Editing August 5 (section)

===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Alonso García de Ramón]], Spanish soldier and politician, [[Royal Governor of Chile]] (b. 1552)
*[[1633]] &ndash; [[George Abbot (bishop)|George Abbot]], English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)
*[[1678]] &ndash; [[Juan García de Zéspedes]], Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Russell |first1=Craig H. |title=García de Zéspedes [Céspedes], Juan |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.41451}}</ref>
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Thomas Newcomen]], English engineer, invented the eponymous [[Newcomen atmospheric engine]] (b. 1664)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Allen |first1=John S. |title=Newcomen, Thomas (bap. 1664, d. 1729), ironmonger and inventor of the atmospheric steam engine |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/19997}}</ref>
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey]], English courtier and politician, [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]] (b. 1696)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Charles Clémencet]], French historian and author (b. 1703)
*  1778   &ndash; [[Thomas Linley the younger]], English composer (b. 1756)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Beechey |first1=Gwilym |title=Linley, Thomas (ii) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380319}}</ref>
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Frederick North, Lord North]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] (b. 1732)<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Lord Frederick North - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/frederick-north |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=1 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe]], English admiral and politician (b. 1726)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Knight |first1=Roger |title=Howe, Richard, Earl Howe (1726–1799), naval officer |date=8 June 2023 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/13963}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes]], French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Robert Williams (Trebor Mai)|Robert Williams (known as Trebor Mai)]], Welsh poet (b. 1830)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra]], Austrian physician and dermatologist (b. 1816)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Spotted Tail]], American tribal chief (b. 1823)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Clow |first1=Richmond L. |title=Spotted Tail |date=1999 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.2000971}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Engels]], German philosopher (b. 1820)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carver |first1=Terrell |title=Engels before Marx |date=2020 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Cham |isbn=978-3-030-42371-1 |page=2}}</ref>