3rd » Harvard University wins the first Harvard–Yale Regatta e.g Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
21st » Tlingit people e.g Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1852
12th » Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (d. 1890)
23rd » Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (d. 1913)
23rd » Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian (d. 1883)
Famous Deaths for August 1852
15th » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)