- Aug 2 William Williams, American merchant (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 80
- Aug 3 Sebastiaan C. Nederburgh, Dutch director-general of East Indies Co, dies at 49
- Aug 12 John Francis Edward Acton, French-born English Naval Commander and PM of Naples (remembered for his brutality towards French supporters), dies at 77
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide