Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 4 Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey batsman, famous biographer), born in Hastings, Sussex, England (d. 1903)
- Aug 9 Elisha Ferry, (Gov-R-Wash, 1872-80, 1889-93)
- Aug 12 Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer
- Aug 21 Kate Fanny Loder, composer
- Aug 25 Henry Warner Birge, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1888)
- Aug 26 Jacobus J Backer, German sea historian