Aug 7 Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46 Aug 12 Georg Curtius, German classical linguist, dies at 65 Aug 20 Edouard J. A. Agneessens, Flemish painter (Slave Market), dies at 42 Aug 28 Julius Hopp, Austrian composer, dies at 66 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1884 Famous Deaths 1886