Historical Events
- Aug 5 Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the British crown, the first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 27 Simon Besler, German composer, born in Brieg, Silesia (now Brzeg, Poland) (d. 1633)
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