Famous Birthdays Aug 4 Giuseppe Colla, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1806) Born in 1731 Famous Deaths Aug 17 Johann Augustin Kobelius, German Baroque composer, and kapellmeister, dies at 57 Jul 1731 History by Year Sep 1731 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z