Historical Events Chief Minister Richelieu Aug 13 Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII King of France Louis XIII Aug 14 Dutch Nassau fleet abandons its blockade of the Spanish-held port of Callao, near Lima in Peru after three months [1] Events in 1624 Famous Birthdays Aug 22 Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer and poet, born in Caen, France (d. 1701) Aug 25 François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France, born in Forez, France (d. 1709) Born in 1624 Jul 1624 History by Year Sep 1624 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z