Historical Events
- Aug 15 Ignatius of Loyola co-founds the Society of Jesus (Jesuit) religious order at Sanit Densi Church in Montmartre, France
- Aug 20 Turkish admiral Chaireddin "Barbarossa" occupies Tunis
Famous Deaths
- Aug 9 Cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (b. 1470)
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