- Aug 23 Oliver Hazard Perry, American naval hero (Battle of Lake Erie), dies on 34th birthday
James Watt (1736-1819)
Aug 25 Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist (steam engine), dies at 83
James Watt (1736-1819)Aug 25 Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist (steam engine), dies at 83
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide