Deaths on August 5

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes

Died on August 5, 1868

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1788)

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes (French pronunciation: [ʒak buʃe d(ə) kʁɛvkœʁ də pɛʁt]; 10 September 1788 – 5 August 1868), sometimes referred to as Boucher de Perthes (British English: BOO-shay də PAIRT), was a French archaeologist and antiquary notable for his discovery, in about 1830, of flint tools in the gravels of the Somme valley.

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Events on 1868

24 Feb

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
10 Apr

British Expedition to Abyssinia
At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeat an army of Emperor Tewodros II. While 700 Ethiopians are killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops die.
11 Apr

Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Former Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu surrenders Edo Castle to Imperial forces, marking the end of the Tokugawa shogunate.
16 May

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
United States President Andrew Johnson is acquitted in his impeachment trial by one vote in the United States Senate.
27 Nov

Battle of Washita River
American Indian Wars: Battle of Washita River: United States Army Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer leads an attack on Cheyenne living on reservation land.

Deaths on August 5

Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes

Died on August 5, 1868

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Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

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Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Battle of Washita River