Events on 9 August 38
See all →Year 378
Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
Year 1173
Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
Year 1329
Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
Year 1814
Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
Year 1830
Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
Year 1842
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 4
Birthdays on 9 August 202
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Arnold Fitz Thedmar
b. 1201 – d. 1274
Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (d. 1274)
Francesco Barozzi
b. 1537 – d. 1604
Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1604)
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
b. 1544 – d. 1606
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (d. 1606)
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John Webster (governor)
b. 1590 – d. 1661
John Webster, Colonial settler and governor of Connecticut (d. 1661)
Izaak Walton
b. 1593 – d. 1683
Izaak Walton, English writer (d. 1683)
Johannes Cocceius
b. 1603 – d. 1669
Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1669)
John Dryden
b. 1631 – d. 1700
John Dryden, English writer (d. 1700)
Johann Michael Bach
b. 1648 – d. 1694
Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
John Oldham (poet)
b. 1653 – d. 1683
John Oldham, English poet and translator (d. 1683)
František Maxmilián Kaňka
b. 1674 – d. 1766
František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766)
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
b. 1696 – d. 1772
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)
Prince Augustus William of Prussia
b. 1722 – d. 1758
Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)
Deaths on 9 August 94
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Traianus (magister peditum)
d. 378
Traianus, Roman general
Valens
d. 378 (b. 328)
Valens, Roman emperor (b. 328)
Irene of Athens
d. 803 (b. 752)
Irene of Athens (b. 752)
Al-Ma'mun
d. 833 (b. 786)
Al-Ma'mun, Iraqi caliph (d. 833)
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Pope Damasus II
d. 1048
Pope Damasus II
Emperor Horikawa
d. 1107 (b. 1079)
Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)
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Najm ad-Din Ayyub
d. 1173
Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician
William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber
d. 1211
William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, exiled Anglo-Norman baron (b. 1144/53)
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Walter of Kirkham
d. 1260
Walter of Kirkham, Bishop of Durham
Hugh, Count of Brienne
d. 1296
Hugh, Count of Brienne, French crusader
Eleanor of Anjou
d. 1341 (b. 1289)
Eleanor of Anjou, queen consort of Sicily (b. 1289)
Stephen, Duke of Slavonia
d. 1354 (b. 1332)
Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (b. 1332)