Historical Events
Event of Interest
Aug 4 London's Lord Mayor repossesses the Steelyard from the Hanze (German Hanseatic League) on instruction from Elizabeth I [1]
- Aug 21 -22] Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 7 Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish scholar and poet often known as "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules), born in Vika, Sweden (d. 1672)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 4 William Cecil, 1st baron Burghley, English statesman, dies at 77
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