Historical Events
Mars' South Polar Cap
Aug 13 Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovers Mars' southern polar cap
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 1 Ahmed II, 21st Sultan of Turkey (1691-95), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1695) [or born Feb 25, 1643]
- Aug 14 Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), born in Pitti Palace, Florence, Tuscany (d. 1723)
- Aug 21 Johann Friedrich Treiber, German historian and composer, born in Osthausen, Arnstadt, Germany (d. 1719)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 18 Guido Reni, Italian Baroque painter, dies at 66
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