Aug 2 Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1730-54) who fought Austria & Russia, born in Edirne Palace, Edirne, Ottoman Empire (d. 1754) Aug 9 Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein and general, born in Prague (d. 1772) Aug 12 Maurice Greene, English composer, born in London (d. 1755) Aug 31 Johann Paul Kunzen, German organist and composer, born in Leisnig, Saxony (d. 1757) 1695 Famous Birthdays by Year 1697