What Happened In August 1841 In History

Historical Events for August, 1841

• 16th » U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party (United States) or Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House g

Famous Birthdays on August in 1841

• 1st » Lilli Suburg, Estonian journalist (d. 1923)
• 13th » Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
• 18th » William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1919)
• 25th » Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1917)

Famous Deaths for August 1841

• 24th » Theodore Hook, English composer (b. 1788)
• 24th » John Ordronaux (privateer) or John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (b. 1778)

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