Famous Birthdays Aug 10 Robert Woodward Barnwell, MC (Confederacy), (d. 1882) Aug 21 Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch statesman and historian, born in Voorburg, Netherlands (d. 1876) Aug 28 Antoine Cournot, French philosopher and mathematician (rule of Cournot), born in Gray, France (d. 1877) Famous Deaths Aug 22 Pieter G van Overstraten, gov-gen of Neth-Indies, dies at 46 Aug 24 Jacques-Denis Antoine, French builder (La Monnaie Paris), dies at 68 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1800 History by Year 1802 What Happened in 1801 United Kingdom Forms January 1, 1801 Thomas Jefferson Elected US President February 17, 1801 Tsar Goes a Step Too Far March 23, 1801 Battle of Copenhagen April 2, 1801
