Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 13 Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricket all-rounder (Aboriginal tour of England 1868), born in Harrow, Australia (d. 1891)
- Aug 17 Luis Nicolau Fagunde Varela, Brazilian romantic poet (Cântico do Calvário, born in Rio Claro, Brazil (d. 1875)
- Aug 18 Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish, poet, dramatist and novelist, born in Caverswall, Staffordshire, England. (d. 1901)
- Aug 18 William Halford, American naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient who survived 31 days at sea in a small boat to seek help for the shipwrecked USS Saginaw, born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1919)
- Aug 25 Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, Thyroid specialist (Nobel 1909), born in Bern, Switzerland (d. 1917)
- Aug 28 Louis Le Prince, French artist and original inventor of the motion picture camera sometimes called "the father of cinematography", born in Metz, France (d. 1890)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 10 Hippolyte Monpou, composer, dies at 37
- Aug 13 Bernhard Romberg, German cellist, composer and royal chaplain bandmaster, dies at 73
- Aug 24 Karl Friedrich Curschmann, German composer, dies at 36
- Aug 24 Theodore Hook, English author, famous practical joker and recipient of the world's 1st postcard, dies at 52
- Aug 27 Ignaz von Seyfried, Austrian composer, dies at 65
