Historical Events
Battle of Steenkerque
Aug 3 Battle of Steenkerque: French defeat William III's combined English/Dutch army
Salem Witch Trials
Aug 19 Five more people hanged for witchcraft (19 in all) in Salem, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 3 John Henley, English clergyman, born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England (d. 1759)
- Aug 13 Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, German organist and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria (now Bad Kötzting, Germany) (d. 1746)
- Aug 18 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1740)
