Historical Events
Galileo Demonstrates Telescope
Aug 8 Venetian senate examines Galileo Galilei's telescope
Hudson Explores Delaware Bay
Aug 28 English explorer Henry Hudson is the first European to sail into Delaware Bay - names it South Bay
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 6 Richard Bennett, English Colonial Governor of Virginia, born in Wiveliscombe, Somerset (d. 1675)
- Aug 29 Sassoferrato [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna), born in Sassoferrato, Marche, Italy (d. 1685)
- Aug 30 Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), born in Antwerp (d. 1668)
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