Historical Events
- Aug 28 WIC-colonel Hans Koin conquers Fort Elmina, West Africa
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 16 Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and poet (d. 1706)
- Aug 20 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor of Suriname (1638-88), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1688)
- Aug 27 Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, Governor of the Province of Maryland, born in Salisbury, England (d. 1715)
Famous Deaths
Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
Aug 6 English playwright and poet (Volpone, Alchemist), dies at 65
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