Historical Events Aug 6 Earl Earnest Casimir appointed as viceroy of Groningen Aug 16 Earnest Casimir of Nassau-Dietz appointed viceroy of Drenthe Events in 1625 Famous Birthdays Aug 13 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician and physicist, born in Roskilde, Denmark (d. 1698) Aug 14 François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris, born in Paris (d. 1695) Aug 20 Thomas Corneille, French playwright (Timocrates), born in Rouen, France (d. 1709) Born in 1625 Famous Deaths Aug 29 John Fletcher, English Jacobean playwright (followed Shakespeare as playwright for the Kings Men), dies at 45 Jul 1625 History by Year Sep 1625 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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