Aug 9 Matthias de Vries, Dutch linguist (spelling), dies at 71 Aug 11 Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician (b. 1813) Aug 19 Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 Aug 23 Deodoro da Fonseca, 1st President of Brazil (b. 1827) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1891 Famous Deaths 1893