Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 9 Bruno Dalberg [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], Dutch writer and lawyer, born in Amsterdam (d. 1818)
- Aug 14 Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1836)
- Aug 24 Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Queen of Denmark and Norway, born in Schwerin, Germany (d. 1794)
- Aug 25 Franz Teyber, Austrian composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1810)
Famous Deaths
- Aug 6 Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin, Russian general who commanded Russian armies during the Seven Years' War, dies at 56
- Aug 15 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60
- Aug 27 Barbara of Portugal [Maria Madalena Bárbara Xavier Leonor Teresa Antónia Josefa], Queen of Spain, dies at 46
- Aug 29 Gerard van Loon, Dutch numismatist, dies at 75
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