Historical Events Aug 6 Maffeo Barberini elected Pope Urban VIII Famous Birthdays Aug 5 Antonio Cesti, Italian composer, singer and musician, baptized in Arezzo, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1669) Aug 23 Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, born in Raków, Kielce County, Poland (d. 1675) Born in 1623 Famous Deaths Aug 6 Anne Hathaway, wife of English playwright William Shakespeare, dies aged 66 or 67 Jul 1623 History by Year Sep 1623 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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