Historical Events
Famous Deaths
- Aug 19 Jean Eudes, French catholic priest, founder of the Eudists, dies at 78
- Aug 20 William Bedloe, English fraudster and Popish Plot informer, dies at 30
- Aug 22 Johann Georg II, Elector of Saxony (1656-80), dies at 67
- Aug 24 Ferdinand Bulb, Dutch painter and etcher, buried
- Aug 24 Thomas Blood, Irish-born thief of the British crown jewels, dies at 62
- Aug 28 Joan Cererols, Catalan musician, composer and monk, dies at 57
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