Historical Events
Francis Courts Elizabeth
Aug 17 Francis, Duke of Anjou visits English Queen Elizabeth I in an attempt to court her
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 1 Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (El diablo cojuelo), born in Écija, Seville, Spain (d. 1644)
- Aug 18 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, French abbess and daughter of William I of Orange, born in Antwerp (d. 1640)
- Aug 24 John Amner, English composer, born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England (d. 1641)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 5 Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)
