Famous Birthdays Aug 11 Cristoph Kaldenbach, Prussian poet, born in Schwiebus, Prussia (now Świebodzin, Poland) (d. 1698) Aug 15 Gilles Ménage, French scholar, born in Angers, France (d. 1692) Born in 1613 Famous Deaths Aug 7 Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) Aug 9 Giovanni Righi, Italian composer, dies at 36 Aug 18 Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer Jul 1613 History by Year Sep 1613 What Happened in 1613 Globe Theatre FireJune 29, 1613 Globe Theatre Burns DownJune 29, 1613