Historical Events
- Aug 2 Battle of Rijmenam: Spanish Habsburg forces defeated by Dutch troops (Eighty Years' War)
- Aug 4 Battle of The Three Kings [Battle of Alcazar quivir): Moroccans defeat a Moroccan-Portuguese alliance in northern Morocco with 10,000 killed
- Aug 13 Duke Frans of Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands
Event of Interest
Aug 20 Francis Drake renames his flagship the 'Pelican' to the 'Golden Hind' in honor of his patron, Sir Christopher Hatton [1]
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Aug 4 Sebastiaan, King of Portugal (1557-78), dies in The Battle of Three Kings in Morocco at about 24
- Aug 4 Sebastian, King of Portugal (1557-78), assumed killed in battle in Morocco at 24
- Aug 4 Thomas Stuckley, English adventurer and mercenary, killed at the Battle of Three Kings in Morocco
- Aug 11 Pedro Nunes [Nonius], Port mathematician/astronomer (nonius), dies
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