Aug 1 William Joseph Behr, German writer, dies at 75 Aug 11 Lorenz Oken, German naturalist, dies at 72 Aug 19 Gioseffo Catrufo, Italian composer, dies at 80 Jul 1851 Famous Deaths by Year Sep 1851 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide