- Aug 14 John William Fletcher, evangelist, dies
- Aug 17 Jonathan Trumbull, American politician and statesman, dies at 74
- Aug 21 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Cage, Mercury Fastening his Sandals), dies at 71
- Aug 26 George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (British Secretary of State for the Americas during War of Independence), dies at 69
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide