductor and a music critic. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Piaget (August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980) was a Swiss developmental psychologist. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Lev Vygotsky Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky (November 17 (November 5 (O.S.)), 1896—June 11, 1934) was a Russian developmental psychologist, discovered by the Western world in the 1960s. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Pamela Lyndon Travers (August 9, 1899 - April 23, 1996), born Helen Lyndon Goff in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, was the author of Mary Poppins and student of G. I. Gurdjieff. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Zino Francescatti (August 9, 1902 – September 17, 1991) was a French violinist. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... There is another William Fowler who was a Scottish poet and uncle of William Drummond of Hawthornden William Alfred Willy Fowler (August 9, 1911 – March 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Tove Marika Jansson (August 9, 1914 – June 27, 2001) was a Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Johannes Marten Joop den Uyl (August 9, 1919 - December 24, 1987) was a Dutch politician, prime minister of the Netherlands from 1973 until 1977, as a member of the socialist PvdA party. ... The Prime Minister of the Netherlands or Minister President is in the Politics_of_the_Netherlands the head of government and active executive authority of the Dutch Government. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... John James Jim Exon (August 9, 1921 – June 10, 2005) was an American Democratic politician. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Philip Larkin (August 9, 1922 – December 2, 1985) was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Daniel Keyes is an American author. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Robert Shaw (August 9, 1927 - August 28, 1978) was an English stage and film actor and writer. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bob Cousy (born Robert Cousy, August 9, 1928 in New York City, New York) is a former basketball player, who played guard with the Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969-70 season. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tetsuko Kuroyanagi ( born August 9, 1933 ) is a well-known Japanese TV personality. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Country: Australia Residence: N/A Height: 58 (172 cm) Weight: 150 lbs. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sam Elliott was born on August 9, 1944 in Sacramento, California. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kenneth Howard Norton is a heavyweight boxer who was born in Jacksonville, Illinois. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rosemary Elizabeth Posy Simmonds (born 9 August 1945) is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of childrens books. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Jonathan Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American clinical psychologist and author of the Alex Delaware crime novel series, as well as three non-series books, The Butchers Theater, Billy Straight and The Conspiracy Club. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957 in New York, New York) is an American film actress. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Kevin Mack (born August 9, 1962 in Kings Mountain, North Carolina) is a former American football running back who played for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL for nine seasons. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born november 24th 1963 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop, R&B, and soul singer and actress. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brett Hull, left, with a short-lived Blues teammate Brett Andrew Hull (b. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Deion Sanders featured in Sports Illustrated Deion Luwynn Sanders (born August 9, 1967) is an NFL cornerback, former Major League Baseball player, and CBS sports commentator. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, best known for her role as FBI Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Eric Bana (born August 9, 1968 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actor. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969 in Fontana, California) is a Major League Baseball closer who plays for the Detroit Tigers. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Juanes performing at the 2005 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Juanes, (born (August 9, 1972), whose real name is Juan Esteban Aristizábal, is a Colombian singer-songwriter-guitarist. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jeremy Castle 2002 Jeremy Glen Castle (August 2, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Oklahoma. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Matthew Christian Morris (born August 9, 1974 in Middletown, New York) is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the St. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jessica Capshaw (born August 9, 1976 in Columbia, Missouri) is an American actress best known for her role as attorney Jamie Stringer on the ABC legal drama The Practice. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rhona Mitra (born 9 August 1976 in Paddington, London, England) is a British actress of half-Indian, half-Irish descent. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Chamique Holdsclaw (born August 9, 1977) is a basketball star in the WNBA who currently plays for the Washington Mystics. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Mikael Silvestre (born August 9, 1977 in Chambray-Les-Tours) is a French footballer, playing as a defender. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Audrey Tautou (pronounced roughly as toe-too) (born August 9, 1978) is a French actress, born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karol Bancerz (born on August 9, 1982 in Wysokie Mazowieckie, Poland) is the editor in chief of Slowa w sieci, the first and largest Polish vortal about journalism and mass communications. ...

Deaths

• 117 - Trajan, Roman emperor
• 378 - Valens, Roman emperor (killed in battle)
• 803 - Byzantine Empress Irene
• 1048 - Pope Damasus II
• 1250 - King Eric IV of Denmark
• 1720 - Simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678)
• 1744 - James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English patron of the arts (b. 1673)
• 1919 - Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer
• 1942 - Edith Stein, (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) at Auschwitz
• 1945 - Harry Hillman, American athlete
• 1962 - Hermann Hesse, German author (b. 1877)
• 1967 - Joe Orton, English writer (b. 1933)
• 1969 - Sharon Tate, American actress (murdered)
• 1969 - Jay Sebring, Hollywood hair stylist
• 1969 - Abigail Folger, Coffee heiress
• 1969 - Wojciech Frykowski, Polish writer
• 1969 - Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
• 1975 - Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer
• 1995 - Jerry Garcia, guitarist (Grateful Dead)
• 2002 - Peter Neville, anarchist, sociologist and peace activist
• 2003 - Ray Harford, football manager
• 2003 - Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (b. 1946)
• 2005 - Matthew McGrory, 7'6" American actor (b. 1973)
• 2005 - Judith Rossner, novelist (b. 1935)

Events Emperor Trajan dies. ... Emperor Trajan Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (September 18, 53 - August 9, 117), Roman Emperor (98 - 117), commonly called Trajan, was the second of the so-called five good emperors of the Roman Empire. ... Events Mid-February: Lentienses cross frozen Rhine, invading Roman Empire. ... Solidus minted by Valens in ca. ... Events Nicephorus I and Charlemagne settle their imperial boundaries. ... Saint Irene (c. ... Events The city of Oslo is founded by Harald Hardråde of Norway. ... Damasus II, né Poppo (d. ... Events December 13 - Death of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IX of France is captured by Muslims and has to ransom himself Mabinogion appears Albertus Magnus isolates the element arsenic Vincent of Beauvais writes proto-encyclopedic The Greater Mirror City of Stockholm founded Alphonso III of Portugal takes Algarve... Eric IV (1216-August 9, 1250), also known as Plovpenning, was king of Denmark from 1241 until his death. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... Simon Ockley (1678 - August 9, 1720), was a British Orientalist. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births May 19 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of Great Britain (d. ... James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1673 - 9 August 1744) had been member of parliament for Hereford from 1698 to 1714, and, three days after his fathers death, was created Viscount Wilton and earl of Carnarvon. ... Events The English Test Act was passed. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ruggiero Leoncavallo (March 8, 1857 - August 9, 1919) was an Italian opera composer. ... This article is about the year. ... Edith Stein (October 12, 1891 - August 9, 1942), known after her reception into the Carmelite Order as Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and canonized under the latter name in 1998, was a philosopher, Carmelite nun, and martyr who died at Auschwitz. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harry Hillman Harry Livingston Hillman Jr. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German author, and the winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joe Orton (January 1, 1933, Leicester, England - August 9, 1967, Islington, London) was a satirical modern playwright. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943–August 9, 1969) was an American actress. ... Jay Sebring (October 10, 1933- August 9, 1969) was an American International hair stylist and a victim of the Charles Manson murders. ... Abigail Anne Folger (August 11, 1943 - August 9, 1969) was an American coffee heiress and a victim of the Charles Manson murders. ... Wojciech Frykowski (December 22, 1936 - August 9, 1969) was a Polish writer who was murdered in the home of Roman Polanski by members of the Charles Manson Family. He was a very close friend of movie director Roman Polanski and appeared in one of Polanskis early Polish made short... Cecil Frank Powell (December 5, 1903 - August 9, 1969) was a British physicist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1950 for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery of the pion (pi-meson), a heavy subatomic particle. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich   listen? (Russian: ) (September 25, 1906 – August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jerry Garcia in his youth Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was famous as guitarist and primary singer of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead, though his extensive career involved many other projects. ... The Grateful Dead in the late 1970s: (from left) Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garica, Brent Mydland, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir The Grateful Dead, often referred to as The Dead, was an American psychedelia-influenced jam band, formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Neville (died August 9, 2002) was a further education lecturer and sociologist known for his activity and writings in the anarchist and peace movements in Britain. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ray Harford (June 1, 1945 - August 9, 2003) was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player. ... Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 - August 9, 2003) was an American actor, singer, and dancer, regarded by many as the greatest tap dancer of his generation, and one who transcended the stage. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Matthew McGrory, actor (1973 - 2005) Matthew McGrory (May 17, 1973 – August 9, 2005) was an American actor, known for his massive height. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Judith Rossner (March 31, 1935 - August 9, 2005) was an American novelist, best known for her 1975 novel Looking for Mr. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

• Feast day of Jean Vianney and Saint Romanus Ostiarius in the Roman Catholic Church
• Feast day of the great martyr Saint Panteleimon in Russian Orthodox Church
• South Africa: National Women's Day
• Singapore: National Day
• India :Quit India Day

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... St. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian body in the world. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for his or her religious faith. ... Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ... The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a country. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

August 8 - August 10 - July 9 - September 9 -- listing of all days August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...