Famous Birthdays
Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754-1825)
Aug 2 French-born American architect who laid out Washington, D.C., born in Paris, France
- Aug 18 François, Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)
- Aug 21 Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (Waxhaws Massacre), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1833)
- Aug 21 William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (oscillating cylinder steam engine), born in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1839)
Louis XVI (1754-1793)
Aug 23 King of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined, born in Versailles, Yvelines, France
- Aug 28 Peter Winter, German composer, born in Mannhein, Germany (d. 1825)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 14 Maria Anna of Austria, Archduchess of Austria and Queen consort of Portugal, dies at 70
