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What Happened in August 1619

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Aug 20 Slavery begins in America: 1st known African Americans (approx. 20) land at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), Virginia before being sold or traded into servitude
Aug 27 Frederik van Palts chosen as King of Bohemia

Emperor Ferdinand II

Aug 28 Ferdinand II elected Holy Roman Emperor (rules till 1637)

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Famous Birthdays

Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)

Aug 6 Italian singer, theorbo player, and composer, baptized in Venice, Republic of Venice (now Italy)

Barbara Strozzi

Aug 15 Hubertus Quellinus, Flemish cartoonist and painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1687)
Aug 29 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French statesman (First Minister of State, 1661-83; Minister of the Navy, 1689-83), born in Reims, France (d. 1683)

Famous Deaths

Aug 15 Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Kraków, dies
Aug 30 Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord, dies at 84

Famous People by Generation

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