Famous Birthdays Aug 13 Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies, born in Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna (d. 1814) Aug 27 Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologian and writer (History of Mankind), born in Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1824) Born in 1752 Famous Deaths Aug 22 William Whiston, English Anglican priest and mathematician, dies at 84 Jul 1752 History by Year Sep 1752 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z