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What Happened in August 1676

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Historical Events

  • Aug 3 Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia"
  • Aug 12 1st war between American colonists & Indians ends in New England

Events in 1676

Famous Birthdays

Robert Walpole (1676-1745)

Aug 26 1st British Prime Minister (Whig: 1721-42), born in Houghton, Norfolk, England

Robert Walpole
Born in 1676

Famous Deaths

  • Aug 12 King Philip [Metacomet], leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death
  • Aug 17 Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German writer (Simplicius Simplicissimus), dies


What Happened in 1676

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