Aug 1 Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 Aug 7 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76 Aug 25 Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller and naturalist, dies at 73 Aug 27 Franciszek Ĺcigalski, Polish composer, dies at 64 Aug 27 Gottfied Wilhelm Fink, German composer, dies at 63 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1845 Famous Deaths 1847