Historical Events Aug 4 Date traditionally ascribed to Dom PĂ©rignon's invention of Champagne Famous Birthdays Aug 8 Laurent Belissen, French Baroque composer, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1762) Aug 30 Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer and organist, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1745) Born in 1693 Jul 1693 History by Year Sep 1693 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z