Aug 1 Antonio Capuzzi, Italian violinist and composer, born in Brescia, Italy (d. 1818) Aug 4 Nicolas-Jacque Conte, French painter and inventor (modern pencil), born in Aunou-sur-Orne, France (d. 1805) Aug 8 Luigi Marchesi, Italian castrato singer, born in Milan, Habsburg Empire (now Italy) (d. 1829) Aug 31 Johann Ignaz Walter, German opera singer and composer, born in Perutz, Bohemia (d. 1822) 1754 Famous Birthdays by Year 1756