Historical Events
- Aug 1 Castle Garden in NYC (now known as Castle Clinton) opens as 1st US receiving station for immigrants [1]
- Aug 3 Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens
- Aug 4 John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations"
- Aug 9 Battle of Acapulco during Mexican Liberal uprising
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 3 Joe Hunter, English cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 11 dismissals; Yorkshire CCC), born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England (d. 1891)
- Aug 11 John Hodges, Australian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests [first 2 played], 6 wickets; Victoria), born in London, England (d. 1933)
- Aug 18 Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner, born in Devonport, Devon, England (d. 1942)
- Aug 20 Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet and interpreter (Laodania), born in Omsk, Russian Empire (d. 1909) [NS Sept 1]
- Aug 31 Stefan Surzynski, Polish conductor and composer, born in Srem, Poland (d. 1919)
