Historical Events
- Aug 9 Hungarian Republic crushed by Austria & Russia
- Aug 22 The first air raid in history; Austria launches pilotless balloons against the Italian city of Venice
- Aug 28 Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, having been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 12 Abbott Handerson Thayer, American painter and naturalist (paintings of angels), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1921) [1]
- Aug 18 Benjamin Godard, French violinist, orchestral and opera composer (Symphonie légendaire; Jocelyn), born in Paris, France (d. 1895)
- Aug 23 William Ernest Henley, British poet, critic, and editor, born in Gloucester, England (d. 1903)
- Aug 27 Manuel Acuña, Mexican poet (Nocturno), born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexic0 (d. 1873)
- Aug 29 Titus van Asch van Wijck, Dutch governor Suriname (1891-97), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1902)
- Aug 30 J. M. Dent, British publisher, born in Darlington, England (d. 1926)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 2 Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Albanian-born Pasha and viceroy of Egypt (founder of modern Egypt), dies at 80
- Aug 12 Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American politician and diplomat (4th US Secretary of the Treasury1801-14), dies at 88
- Aug 26 Jacques- Féréol Mazas, French composer, conductor and violinist, dies at 66
