Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 2 Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (Gmelin's test), born in Göttingen, Germany (d. 1853)
- Aug 15 Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director, born in Cossimbazar, British East India (d. 1856)
- Aug 20 José Bernardo Alcedo, Peruvian composer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1878)
- Aug 22 Thomas Tredgold, British civil engineer (railway design), carpenter, and writer (Elementary Principles of Carpentry), born in Brandon, Durham, England (d. 1829)
- Aug 25 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution), born in Harlingen, Friesland (d. 1859)
- Aug 26 Aloys Schmitt, German pianist, composer and music theorist (Preparatory Exercises, Op. 16), born in Erlenbach am Main, Bavaria, Germany (d. 1866)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 2 Thomas Gainsborough, English leading portrait painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 [1]
- Aug 8 Louis-François-Armand du Plessis, duke de Richelieu, French marshal of France and grand-nephew of Cardinal Richelieu, dies at 92
- Aug 14 Thomas Sheridan, Irish actor, biographer and lexicographer (Intelligencer), dies at approximately 69
