Famous Birthdays Aug 24 David Traugott Nicolai, German composer, born in Görlitz, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1799) Born in 1733 Famous Deaths Aug 16 Matthew Tindal, English deist (b. 1657) Jul 1733 History by Year Sep 1733 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z