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What Happened in August 1764

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Famous Birthdays

  • Aug 13 Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general, born in Paris (d. 1813)
  • Aug 20 Charles Ferdinand Bentinck, Dutch military officer (Governor of Suriname 1809-11), born in The Hague, Dutch Republic (d. 1811)
  • Aug 22 Charles Percier, French architect, born in Paris (d. 1838)
Born in 1764

Famous Weddings

Leopold II

Aug 5 Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (17) weds queen Maria Luisa of Spain (18) in Innsbruck, Austria

Leopold II

Famous People by Generation

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