What Happened In August 1869 In History

Historical Events for August, 1869

• 15th » The Government of Meiji Japan or Meiji government in Japan establishes six new ministries, including one for Shinto.
• 16th » Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1869

• 10th » Laurence Binyon, English poet, playwright, and scholar (d. 1943)
• 11th » Hale Holden, American businessman (d. 1940)
• 18th » Carl Rungius, German-American painter (d. 1959)
• 21st » William Henry Ogilvie, Scottish-Australian poet (d. 1963)
• 25th » Tom Kiely, Irish decathlete (d. 1951)

Famous Deaths for August 1869

• 31st » Mary Ward (scientist) or Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)

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