Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
Edward L. Doheny
Aug 10 Edward L. Doheny, American oil tycoon, born in Fond du lac, Wisconsin
- Aug 10 William Willett, British inventor of Daylight Saving Time, born in Farnham, Surrey, England
- Aug 12 "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917)
- Aug 15 J. Keir Hardie, Scottish politician and 1st Labour representative in British Parliament, born in Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1915)
- Aug 17 Violet Paget [Vernon Lee], British author (Satan the master)
- Aug 18 Charles H. Gabriel, American Gospel composer, born in Wilton, Iowa (d. 1932)
- Aug 18 Jan Karol Gall, Polish conductor an composer of mostly vocal pieces (Mizerna, cicha), born in Warsaw (d. 1912)
- Aug 20 Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer, born in Panschwitz-Kuckau, Germany (d. 1909)
- Aug 24 Felix Mottl, Austrian conductor and composer (Agnes Bernauer), born in Unter-St.-Veit, Austria (d. 1911)
- Aug 27 Iwan Franko, Ukrainian writer and political activist, born in Nahuievychi, Galicia (d. 1916)
- Aug 30 Carle David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician and physicist, born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1927)
- Aug 31 Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, Armenian composer, born in Gyumri, Armenia (d. 1951)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 4 Johann Gottlieb Schneider, German composer, dies at 59
- Aug 5 Robert Lucas Pearsall, English composer, dies at 61
- Aug 14 William Buckland, dean (Westminster)/geologist, dies
- Aug 14 Constant Prévost, French geologist, dies at 69
- Aug 19 Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, French chemist, dies at 39
- Aug 20 Philipp Jakob Riotte, German composer, dies at 80
- Aug 21 Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, German composer, dies at 64
- Aug 29 Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer, dies at 77
- Aug 30 Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English writer (b. 1811)
- Aug 30 John Ross, British naval officer and explorer, dies at 79