Historical Events
Scottish History
Aug 19 Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith, Scotland to assume the throne after spending 13 years in France
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 20 Jacopo Peri, Italian composer and singer who wrote the 1st recognized opera "Dafne", born in Rome (d. 1633)
- Aug 24 Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry), born in Zielona Góra, Poland (d. 1613)
- Aug 25 Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1632)
Famous Weddings
William I of Orange
Aug 24 William I of Orange (28) weds for a second time to Anna, Duchess of Saxony (16); divorce in 1571
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