Famous Birthdays Aug 6 Claude de Forbin, French naval commander, born in Gardanne, France (d. 1733) Born in 1656 Famous Deaths Aug 11 Prince Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian nobleman, Duke of Amalfi, and field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire, dies at 56 Jul 1656 History by Year Sep 1656 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z