- Aug 4 Jakob Aall, Norwegian journalist and statesman, dies at 71
- Aug 10 Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, youngest daughter and fourth child of Tsar Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, and his wife, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, dies at 19
- Aug 11 Jernej Kopitar, Slovene philologist and linguist (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63
Assassination
Drug Overdose
Gunshot Wound
Murder
Plane Crash
Suicide