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2007 Death - Augustus F. Hawkins, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1975 and 1975 - 1991

1994 Death - Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83

1935 Birthday - Michael Holroyd, born in London, England, author, biographer, wrote biographies of George Bernard Shaw, Augustus John

1932 Death - Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66

1931 Birthday - Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer

1919 Event - George Bernard Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit," premieres in New York City

1911 Birthday - Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby league player

1907 Birthday - Augustus F. Hawkins, born in Bethesda, Maryland, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1975 and 1975 - 1991

1907 Event - Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in New York City

1899 Death - Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th Vice President, dies

1899 Event - Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton

1889 Birthday - Alton Augustus Adams, composer

1884 Event - Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz

1871 Death - Augustus de Morgan, Indian Mathematician

1870 Death - Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, American Lawyer

1868 Death - [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81

1866 Birthday - Arthur Frederick Augustus "Dick" Lilley, cricket keeper, England

1865 Birthday - Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxon, 1904-18

1859 Event - Paul Morphy's chess match vs Augustus Mongredien begins; Morphy wins

1854 Death - Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57

1848 Birthday - Augustus Saint-Gaudens, U.S., sculptor and designer, 1907 $20 gold piece

1845 Death - George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56

1844 Birthday - Garret Augustus Hobart, R, 24th U.S. Vice President, 1897-99

1837 Birthday - James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary

1828 Death - Charles Augustus, grand duke of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach, dies

1827 Death - Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76

1825 Birthday - Edward Augustus Wild, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1824 Birthday - Augustus Louis Chetlain, Major General Union volunteers

1822 Birthday - Leroy Augustus Stafford, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1818 Birthday - Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1815 Birthday - Stephen Augustus Hurlbut, Major General Union volunteers

1810 Birthday - Robert Augustus Toombs, Secretary State, Confederacy

1806 Birthday - Augustus de Morgan, Indian Mathematician

1803 Birthday - Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner, Red Z Lane

1803 Birthday - John Augustus Sutter, Swiss / U.S. colonist, New Helvetia, California, Sutter Mill

1797 Birthday - Frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon, 1836-54

1790 Birthday - Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, American Lawyer

1789 Birthday - George Augustus Kollmann, composer

1786 Birthday - [Charles] Louis I, Augustus, King of Bavaria, Lola Montez

1783 Event - King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno

1778 Death - Augustus Montague Toplady, hymn writer (Rock of Ages), dies

1750 Birthday - Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony, 1806-27

1520 Birthday - Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland, 1548-72

1223 Death - Philippe II Augustus, King of France (1180-1223), dies at 57

1165 Birthday - Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France, 1179-1223

37 Birthday - Nero Claudius Augustus Germanicus, 5th emperor of Rome, 54-68

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