Historical Events Aug 1 Assassination of French King Henry III by friar Jacques Clément Famous Birthdays Aug 10 Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer Famous Deaths Aug 1 Jacques Clément, French assassin of Henry III of France (b. 1567) Aug 2 Henry III, King of Poland and France (1573-89), assassinated at 37 Aug 10 Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49 Aug 11 Maarten Schenck van Nideggen, lt col (80 year war), dies at about 49 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1588 History by Year 1590