Historical Events
- Aug 3 Dutch States-General meet at Valenciennes
- Aug 10 Battle of St Quentin in Picardy: Lamoraal, Count of Egmont and Philibert, Duke of Savoy (Spanish Empire) beat the Duke of Montmorency (France)
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Aug 1 Olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. 1490)