What Happened In August 1845 In History

Historical Events for August, 1845

• 6th » The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
• 28th » The first issue of 'Scientific American' magazine is published.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1845

• 9th » André Bessette, Canadian saint (d. 1937)
• 10th » Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1904)
• 16th » Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)
• 20th » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916)
• 22nd » William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)
• 24th » James Calhoun (soldier) named James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)
• 25th » Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886)
• 26th » Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
• 27th » Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) known as Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava) called Church of St. Elisabeth (d. 1914)
• 27th » Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)

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