Historical Events
- Aug 15 Race riots in Cincinnati, Ohio spurred by city's threat to enforce restrictive residency requirements on Blacks begin; over 1,000 (more than half of the Black population) leave, many bound for Canada
- Aug 17 Dutch King Willem I and Pope Leo XII sign concord
- Aug 22 José de La Mar becomes President of Peru
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 5 Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian military officer and the 1st President of Brazil (1889-91), born in Vila Madalena, Brazil (d. 1892)
- Aug 20 Josef Strauss, Austrian composer (Dorfschwalben aus Austria), born in Mariahilf, Austria (d. 1870)
- Aug 22 Edouard Silas, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1909)
- Aug 22 Ezra Butler Eddy, Canadian businessman (E.B. Eddy Company) and politician, born in Vermont (d. 1906)
- Aug 22 Joseph Anthony Mower, American Major General (Union Army), born in Woodstock, Vermont (d. 1870)
- Aug 24 Walter Husted Stevens, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Penn Yan, New York (d. 1867)
- Aug 28 Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1894)
- Aug 28 Teresa Milanollo, Italian composer, born in Savigliano, Italy (d. 1904)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 2 James Hewitt, American composer and conductor, dies at 57
George Canning (1770-1827)
Aug 8 British Prime Minister (Tory: 1827) and Foreign Secretary, dies in office at 57
William Blake (1757-1827)
Aug 12 English poet and artist (Songs of Innocence & Experience), dies at 69
- Aug 27 Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian diplomat and statesman (ruled the Netherlands for Holy Roman Emperor), dies at 78
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