Historical Events Aug 8 The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungans Hill - English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces. Famous Birthdays Aug 12 Johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (d. 1719) Aug 22 Denis Papin, French physicist (Papiniaanse pot, steam machine), born in Blois, France (d. 1712) Born in 1647 Famous Deaths Aug 24 Nicholas Stone "Elder", English sculptor and architect, dies at about 61 Aug 28 Johann Dilliger, German composer, dies at 53 Jul 1647 History by Year Sep 1647 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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