Famous Deaths
- Aug 7 Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies
- Aug 8 Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter and poet, buried at 68
- Aug 26 Johan van de Veeken, Dutch merchant, co-founder of VOC Chamber of Rotterdam, dies at 66
- Aug 31 Gemignano Capilupi, Italian choral music composer, dies at 43
