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Famous People Who Died in August 1850

  • Aug 4 Frantisek Tucek, Czech composer, and music teacher, dies at 68
  • Aug 6 Edward Walsh, Irish poet (b. 1805)

José de San Martín

Aug 17 Jose de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero and general, dies at 72

José de San Martín
Revolutionary Leader José de San Martín
  • Aug 18 Honoré de Balzac, French novelist (La Comédie Humaine), dies at 51
  • Aug 22 Nikolaus Lenau, Hungarian-German poet (Faust, Die Albigenser), dies at 48
  • Aug 26 Louis-Philippe, Duke of Chartres, the last King of France (1830-48), dies in exile in England at 76

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