- Aug 1 Dutch King Willem I accepts blame in Southern defeat
Society of Jesuits
Aug 7 Pope Pius VII reinstates the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
- Aug 8 Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium
- Aug 13 Anglo-Dutch Treaty: Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to the British and transporting of slaves prohibited
- Aug 24 British forces capture Washington, D.C. and destroy many landmarks (War of 1812)
- Aug 25 British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books (War of 1812)
Admirals
Aviators
Gangsters
Generals
Industrialists
Suffragists