Famous Birthdays Aug 16 Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer, pastor and vicar, born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1606) Born in 1550 Famous Deaths Aug 28 Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, French adviser to Emperor Charles V's, dies Jul 1550 History by Year Sep 1550 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z