- Aug 8 Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)
John Flamsteed (1646-1719)
Aug 19 English astronomer and 1st Astronomer Royal, born in Denby, England
Famous People Born in August 1646
John Flamsteed (1646-1719)Aug 19 English astronomer and 1st Astronomer Royal, born in Denby, England