What Happened In August 1834 In History

Historical Events for August, 1834

• 1st » Slavery in the British Isles e.g Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1834

• 2nd » Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (d. 1904)
• 4th » John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1923)
• 22nd » Samuel Pierpont Langley, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1906)
• 31st » Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator (d. 1886)

Famous Deaths for August 1834

• 7th » Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor, invented the Jacquard loom (b. 1752)
• 17th » Husein Gradaščević, Bosniak general (b. 1802)

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