Historical Events Aug 1 Battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu Aug 10 Austria and the Ottoman Empire sign the Peace of Vásvár Aug 29 Adriaen Pieck and Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam Events in 1664 Famous Birthdays Aug 4 Louis Lully, French musician and son of Jean-Baptiste Lully, born in Paris, France (d. 1734) Aug 6 Johann Christoph Schmidt, German composer, born in Ansbach, Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1728) Aug 25 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1755) Born in 1664 Famous Deaths Aug 24 Maria Cunitz, Silesian astronomer (Urania propitia), dies at about 54 Aug 27 Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter, dies at 65 Jul 1664 History by Year Sep 1664 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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