Historical Events Aug 3 Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America - a brig the Griffon Aug 10 Netherlands & France sign peace treaty in Nijmegen Aug 14 Battle of Mons - French repulse William of Orange Events in 1678 Famous Deaths Aug 5 Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican musician and composer, dies at 59 Aug 16 Andrew Marvell, English poet (Definition of Love), overdoses at 57 Aug 28 John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier (b. 1602) Jul 1678 History by Year Sep 1678 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z
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