Events in History
- Aug 4 Henry A Rucker appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia
- Aug 10 German chemist Felix Hoffman first synthesizes acetylsalicylic acid, which would later be patened by his company Bayer under the name "aspirin"
- Aug 10 Automobile Club of Great Britain established (now: Royal Automobile Club)
- Aug 14 The town of Anosimena is captured by French troops from Menabe defenders in Madagascar.
- Aug 17 W B Purvis patents electric railway switch (aka points)
- Aug 19 1st electric taxis drive in London
- Aug 21 Oldsmobile first manufactured by Olds Motor Vehicle Co. in Lansing, Michigan
- Aug 30 The town of Ambiky is captured by France from Menabe in Madagascar.
Event of Interest
Aug 31 British General Kitchener's army occupies Berber, North of Khartoum
Horatio Kitchener
Birthdays in History
- Aug 2 Karl Otto Koch, German SS-officer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1945)
- Aug 2 Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1974)
- Aug 5 Aksel Larsen, Danish politician, founder of the Socialist People's Party, born in Brændekilde, Denmark (d. 1972)
- Aug 7 Franz J Weinrich [Heinrich Lerse], German writer (Himmlisches)
- Aug 9 Ralph Wyckoff, American scientist and pioneer of X-ray crystallography, born in Geneva, New York (d. 1994)
- Aug 10 Piet[er O] Bakker, Dutch novelist (Ciske the Rat)
- Aug 10 John Galbreath, American businessman (d. 1988)
- Aug 11 Louise Bogan, Maine, writer (Sleeping Fury)
Enid Blyton
Aug 11 Enid Blyton, English children's writer, fifth most popular author in the world (Famous Five, Secret Seven, The Adventure), born in London, England (d. 1968)
Enid Blyton
- Aug 12 Otto (von) Struve, German/US dir (Yerkes/MacDonald observatory)
- Aug 16 Robert Ringling, circus master, born in Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin (d. 1950)
- Aug 20 Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian poet and author (Det Store Spelet), born in Vinje, Telemark, Norway (d. 1970)
- Aug 26 Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)
- Aug 31 Marianne Bruns, German writer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1994)