Historical Events
- Aug 18 A lightning strike on the Bastion of San Nazaro in Brescia, Italy, ignites 90 tonnes of gunpowder, killing 3,000 people
Famous Birthdays
- Aug 14 Friedrich Dülon, German flautist and composer, born in Oranienburg (d. 1826)
Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Aug 15 French military leader and Emperor of the French (1804-14, 1815), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Georges Cuvier (1769-1832)
Aug 23 French naturalist and zoologist, born in Montbéliard, France
- Aug 30 Bonifacio Asioli, Italian composer and music writer, born in Correggio, Italy (d. 1832)
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