Historical Events Aug 3 Dutch Stadtholder William II and Amsterdam reach accord about a standing army Famous Birthdays Aug 16 Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian cartographer and encylopedist, born in Venice, Italy (d. 1718) Aug 27 Johann Samuel Welter, German composer, born in Obersontheim, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1720) Born in 1650 Famous Deaths Aug 19 Abraham de Verwer, Dutch painter, buried at about 55 Jul 1650 History by Year Sep 1650 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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