- Aug 5 František Ladislav Čelakovský, Czech linguist, poet (national anthem, folk song), and Slavist, dies at 53
- Aug 11 Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70
- Aug 14 Margaret Taylor, wife of Zachary Taylor and 1st lady of the United States (1849-50), dies at 63
- Aug 15 Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92
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