Events in History
- Aug 4 The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships
- Aug 8 Smith & Wesson patents metal bullet cartridges
Historic Publication
Aug 9 Henry David Thoreau publishes "Walden"

Henry David Thoreau
Birthdays in History
Deaths in History
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
Aug 20 Friedrich WJ von Schelling, German philosopher, dies at 79

Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling