What Happened In August 1803 In History

Historical Events for August, 1803

• 31st » Lewis and Clark Expedition named Lewis and Clark start their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 11 in the morning.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1803

• 3rd » Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (d. 1865)
• 13th » Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (d. 1869)
• 18th » Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General (d. 1881)
• 25th » Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (d. 1880)
• 27th » Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (d. 1895)

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