Historical Events
- Aug 9 Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland, Zealand and Utrecht
- Aug 14 Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay, Fla
- Aug 22 Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic
Famous Deaths
- Aug 18 Paul IV [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83
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