Famous Birthdays Aug 21 Afonso VI, mentally ill King of Portugal (1656-67), born in Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1683) Born in 1643 Famous Deaths Aug 7 Hendrik Brouwer, Dutch explorer and Governor of the Dutch East Indies (1632-36), dies on an expedition to Chile at 62 [1] Aug 20 Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher, killed in Native American uprising (b. 1591) Jul 1643 History by Year Sep 1643 What Happened in 1643 Lenient Lion Remembered for 375 YearsOctober 16, 1643