Famous Birthdays Aug 13 Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, Flemish composer, born in Brussels (d. 1830) Born in 1747 Famous Deaths Aug 8 Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (repelling a raid on Fort Verchères when she was 14 years old), dies at 69 Jul 1747 History by Year Sep 1747 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z