Historical Events
Discovery of Hudson Bay
Aug 2 English explorer Henry Hudson enters the bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay
- Aug 27 Polish King Wladyslaw IV Vasa claims crown as King of Russia (disputed)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 5 Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile (b. c. 1552)
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