Famous Birthdays
- Aug 14 Frederik Willem I, King of Prussia (bodyguard of giants), born in Berlin, Prussia (d. 1740)
Famous Deaths
Henry Morgan (c. 1635-1688)
Aug 25 Welsh pirate and privateer who raided Spanish settlements and shipping, dies at 53
John Bunyan (1628-1688)
Aug 31 English minister and author (The Pilgrim's Progress), dies at 59
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