What Happened In August 1809 In History

Historical Events for August, 1809

• 10th » Quito, now the Capital city e.g capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1809

• 1st » William B. Travis, American colonel and lawyer (d. 1836)
• 6th » Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet and author (d. 1892)
• 10th » John Kirk Townsend, American ornithologist and explorer (d. 1851)
• 27th » Hannibal Hamlin, American politician, 15th Vice President of the United States (d. 1891)
• 29th » Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician and author (d. 1894)

Famous Deaths for August 1809

• 12th » Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
• 18th » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)

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