Historical Events Aug 8 Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty Aug 18 Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark Events in 1700 Famous Birthdays Aug 13 Heinrich von Brühl, German statesman, born in Gangloffsömmern, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1763) Aug 28 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, Austrian composer, born in Eisenstadt, Austria (d. 1734) Born in 1700 Famous Deaths Aug 8 Matthias Henriksen Schacht, Danish scholar and composer, dies at 40 Jul 1700 History by Year Sep 1700 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z