Historical Events
- Aug 6 Russian Tsar Alexis bans foreign hair styles to those below the nobility
Event of Interest
Aug 10 King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London
- Aug 10 Portuguese-Jewish synagogue opens in Amsterdam
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 14 Johann Georg Christian Störl, composer, born in Kirchberg an der Jagst, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1719)
