Famous Birthdays Aug 25 Antoine Louis Léon de Saint-Just, French revolutionary and writer, born in Decize, France (d. 1794) Aug 30 Christian Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke, German pianist, composer and publisher, born in Wachenhausen (d. 1822) Born in 1767 Famous Deaths Aug 28 Johann Schobert, German-French composer, dies after eating poison mushrooms at about 32 Jul 1767 History by Year Sep 1767 Famous People by Generation Greatest Generation Silent Generation Baby Boomer Generation X Millennial Generation Z