Historical Events
- Aug 26 Cambridge Agreement, Massachusetts Bay Company stockholders agree to emigrate
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 17 John III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), victor over the Turks in 1683, born in Olesko, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1696)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 21 Camillo Procaccini, Italian painter/etcher, dies
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