Historical Events
Battle at Staffarda
Aug 1 Battle at Staffarda: French army led by Nicolas Catinat defeats the Duchy of Savoy led by Victor Amadeus II (Nine Years' War)
- Aug 24 Job Charnock sets up East India Company HQ camp by Kalikata village (modern Calcutta)
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 9 Lorenzo Zavateri, Italian violinist and composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1764)
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