29th » Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of Prefectures of Japan called prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese calendar known as Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
Famous Birthdays on August in 1871
1st » John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (d. 1969)
2nd » John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)
3rd » Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (d. 1929)