Birthdays in History
- Aug 3 Thomas Francis Meagre, Irish nationalist and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Waterford, Ireland (d. 1867)
- Aug 4 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, American politician (Governor of Indiana), born in Salisbury, Indiana (d. 1877)
- Aug 8 Theodule Augustin Ribot, painter
- Aug 9 Daniel M. Frost, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Duanesburg, New York (d. 1900)
- Aug 10 Charles Keene, Hornsey, artist
- Aug 10 Charles Thomas Campbell, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1895)
- Aug 10 Hugh Stowell Brown, Manx preacher (d. 1886)
- Aug 11 Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe)
- Aug 13 Goldwin Smith, English historian and journalist, born in Reading, Berkshire (d. 1910)
- Aug 15 Orris Sanford Ferry, American lawyer, politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Bethel, Connecticut (d. 1875)
- Aug 18 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician, historian
Deaths in History
- Aug 20 Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German encyclopedia publisher, dies at 51