Historical Events Aug 18 Pendle Witch trial begins with 10 people accused of witchcraft in Lancaster, England, key witness 9 year-old boy Aug 20 9 Pendle witches hanged at Gallows Hill in Lancaster, England Aug 29 Battle of Surat, India: English fleet beats Portuguese Events in 1612 Famous Birthdays Aug 28 Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar, born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (d. 1653) Born in 1612 Famous Weddings Aug 9 Anne Hutchison, nee Marbury, marries William Hutchison in London Famous Deaths Aug 4 Hugh Broughton, English scholar (b. 1549) Aug 12 Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60 Jul 1612 History by Year Sep 1612 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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