4th » The Battle of Kos is fought between Ottoman Empire named Turkish and Greece called Greek forces.
5th » Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos (1824) named Battle of Samos.
15th » The Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette or Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and begins a Visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to the United States or tour of 24 states.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1824
8th » Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse and by Rhine) known as Maria Alexandrovna, German-Russian wife of Alexander II of Russia (d. 1880)
15th » John Chisum, American businessman (d. 1884)
24th » Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (d. 1891)