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What Happened in August 1662

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Historical Events

  • Aug 24 Act of Uniformity requires English to accept Book of Common Prayer

Famous Birthdays

  • Aug 5 James Anderson, Scottish historian, born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1728)
  • Aug 13 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, born in Wiltshire, England (d. 1748)
  • Aug 25 John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (d. 1724)
Born in 1662

Famous Deaths

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

Aug 19 French mathematician, physicist and Christian philosopher (Pascal's Law, Pascal's Wager), dies of a stomach tumor at 39

Blaise Pascal


What Happened in 1662

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